Strong Sticks Needed!

[habsfan87 0]

anytime, so yeah if you have the ak-27 its standard, the one95 would be an excellent choice as well. Yeah I used the sakic for years myself, tried a 5 lie and havent gone back.

[Pinoroho 0]

All breaking at the shaft. I play 4 times a week, and i do rip at the puck but I never thought I ate too much of the ice. I don't really want to change the way I shoot because it works, I just want to find a durable stick.

It does sound like your grabbing too much ice. Try shortening the next stick by at least 1/2". You should start seeing a bit better results regarding breakage.

[Hawks76 0]

All breaking at the shaft. I play 4 times a week, and i do rip at the puck but I never thought I ate too much of the ice. I don't really want to change the way I shoot because it works, I just want to find a durable stick.

Stop slashing...lol Most sticks break because of damage during contact weakening an area of the stick, then breaking when you go to shoot.

You could also try a lower flex. Contrary to popular belief lower flexes are less likely to break on a shot because they're more "rubbery". So they give instead of breaking. Like a cooked noodle versus and uncooked one.

Try a stick with a different flex zone. I've had really good luck with the AK 27 which is a mid kick point. Since it flexes higher on the shaft its a little more forgiving.

[3hirty6ix 0]

Everybody keeps mentioning the old Easton ST's durability. How is it for the "new" ST (08)? Any different?

[habsfan87 0]

You could also try a lower flex. Contrary to popular belief lower flexes are less likely to break on a shot because they're more "rubbery". So they give instead of breaking. Like a cooked noodle versus and uncooked one.

It is a good point, as a very stupid and unknowledgeable teenager I used 110 flex sticks cause I had a better slapshot with them and thought they were stronger, when cut down they had to be anywhere from 130-115. I snapped 3 u/l's, t'flex, synergy shafts and a couple other cheap shafts/woodies. I took alot more slapshots back then but I was also only 135-150 at the time which was ridiculous, switched to 85 6 months ago and I'm thinking of trying 77 now, 0 broken sticks.

[-knowlzey- 0]

I've tried not necessarily a flexier stick but I have tried using a longer Z-Bubble that was a 100 flex with probably a one and a half inch insert at the end, and it was way too whippy. My snapshots were great but I could barely lift my slapshot.

I think this NBH 102 flex is more flexier then the synergy 100 (also could be because it is taller), so it is a change that I can work with, as my snapshot has become very good and my slapshot is fine. If I could somehow progressively move down to a lower flex that could also be an option however moving straight down to an 85 flex probably won't do me too good.