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how are your shots using a straighter curved blade, similiar to crosbys?

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Ive been using the sakic/naslund curve for quite a while... and i was consider giving a straighter curve a try, maybe the malkin curve.. or something like that.

It just doesnt seem like its that easy to lift the puck with such a straight curve.. although idk ive never really used one.. but i do have a lindros curved stick and i cant lift the puck for shit with it, but it is good for low hard slapshots.

so is it easy to lift the puck with a straigher curve... what are youre reasons for using a straighter curve?

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I went from a sakic to a forsberg, first difference was the passing and how that became more comforatble. The slapshots became naturually lower which I liked, still easy to get it higher with some time. Wrist shots were the hardest to get used to for me, I had to change to putting more energy in loading the shaft, after time got used to it tho. I don't think I could ever go as straight as crosby uses on the other hand.

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I went from the Naslund to Malkin curve... I loved the lower lie of the Malkin, but the straight blade brought my goals down for a season and a half... went back to the Naslund... and was scoring again. One note however... I'm going back to the Sakic on the Eastons... it's a lower lie than the NBH... I just got fed up with paying $150+ for the Eastons sinc the cheap Eastons pretty much suck.... Damn easton!

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i use a federov curve which is pretty strait and i love it. i can pick the corners no problem. i think some of it is just how well and quick you can flick your wrists. actually friday i picked the opposite corner on a goalie during drop in. its all preference.

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I use a Malkin and love it. I don't have any trouble getting the puck up...I'm able to stickandle and pass much better than before. I play D so stickhandling, passing and the occasional hard low slap shot are what matter to me. All about how you play the game...

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In the past I've used the Kariya, Modano, Forsberg, Zetterberg, St. Louis Blads. I now use the NBH Malkin blade. I love using a small curve. I can stick handle better with the small curve and I can give or receive a pass on the backhand or forehand better with the smaller curve. Saucer passes and crossbar and in are no problem. Shot velocity isn't a problem either (although that's more a shaft flex deal anyway).

I wouldn't give up on using a smaller curve so quickly, it takes time to get use to it but once you got it, nothing else will do!

Mike

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I like the big curves for passing because I seem to roll the puck off instead of pushing it. With a heel curve or something similar I always miss my mark. My shots always flutter though with a mid curve but that's probably because I suck.

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Ive been using the sakic/naslund curve for quite a while... and i was consider giving a straighter curve a try, maybe the malkin curve.. or something like that.

It just doesnt seem like its that easy to lift the puck with such a straight curve.. although idk ive never really used one.. but i do have a lindros curved stick and i cant lift the puck for shit with it, but it is good for low hard slapshots.

so is it easy to lift the puck with a straigher curve... what are youre reasons for using a straighter curve?

if you want a smaller p92 like curve. Get the p29 on nike bauer ID

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I used to use PM9s and the clones but, when i switched to Drurys and Lidstroms I finally had what i was missing. It seemed like my shots had more velocity and I am much more comfortable with the puck in every aspect.

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I actually prefer a straighter curve, as I play mostly pickup or less-competitive hockey, where making a pass and playmaking is more enjoyable than sniping goals.

It certainly is a bit harder to cradle the puck for a quick release at the net, but really wasn't as big a transition as I expected.

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I was basically using a crosby curve for the first part of the year as I would curve a P-M Bouchard wood blade even smaller. Passing was unreal with it as well as stick handling but I just found that with a quick release I couldn't get it up quick enough but if you load your shot and have time it was pretty easy going bar down. Now I have gone to a D-15 and with the quick release my shot is so much harder and I can get it up quicker.

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When I use straighter blades, my accuracy and backhands improve, but my shots have lower speed.

I used a Forsberg for a long time, then moved to a Weight (which is like a flatter Sakic but more open at the heel instead of the mid). I really liked how the blade kinks instead of curves; the puck rips right off the blade when I snap my wrists. Then I got a Robitaille (Lindros), which forced me to roll and cup the puck more, which kept my shots down (which was nice). But I just picked up a Rafalski, which seems like a Sakic that's just a hair flatter and less open, and the shots come off really fast and flat, but they're difficult to control.

Anyways, I'd love to try a P29, a relatively flat/straight blade with a kink, but only with a very whippy shaft.

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I've always used a light curve like Forsberg, Modano, Malkin and Boyes, and I have to say as a Defenseman they are perfect. Shots are always kept low and you can easily go high if you want to, but shooting from the point that generally isn't needed. Passing and puck handling is always good however I can't compare these things to larger curves because I've never really used one. I can tell you that down low close to the goalie it is hard to get it up really quickly unless you have a chance to really wind up a snap shot or wrist shot.

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I have a Craid Adams pro stock OPS which is nearly flat and a very long blade. I have no problem with shooting but I don't see any advantages with shooting. My backhand is better with big heel curves like a drury or a lidstrom. My wrist shot/snap shot is better with a mid or toe pattern(both of which I have a better backhand than with the straight blade).

The one benefit I found with the Adams pattern was the short, high saucer pass.

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I'm currently switching back and forth from a Malkin/Forsberg to a Naslund and like everyone said the + is my passes, backhands, stick handling and slap shots to be lower with the Malkin/Forsberg. Also, to really raise the puck with the Malkin/Forsberg, you gotta start shooting from the heel-to-toe, just like saucer passes.

The Naslund on the other hand, I can roof it with ease and slap shots velocity and height increases.

ATM I still prefer the Malkin/Forsberg curve as I'm a defencemen. It all depends on the position you play and what you want out of a stick.

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I used to use PM9s and the clones but, when i switched to Drurys and Lidstroms I finally had what i was missing. It seemed like my shots had more velocity and I am much more comfortable with the puck in every aspect.

Similar to slapshot, i came from a pm9 to a p92, and loved the transition, i have better hands with the bigger curve and , as a playmaker, I am able to put some sauce on it alot easier.

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i play just drop in really and feel more forward-ish than defensive but i use it and can lift the puck from in close with ease. but definatly love the blade. ive tried a nash curve but didnt care for it and gave it to my cousin who fell in love with it.

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I like relatively straight blades, preferably with a mid or toe curve. I used to use the Easton ABS blade for inline, which was like a Jagr, thena Shanahan, then a Hejduk and now I'm using the Easton Iginla. I'm a defenseman, and have no troubles lifting the puck so I find the smaller curve and closed face helps keep it down.

Even when I play up front, I still prefer a nice mid curve, closed face, mild curve.

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for the most part, are most users of a PM9-modano curve on this board defense? I feel left out as a forward using it!

Left-hand shooting Right Winger here!!!

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well the sakic curve is great(cant really make suace passes with although i can with lindros curve), i can roof it easily with that.. but backhand is tricky... i figure if i have a straighter blade more like the pm9 kinda... i could roof it easier from my backhand when i need to... since i play forward.

i just want to make sure i can still roof a quick snapshot or wristshot, even if im like 15-20 ft away and especially at a close range.

and is the malkin curve good for sauce passes?

i'll see what i can try at practice.. except its gonna be a little tricky being as im the tallest guy on the team.

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A- It's a SAUCER pass. Sauce goes on a piece of chicken, saucers are those spinning flying things from outer space for which the pass is named.

B- You can get good at everything with any type of curve. I've found saucer passes to be easier with a more closed or neutral faced curve that will support the puck better for a horizontal direction, where open faces are easier for getting under the puck and getting the puck to fly well at an upward angle. Depth of the curve works in per your individual preference, some guys do well with deep, others with mild.

You can try to work your wrists differently to keep the face closed through the motion or work on your snap and follow-through to better round your technique for either, but it will take practice to change the muscle memory and allow you to change between the motions without thinking per each situation.

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