Stupid question but

[Beflar 55]

I just assume they add more material to the stiffer sticks. Is this correct?

[Ital79 0]

I just assume they add more material to the stiffer sticks. Is this correct?

No.

It's all in the weave of the carbon mat and the type of resins used. To get even more technical, the carbon mat used to create the stick can even be heat treated to change it's physical properties and create an either a more flexible or rigid material.

[sarmalidu 1]

As a side note, this isn't really a stupid question at all :)

[OllieCCM 1]

I just assume they add more material to the stiffer sticks. Is this correct?

No.

It's all in the weave of the carbon mat and the type of resins used. To get even more technical, the carbon mat used to create the stick can even be heat treated to change it's physical properties and create an either a more flexible or rigid material.

That's accurate.

[lotus 2]

Oddly enough my 95 flex dolomite feels noticeably heavier than my 70 flex.

[Chadd 916]

Oddly enough my 95 flex dolomite feels noticeably heavier than my 70 flex.

Isn't the 70 an intermediate?

[lotus 2]

Nope, prostock shafts. Exact same blade and tape job.

[Chadd 916]

Nope, prostock shafts. Exact same blade and tape job.

That makes any comparison irrelevant. Either stick could be altered from standard construction.

[Ital79 0]

Nope, prostock shafts. Exact same blade and tape job.

That makes any comparison irrelevant. Either stick could be altered from standard construction.

"Hecho en Mexico" - A factory (Inno/Warrior) located in Tijuana shouldn't be expected to have the most strict tolerances either. So 2 identical sticks on the shelf will most certainly not be the same exact weight. No real biggie though, tight tolerances really are not needed and would most certainly drive up product costs.

The Pro Stock thing may be a balance issue. Some extra material may have been added somewhere in the shaft or blade and used as a ballast instead of a strengthening component. Adding mass also has one other side effect; damping. The resonance (feel) of the stick will be altered when adding mass.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

They stamp the true weight and flex on the sticks anyway. They know what they're putting out.

[lotus 2]

Nope, prostock shafts. Exact same blade and tape job.

That makes any comparison irrelevant. Either stick could be altered from standard construction.

Yeah I realized that pretty quickly, but thought I'd note it anyway. Shoulda mentioned that they are pro return from the start though, whoops. Anyway, like I said - it's a noticeable difference in weight / balance (I'll check again when I grab them from my car).

edit: upon inspection, I actually noticed that the 70 flex has warranty information stamped on the bottom of the shaft while the 95 does not. I guess that would suggest that the 70 isnt pro return and the 95 is - and I do believe warrior dolomite shafts came in 70 flex. So I guess that one isn't pro return. Whatever, paid pro return price :P. Way to go Hockey Monkey.

This would also explain the weight difference for me.

[stuie7 6]

assumed the only difference with the widely available pro-stock dolo shafts to their retail counterparts was the variation in flexes (something like 60-110 at incriments of 5) seeing as they were all rather generic being stamped by flex rather than player :)