Stick Help

[shelton 0]

Hey

I live in the UK and travel to USA once maybe twice a year. When i go i need to buy sticks for the year. Last year i bought easton S17s and SE's. I love these sticks but i seemed to have the same problems with the blades on the sticks spliting down the middle. I went through 6 sticks in a year (which is a lot for me). This is really annoying because i never snap shafts but the blades always tend to go soft and split on me. Does anyone else have this problem? and does anyone know of a stick that has a well made blade that does not split down the middle and go soft?

thanks

[sickwilly 37]

Seems like a lot of folks are high on the One95's, if you're into laying down that kind of money.

[Sav25 1]

Well, this wont answer your question but i bought a couple of sherwood wood sicks recently (spezza and a crosby). One of them has started to split -so ster clear of them.

Tape helps avoid it for a while though

[Officer Dangle 0]

Yeah, I recommend tape for roller hockey for sure. I don't see how people can play without it.

One more vote for a one95 though. Mine is excellent.

[Funkybeans 0]

I find that most blades split around the blade. I put a few strips of tape on the bottom of the blade before i tape the stick, a long piece of tape that goes around the toe then a medium sized piece of tape that's a few inches before the toe. i think the trick is to switch sticks every period or once you start noticing the tape on the bottom ripping up.

[silverclrk 0]

You really do not need tape for roller a strip or 2 length wise on the front and back of the balde is fine. If you are playing on sport court you shouldn't have to much of a problem with blades spliting. Personally I like a 2 piece better only for that exact reason. You get a bad batch of sticks which the Op may have you have just laid out a bunch of dough. You buy a bunch of blades not so expensive. I like the R8 from TPS although it will be hard for you to find in most stores IW does have them though. I just picked up a 2 piece one 95 only because I needed something ASAP. I really do not like it and am waiting for IW to get closer to having the R8 in stock.

[Clark12 0]

As far as durable blades go I've never had an issue with Warrior. Like you I usually break blades however every Warrior stick I've had has snapped in the shaft before the blade went. Might wanna take a look at the Dolomites and MacDaddys

[start_today 769]

As mentioned briefly, if you're having blade problems, experiment with a shaft-blade combo. The evidence that an ops is that much better than a tapered two piece is mostly anecdotal. I'm not saying they are the exact same, or one is 100% better than the other, but if durability is an issue, hedge you bets.

[porky45 1]

The splitting of the blades has been a common easton Problem for me. Whether is was the SL's or the SE's, they've always split on the blade. I've since had a one90, Vapor XXXX and one95 and experience absolutely no cracks or breaks in the blade whatsoever.