Heel vs mid curve

[flyers10 57]

What are the advantages of a heel curve vs a mid curve?

[reyno2ac 0]

The only real advantage is whatever you prefer.

[Ahriman 1]

Well for me, I can shoot with a mid curve, and I can send pucks into the rafters with a heel curve.

[in da crease 0]

Heel curves take some getting used to. When I switched, everything went right (I'm a lefty). Once I got used to it, I loved it. I broke one the other day and used a mid curve after that. The only way I could describe it is that it felt like it had no "action" or control. It was strange moving back for an hour.

[sickwilly 37]

I think that a lot of it is personal preference, as others have stated.... or giving yourself the time to adjust.

Personally, I find that mid curves are best for shooting over the net (which I prefer) and heel curves are best for shooting wide (pulling it) by about 3 feet.

[calishark28 0]

The best answer really is a preferance thing, however I do have experience with both. I started with a heel curve(Drury) and now i'm shooting with a mid curve(Sakic) I notice that with a heel curve the puck does lift a lot easier but it's harder to control and with a mid curve I have better control. Definitely like the Sakic better

[Hooah4 12]

IMO the heels give you more blade on the puck for control and the mids give more zip. I've been all over the place with curves but for the last 2 years have settled upon the mid-heel Mod/Fors/Zett/Malkins of the world. I found with a mid I tended to pull shots wide. With the heel it went too high. After so much experimenting I just went with the mild mid/heel and haven't looked back. For me it's also the lie that matters so much more than the curve itself.