What flex do YOU use?

[fatwabbit 93]

Height: 6'

Weight: 190 lbs

Length of stick: Just above chin

Flex: 85-90 flex

Age(optional): 34

Position: LW/D

[heatley15 5]

Height: 6'4

Weight: 195 lbs

Length of stick: an 1" below my chin without skates on

Flex: 100

Age(optional): 18

Position: center/wing

[CAmmon 2]

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 180 lbs

Length of stick: Just above the chin

Flex: 85 considering trying a 77

Age(optional): 24

Position: Mostly D

[pody37 3]

Height: 5'8

Weight: 160 lbs

Length of stick: About level with my chin, barefoot

Flex: 77 (75)

Age(optional): 23

Position: Wing/Centre

[tomh7 2]

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 175 lbs

Length of stick: About level with my chin in skates

Flex: 77 One95

Age(optional): 33

Position: D

[87vert 0]

Height: 6'

Weight: 260 lbs

Length of stick: About level with my chin in skates

Flex: 100

Age(optional): 23

Position: D

[Tsubasa27 0]

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 210 lbs

Length of stick: About level with my chin bare foot

Flex: TPS Whip R4 shaft

Age(optional): 24

Position: D

[dtodd380 23]

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 180 lbs

Length of stick: 55"

Flex: 110 or 112 depending on the brand.

Age(optional): 29

Position: RW/D

[retroXvertigo 4]

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 175 lbs

Length of stick: 59" Just above upper lip in skates

Flex: Dolo prostock 260 (95)

Age(optional): 27

Position: D

[sundin13 1]

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 140 lbs

Length of stick: 55"

Flex: 65

Age(optional): 32

Position: FWD

[Hoffer 0]

Height: 6'1

Weight: 165 lbs

Length of stick: 58"

Flex: 87 (Bauer)

Position: D

[Jarick 5]

Bumping this because this was pretty interesting.

I dumped all these responses into Excel, and here's what I came up with:

Average Height: 5' 10.8"

Average Weight: 186.78 lbs

Average Flex: 86.44

Average Weight to Flex Ratio: 2.18 lbs to flex (or flex equals 2.18 times body weight)

Average Height to Flex Ratio: 0.83 inches to flex (or height divided by 0.83 equals flex)

Of course when I sorted from smallest to largest, the average flex slowly climbed from 65 to 86.

Finally, I made up an "adjusted flex" which assumed a 5'11 player would use a 60" stick then adjusted 3% up or down in flex for each inch of stick length, and the average was still 86.47. So in other words, players tended to use what would be the equivalent of an 85 flex stick depending on how much they had to cut the stick down or add in length.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

Height: 5'9

Weight: 190 lbs

Length of stick: Vary's. Usually around 60in

Flex: 65 to 100(It's all about the technique lol)

Age(optional): 17

Position: FWD

[starsfan71 9]

Height: 5'7

Weight: 125

Length of stick: About an inch below the chin on skates

Flex: 60-80

Age: 17

Position: Center or wing depending on injuries.

[ndlancer95 0]

felt the need to update

Height: 6'

Weight: 210

legnth: Stock legnth

Flex: 100-110, mostly pro stocks

Age: Almost 15

[Machinehead2k5 32]

I'm sure me using 50flex sticks, skewed the average just a tad. :lol:

Bumping this because this was pretty interesting.

I dumped all these responses into Excel, and here's what I came up with:

Average Height: 5' 10.8"

Average Weight: 186.78 lbs

Average Flex: 86.44

Average Weight to Flex Ratio: 2.18 lbs to flex (or flex equals 2.18 times body weight)

Average Height to Flex Ratio: 0.83 inches to flex (or height divided by 0.83 equals flex)

Of course when I sorted from smallest to largest, the average flex slowly climbed from 65 to 86.

Finally, I made up an "adjusted flex" which assumed a 5'11 player would use a 60" stick then adjusted 3% up or down in flex for each inch of stick length, and the average was still 86.47. So in other words, players tended to use what would be the equivalent of an 85 flex stick depending on how much they had to cut the stick down or add in length.

[Hradsky 1]

Height: 5"11

Weight: 175 lbs

Length of stick: 64"

Flex: 85

Age(optional): 16

Position: FWD

[Jarick 5]

You were canceled out by the 5'8 guy using 120 flex ;)

[uclahockey707 1]

Height: 5" 11'

Weight: 180 lbs.

Length: retail

Flex: 87

Age: 25

Position: Utility Guy

[Gefiltefish 9]

Height: 6'0

Weight: 260 lbs

Length of stick: 62.5 - 63.5

Flex: 112 (Bauer), 115 (Easton)

Age(optional): 29

Position: D

[Stryker 37]

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 160 lbs

Length of stick: Whatever a stock Bauer is.

Flex: 102

Age: 17

Position: D-man

[Leb_CRX 0]

Height: 6'0

Weight: 200 lbs

Length of stick: just under my chin, not sure

Flex: 80 and 90...same stick, 2 flexes

Age(optional): 28

Position: D

I pick the 90 flex for just playing the point, 80 flex when I feel like being fancy

if I had to chose one, I'd pick the 90 flex

[starsfan71 9]

Height: 6'0

Weight: 200 lbs

Length of stick: just under my shin, not sure

Flex: 80 and 90...same stick, 2 flexes

Age(optional): 28

Position: D

I pick the 90 flex for just playing the point, 80 flex when I feel like being fancy

if I had to chose one, I'd pick the 90 flex

Under your shin? Damn you must have a low stance ;)

[kovyperron5727 0]

Height: 6"

Weight: 160

Length: just under my chin on skates

Flex:85

Age:18

Position: C

Just under the chin is the perfect combo of having a stick short enough to dangle and yet tall enough to get off a good shot without sacrificing velocity. Despite my weight, I still flex the hell out of an 85 but absolutely love it and wouldn't go higher at this point.

[Gaets 0]

Height: 6 1

Weight: 215

Length: 60in

Flex:87

Age:22