Hockey stick length

[hockeyguy1 1]

i'm same hight and same flex. I cut mine so they come to my chin or so while on skates. I am also a forward.

if you think it should be shorter do two things. First is less destructive. Make your knob down the the shaft and use it at a drop in or stick and puck to see if you like that length then cut and tape if you don't move it up or down depending. The other thing which would take longer is start chopping it down 1/2 inch or so tape use. If its too long then cut again. If you go too far you can always put a plug in.

well i went to a pick up game last night and i had the guy in the shop cut my stick 1inch. It was better playing with it at that length, and definitely glad i did it. I almost was going to do 2inches but the guy knocked some sense into me and said to just do 1inch at a time cause you can always cut down more(obviously). Now I'm assuming since i cut an inch off the stick the flex goes up to a 92 right, if the original flex was an 87. Also too does it affect taking slap shots at all?

[sharks25 9]

It depends on your technique if it will affect slapshots.

I am really particular with my sticks, I can only cut off a quarter inch at a time if I decide to mess with my length. If i cut off more than that it feels like my stick is a knee hockey stick.

I haven't adjusted the length of my stick for about a year. You'll find that when you find a comfortable length you stick with it. For me, it's right around my Adams apple while on skates.

[strosedefence34 175]

well i went to a pick up game last night and i had the guy in the shop cut my stick 1inch. It was better playing with it at that length, and definitely glad i did it. I almost was going to do 2inches but the guy knocked some sense into me and said to just do 1inch at a time cause you can always cut down more(obviously). Now I'm assuming since i cut an inch off the stick the flex goes up to a 92 right, if the original flex was an 87. Also too does it affect taking slap shots at all?

your flex will defiantly go up. If you find it goes up too much then drop down to a 77 flex and when you cut it down it will go up. As far as snapshots sharks25 is right it depends on technique.

[hockeyguy1 1]

your flex will defiantly go up. If you find it goes up too much then drop down to a 77 flex and when you cut it down it will go up. As far as snapshots sharks25 is right it depends on technique.

yea thats what im going to do on my next set of sticks

[ChaceR 0]

Hate to bring this back up but here goes.

So after some tinkering I finally found the stick length that works for both my stickhandling and shots. I cut about an inch off my stick 2-3 skates ago, and after tonight's session, I looked at the bottom of my blade and saw this:

http://imgur.com/G3sd8



The picture is of a lie 6 Datsuk that comes to about chin high. Is this a clear cut sign I should move down to a 5?

[wrangler 157]

Lower lie, shorter stick, or combination thereof. If you're happy with the length, change the lie.

[hockeyguy1 1]

Hate to bring this back up but here goes.

So after some tinkering I finally found the stick length that works for both my stickhandling and shots. I cut about an inch off my stick 2-3 skates ago, and after tonight's session, I looked at the bottom of my blade and saw this:

http://imgur.com/G3sd8

The picture is of a lie 6 Datsuk that comes to about chin high. Is this a clear cut sign I should move down to a 5?

haha that is exactly what my sticks look like with a kane curve(lie 6) and cut the stick one inch. So next set of sticks will be a lower lie. the only thing that sucks though is that there are only two curves from bauer which are the ovechkin (whichs looks crazy) and the stamkos/malkin curve which is a lie 5(looks very similar to the kane curve). im going to also look at Easton cause it seems like they offer more curves in a lower lie.

[icewalker_bg 126]

P92 lie 5

[steelnation248 101]

haha that is exactly what my sticks look like with a kane curve(lie 6) and cut the stick one inch. So next set of sticks will be a lower lie. the only thing that sucks though is that there are only two curves from bauer which are the ovechkin (whichs looks crazy) and the stamkos/malkin curve which is a lie 5(looks very similar to the kane curve). im going to also look at Easton cause it seems like they offer more curves in a lower lie.

Don't go off the lie's that are listed on the stick. Look at them in real life. Each company measures them differently, plus rockers play a big roll.

[Chadd 916]

Lower lie, shorter stick, or combination thereof. If you're happy with the length, change the lie.

That is exactly the same advice I would give

[Hockeydog 8]

P92 lie 5

Is a 5 lie in the P92 custom or is that available of the shelf? My LHS has only had it it in a 6.

Never mind ! Seems the P92 in a 5 only avail on the top end sticks. Not ready to pay $250 for a twig yet!

[mgd150 0]

I had the same issue with the P92/Sakic. Ended up switching to the PM9/ Easton Cammy, took a little getting used to, but overall I think I'm handling the puck and catching passes better now that Im used to the new curve.

[strosedefence34 175]

just switched to an iginla from a p88 and realized I was only getting ware on the heel of the blade so I just chopped like 3 inches off the stick. I was having trouble adjusting to the curve and I hope thats the reason.

[Chadd 916]

three inches is a lot to cut off in one shot

[strosedefence34 175]

three inches is a lot to cut off in one shot

i may have exaggerated its probably only 1.5". I moved my hand down to where the stick looked good on the ice and seemed to lay flat and cut. I never was good at guesstimating size and lengths.

[strosedefence34 175]

played with the stick last night and it felt so much better. I am still getting a lot of wear on the heel so I'm going to give it a few more skates and see if that improves or if maybe I should take a little more off the top.

[hyster110 3]

dont let tape wear be the only reason you cut length off a stick

[strosedefence34 175]

dont let tape wear be the only reason you cut length off a stick

right i also went from a 6 lie to a 5.5 switching from a P88 to an Iginla so I felt like I needed it a little shorter.

[SydNap 25]

I suggest massive amounts of trying out sticks in stores. Ask for a ball and try every move you would in a game. Ask to trade sticks at open hockey scrimmages as well, just to try things out.

[splitbtw 2]

I am better at forward and can play it at a higher level but have been playing D for a bit now as my team has been short here and there. I am 6'2" and play with a stick that is a Bauer standard length (collarbone in skates). Up until about 2 months ago, I played with a stick about and inch longer. Before that, I played with sticks cut to about my chin. The shorter stick has done wonders for stick-handling and I haven't noticed losing much in stick checks or my shot. Playing with a P88 at ~96 flex. I just feel much more 'in control.'

Shortly after this, I picked up a new stick from a teammate before a pickup that was 61.5" uncut with a sakic clone and got used to it for that skate. Played with it until it broke and then put a plug in my p08 Bauer to make it 61.5" longer too because I felt I had more reach for D and my stick handling improved with the longer stick. Shooting improved, With some Xmas and fantasy football money, I'm looking to pick up two sticks in the same curve (either Sakic or kreps which is another discussion in itself). Also with this change is I will most likely be playing more forward than D in the new year. The last pickup I went to, I struggled for the first time with too much length and couldn't adjust for it like I did all the other skates I had October through yesterday.

All of that said, I'm thinking about dropping back down to a standard 60" length with a Sakic clone and giving it a few skates before I add any length to see if my stick handling remains constant or improves. I feel like shooting will always be something I can adjust to and the improvement I saw could have been from the curve change just as much as the extra stick length.

[KoT 2]

splitbtw

Your height?

[splitbtw 2]

Lower lie, shorter stick, or combination thereof. If you're happy with the length, change the lie.

That is exactly the same advice I would give

Can you guys elaborate on this? I always thought it was the opposite. Not saying you're wrong, just looking to get more insight.

splitbtw

Your height?

I'm 6'2"

[SydNap 25]

Lie also should consider the amount of rocker and blade shape. It can be hit or miss.

[Chadd 916]

right i also went from a 6 lie to a 5.5 switching from a P88 to an Iginla so I felt like I needed it a little shorter.

usually going to a lower lie means you need to go longer.

Can you guys elaborate on this? I always thought it was the opposite. Not saying you're wrong, just looking to get more insight. I'm 6'2"

A lower lie at the same length will put more blade on the ice, moving the wear towards the middle. A shorter shaft would raise the heel, assuming the player uses the same hand position Again, resulting in more of the blade on the ice and moving the wear towards the middle.

[icewalker_bg 126]

While we are on the lie discussion, I have always wondered why even using a low lie sakic/p92 i always got some heel tape wear, this is from the Easton 2013 catalog and kind of answers my question.