Junior to Intermediate stick

[W.Heinle 0]

Roughly at what height & weight should a kid switch from a junior to an intermediate stick?

[Chadd 916]

When he's big/strong enough to make the intermediate load (bend) on a shot.

[oldman 1]

My son made the switch this past August and a couple of things made us make the change.

1. He broke the blades of two Jr X-60s about a month apart.

2. You could really start to notice the flex in the stick when he took a slapshot.

3. if we were to replace the broken Jr sticks with another Jr they would be uncut.

But as was said earlier size and strength dictate the switch.

[BrickDman57 0]

You should switch when you get a good amount of flex on a intermediate stick when shooting and passing.

[oranged44 0]

Like everyone has been saying, make the switch definitely when your kid has enough strength/weight to flex the intermediate stick. I am 22, 5'2", 100 lb, and I always used junior sticks. The sticks come up a fair distance below my chin on skates. I play defense so I tried using an intermediate to get a bit longer of a reach but it was just too much. My playing even suffered from it since I was getting "stuck" each time I went into the boards! Plus, I wasn't able able to flex the stick at all, my shot suffered. I put a plug in my junior stick (for length) and it flexed WAY too much!!! Stick with which ever flex works best.

[oldman 1]

One thing to try would be to use a 60 flex intermediate stick if you can find one. Not the most common but might be a good place to start than the tradition 65 - 67 intermediate flex that are usually found in LHS.

[jsykes 35]

Warrior makes 55 flex intermediate sticks and Bauer is making a 52. These really help to bridge the gap between the jr and int versions.

[CAmmon 2]

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[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

Warrior makes 55 flex intermediate sticks and Bauer is making a 52. These really help to bridge the gap between the jr and int versions.

Why would Bauer's 52 be an between flex?

[Machinehead2k5 32]

Try to find some RED Ultra Light Shafts they're jr profile in terms of shaft girth but with a 60 flex to them.

EDIT: http://www.hockeymon...tegripjr06.html

ORANGE: RBK Jr Shafts are pretty long. I'm 5'8'' and only use a 2" end plug in them.

[Xero117 7]

+1 for the 60 flex suggestion.

A 60 flex EQ50 when cut down to 52" (which is JR stick length) would become a 65 flex and it felt like a true 65 flex to me. I'm also inbetween JR and INT sticks and this was my choice since I couldn't find a 55 flex DD dolomite.