Favorite Curve & Why

[Chadd 916]

kobe, sullivan pros should be right up your alley, and they're not too hard to find.

Almost all of them are whip now, that's my problem.

[Juicepmc 0]

Pro stock "Styles 97"/Drury retail. Nice snap shots close range.

[Bauer_freAK 0]

@Easton: Lidstrom

@TPS: Morrow

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[Shorthanded67 0]

I used Easton Bananahans forever and thought that curve was better than sliced bread until I opened up my horizons a bit (after skyrocketing too many shots at helmets.....)

Now I'm going with the Easton Sakic/Inno Mogilny/TPS Nash. All very close in detail, typical slightly open mid-curve, 5.5 lie. For some reason, I had a rough time using the Mission Hull curve when I bought my L-2. Not sure of the reasons but maybe because the curve isn't as defined as the others I've listed.

Overall I like the above curves because they are a bit more consistent for me. I really like the round toe for stickhandling (toe drags) and the switching down the half-lie really did the trick for shooting wristers.

[lee92 2]

i think i've found mine, the sherwood crosby. a mild heel, loft, 5 lie = amazing. i wouldn't mind having it in a 4.5 lie just to try n see if that makes it better or worse for me

[Eazy_b97 1]

I thought the Crosby was a 6 lie. Thats what it says on my stick at least and it does seem higher than the 5.5 I have on my other stick.

[SB39 2]

The old Bauer Bure pattern with a round toe instead, mmmm... post ringin good

[Briggy 0]

I like the TPS 04 verson of the Tkachuk pattern, but I would like to try something with a little more curve, like an Iginla in a 5 lie.

[Aggie 9]

Inno pro stock Sundin or Drury retail. Sundin is like the Drury, but a 5 lie and a "rounded square" toe.

[43%burnt 0]

- easton/inno kariya - very tall blade. near flat bottom. great all around curve (the steve kariya pro's i'm using are the same)

- inno nash - 4.5 lie

- easton whitney z-carb's - long hosel. lie might be below 4.5. would be perfect if the toe was rounded

- easton whitney synths - same as z-carbs but short hosel and more of a 4.75-5.0'ish lie and round toe

whitney is like the perfect combo of a kariya and an inno nash.

[thejackal 46]

Pro Hull curve: sick, sick snapshots and one-timers. I'm also partial to small heels (like the old Titan Gilmour), they give me crazy wristers. So I guess a mix of the two would be nice, something like a Modo but with a Hull-like profile and a bit more loft.

[Karly14 21]

i use sakic/nash/mogo, but id prefer something a little less rockered, a little more closed with the curve slightly more towards the toe instead of being more mid, i have to use a round toe too, i hate square blades,

[lee92 2]

I thought the Crosby was a 6 lie. Thats what it says on my stick at least and it does seem higher than the 5.5 I have on my other stick.

i know, it says 6 on my stick as well, but when i was holding it in the store it seemed lower than a 6, so i paired it up with a modano blade, and they were dead even...and on the sherwood website it says its a 5 lie

[Perry94 0]

I have a couple choices...sometimes I have a good time with one, and then there are times that the other works better:

Bauer PM6/P91-it's awesome...the lie of 6 makes me mad, but whatever. I've had the most success with this type of curve. I love the profile, and the curve's okay.

I also like wedge style curves, but I'm not into the whole "Corso" blade...that's just too hardcore-wedge-style for me. More of a mid-loft thing for me. I just make them myself by wedging a hot wooden blade under a door and bend in the appropriate fashion.

[cobrAA 0]

Inginla---nice sweetspots and at the end of the curve you got some ''loft''(if this is the word) to do some top corner close to the net!

for TPS i would say nash.or maybe messier could be nice...but nash is a clone to inginla

but my weapon of choice is FRANKLIN GUERIN...i would say it beetween a inginla and a sakic!

[blackhawks4ever 0]

My favorite curve is the Montreal M95 European curve. Nice mid curve closed toe, great feeling wood blade. Currently using some Easton Iginla syngery grips and some synthesis grips with a "custom" synthesis blade (similar to the european) I got through East/West Hockey. They are OK but once I burn through this supply I'm going back to the wood blades......because it just feels good to have a woodie in your hands :lol: !!!!

[chilaxin12 2]

I love the inno nash curve, I can do some things with it that I just couldnt do with my modanos, need some more inno nash's though, if you got any I have a buy post, let me know...

[roadrunner 12]

I've been using Shanny and Yzerman for 5 years now. But my all time favourite was the Bauer Modin pattern. I don't remember the specs or if there ever was something similar, does anyone know?

Also loved the Nike Ignite 2 St.Paul pattern and the Bure was a classic. But overall Modin pattern which I can't find.

[ambro 0]

Kaberle Pro and Gaborik Pro. They're pretty similar, kind of like Modano with a little extra flare at the toe, and a semi-square toe. They seem to be the only pattern that I can keep low whenever I want but also put it up high if I need to. Favorite retail is the Modano or any clone of it, but it seems that in some situations the puck won't go as high as I want it to with the Modano.

[Mikael21 0]

I like the Sakic Pattern. I play forward and when im play in the corner it´s the best pattern. I played whit the CCM pattern 31 before but i think the blade was so long, i have allso tried the Drury pattern and it was nice but it hard to find..

[djinferno 2]

I like the Sakic Pattern. I play forward and when im play in the corner it´s the best pattern. I played whit the CCM pattern 31 before but i think the blade was so long, i have allso tried the Drury pattern and it was nice but it hard to find..

I feel the same way, I also use the Sakic curve.....

I find its the best for puck protection and retention

I tried the drury too in the past but it's hader to retain the puck and get some heat on the wrist shot

[ngh 0]

My favorite curve has to be my Sundin Pro, not a big curve but not too small either.

[tokes 0]

CCM thornton, but it's so hard to find blades with the thornton pattern anymore. Easton yzerman is second, they're pretty damn similar but all I can find from easton are uber expensive Z-carbons and the cheap plain wood ones that fall apart.

[thejackal 46]

CCM thornton, but it's so hard to find blades with the thornton pattern anymore. Easton yzerman is second, they're pretty damn similar but all I can find from easton are uber expensive Z-carbons and the cheap plain wood ones that fall apart.

Try a Koho Amonte. They make great blades for a low price. (torpedo wood, hybirds, etc)

[bulletproof_funk 0]

Speaking of Thornton, now that I have a standard shaft again, I'm going to pick up an old Easton Thornton wood blade from a LHS. That blade was practically straight. Can't wait to try it out. :D