Bad Situation......

[kovalchuk71 212]

Hey, I just got a new stick from 1800faceoff (the hespeler 50/50 woodie) and it looks a bit bent........is it supposed to be like this?

[Chadd 916]

Yes, they are supposed to be bent

[jjtt99 0]

Wow. No I don't think it's suppose to be like that. I looks like the wood bent after it dried out or something. Send it back Jack!! That baby should have failed quality control.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Oh ok....any reason why? for more kick or something?When I got it I was like, holy s**t, what happened to my stick.... lol

[Chadd 916]

Wow. No I don't think it's suppose to be like that. I looks like the wood bent after it dried out or something. Send it back Jack!! That baby should have failed quality control.

Every one of them is like that, they're designed that way.

[Chadd 916]

o ok....any reason why? for more kick or something?When I got it I was like, holy s**t, what happened to my stick.... lol

My guess is added kick, I'm sure Paul can enlighten us when he sees this post.

[jjtt99 0]

Wow.  No I don't think it's suppose to be like that.  I looks like the wood bent after it dried out or something.  Send it back Jack!!  That baby should have failed quality control.

Every one of them is like that, they're designed that way.

Really? Well I stand corrected as you'd know better than me Chadd. My apologies. I've heard and seen offset blades, but offset shafts?? Talk about bizarro.

Afterthought: They should put some kind of tag on it explaining it should be bent and why.

[Buzz_LightBeer 973]

ive seen those in junior, but they arent as drastic

[Chadd 916]

Afterthought: They should put some kind of tag on it explaining it should be bent and why.

I agree, it should also be noted on the website so you can see that before you order it.

The offset blade was to help elevate the puck and act like a bigger curve without the downside. This is just to add some zip. The fact you can string it up and shoot arrows is just an added bonus.

[kovalchuk71 212]

It's a mid (intermediate) 320 flex.......Thats stiff for an int. but i like the flex...Will try it out tonite at my game....

[GeeZa32 0]

That seems a little weird....wouldnt you think to make it flex, youd curve it the other way since its a righty?? It seems like it would snap on one flexing since its flex'd " ( " and when you shoot it should flex " ) "....

[Chadd 916]

That seems a little weird....wouldnt you think to make it flex, youd curve it the other way since its a righty?? It seems like it would snap on one flexing since its flex'd " ( " and when you shoot it should flex " ) "....

By warping it backwards, simply getting it back to straight will load it. Bending it into a traditional "loaded" position should create even more load on it. If it was already in a pre-loaded position (already bent as you would shoot) it wouldn't be able to bend as much and wouldn't follow through at impact.

[kovalchuk71 212]

No its bent the opposite way, like i have to "bend it back"...If you curved the shaft the other way, it would snap your right.....

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

When the puck is released, it snaps back to the bowed position.

I love it.

I remember when my old Hespeler rep was talking about them, he mentioned that a retailer wanted to return all of them because they were bent. LOL

[kovalchuk71 212]

lol, that is pretty funny......but I cant say anything because it scared the heck out of me too ;)

[duckjob 1]

To anyone that has used it, does it affect your backhand at all? It does look like it would absolutely launch wrist and slap shots, but I would think it would make the backhand a bit awkward.

[Jbone 0]

Is it supposed to make the release on shots quicker?

[echi24 1]

i guess they would make shot releases quicker because there is no need for a "wind up" on wristers, the puck is already behind you so all you have to do is follow through

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

Looks like it would be funny to stick handle with.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

Actually, I saw about 40 of them at National's Clearance Centre today, and NOT ONE was warped like that...I highly doubt that any stick is supposed to be warped, and if it were supposed to be, they'd mention it so that ppl didn't freak out about it.

[Chadd 916]

Every one we ever had was warped. a lot of things you find at a clearance center is likely to be a second or a blem.

[Buzz_LightBeer 973]

they make a 5500, 5050, and the 50/50 is ther bent one

[joshy207 15]

I thought I remembered those 50/50s being straight when they first came out, too. I figured they warped over time because the two sides of the shaft are different materials (one side a 5030-style shaft, the other side having fiberglass).

[PMurphy17 25]

Sorry it took so long for me to find this.... :o ....guess Chadd and JR are good listeners since they pretty much answered the questions perfectly :lol:

Everything stated is true. the stick is bent for a reason. It acts as a pre-loaded for added kick. We were calling it the ERC - Energy return curve. (curve in the shaft). The model is presently about 4 years old they use to use tags the 1st 2 years. they had huge orange warning stickers with an explaniation that were taken since the model was no longer new. Plus they looked horrible.

Joshy's right, the stick does warp a little more due to the materials. Shooting side has Graphite reinforcement and the backside is a aircraft veneer handle.

If I missed something post it and I will answer.

[kovalchuk71 212]

If someone is interested in it LMK.....I dont like the curve....drop me a pm