Matte Finish Stick

[bigmaples 0]

Anyone use a stick with a matte finish? I'm looking for a new stick. I use a Bauer One85 right now, I wish i could get another but cannot find it anywhere so looking for something similar and have been looking at the One.9. Does the matte finish make a big difference? I'm unsure if I will like it or not, my stick right now has the clear coating on it. Or anyone know whats the closest bauer stick to the One85?

[Souldriver 64]

In the end it doesn't make a difference. Now instead of chips in your stick you'll see the decals will kind of rip off.

[coryroth24 15]

I have three Harrow 300 shafts with the matte finish and I love them. There's not too much grip, and there's not no grip on the stick (if that makes sense ). I've used glossy coated sticks and grip sticks in the past, and the matte is by far the best (in my opinion obviously). Plus, the price tag on the Harrow's are hard to beat as well. I've had the one shaft for about three years now and it's still holding up strong. Needed to give it a little paint job on the bottom, but other than that, no complaints.

[Chadd 916]

I have three Harrow 300 shafts with the matte finish and I love them. There's not too much grip, and it's not no grip on the stick (if that makes sense ). I've used glossy coated sticks and grip sticks in the past, and the matte is by far the best (in my opinion obviously). Plus, the price tag on the Harrow's are hard to beat at well. I've had the one shaft for about three years now and it's still holding up strong. Needed to give it a little paint job on the bottom, but other than that, no complaints.

I like the Velvet grip from warrior and the Harrow matte, very similar and it is the best of both worlds for me.

[Zjack38 46]

Yes warrior velvet grip is awesome

[adubb13 0]

Yes warrior velvet grip is awesome

Agreed. Had the grip on my old Reebok stick and it peeled so easily. Warrior velvet feels great.

[cemetery 14]

I have a Nexus 1000 no grip/matte finish...not a big deal switching between it and my grip/clear finish sticks, only takes a couple stickhandles to adjust. Shaft shape is what messes me up, I mostly use squared shaft sticks (Nexus/Supreme/Mako) and switching to a rounded shaft is a bigger adjustment than the finish on the stick.

[hardflip177 1]

The way I see it, if you really like a stick you can recreate a matte, grip, or clear coating with a little spray paint. Yes, there's no reason to get a stick in the finish that you don't like, but it's fixable. A can of specific spray paint can fix it.

The Warrior velvet grip is pretty nifty and I'm not sure that it can be exactly recreated, but dang close.

[bigmaples 0]

Thanks for the input, I'll just go ahead and buy the One.9 then, I hate change with hockey equipment, I just want to keep the same stuff I have

[fatwabbit 93]

Combat 52 Cal reloadeds come with the matte finish... very nice, not too grippy/slippery.