Nemesis Alpha for dirt cheap

[tjobity 0]

Yeah, I saw that too... but I dont ever recall seeing the Alphas in the flyer for $100, even though they were on sale.

[asdfa 0]

dan the man, go get your stick replaced, it should still be under warranty (30 days right?) maybe you got a defective stick, i've had mine for 3 months and it still feels rock solid. (it sounds kinda weird though)

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

They said they couldn't replace it, as it was the last one. Also Hespeler is out of business, how can they warentee it :S? Oh well, I ended up getting my money back anyways.

[nickchau2000 0]

i just picked one up the other day and i noticed that it doesn't have a taper. has anyone noticed that they've lost any snap/kick in their shot because of the lack of the taper?

[Kobe 0]

I haven't. Your alpha is a 260 right? What was the flex on the stick that you used before?

[nickchau2000 0]

Yup, it's a Pro 4 curve on a 260 flex. I'm currently using a syngery grip 100 flex, but i'm finding it a touch stiff.

also, fyi, to follow up on the Pro 4 curve, to me it looks a bit deeper than an iginla. but i still haven't tried it out yet, so i'll know more once i take a few shots.

[asdfa 0]

my alpha has just as much kick as my 1100

is hespeler really going out of business as in, no more alpha nemesis? that's terrible

[GTHL_AAA_HOCKEY 0]

i got a 2.0 nemesis from there in september for 100$. it is still holding up good, but i think it'll snap any second....

[nickchau2000 0]

i guess that means there's no warranty and there won't be any replacement sticks either.

btw. the Pro 4 blade...it's pretty long

[kovalchuk71 212]

my alpha has just as much kick as my 1100

is hespeler really going out of business as in, no more alpha nemesis? that's terrible

you can thank Sucky.....I mean Huffy for that.

[wristshot19 0]

My first Alpha Nemesis lasted a little less than a month. It was a freakish break though. A puck must of hit it funny from the side because a perfect hole was made in the side wall of the stick where the blade meets the shaft (the ankle). I even used it one more game before it failed completely. My second one has lasted me for a two or three months now. The paint/enamel chips (as mentioned in the review from JR and my own review) but it is cosmetic as I have not noticed any changes in performance.

I have one more perfect one on the rack in my garage that won't get cut and/or taped until my current one breaks.

Great sticks, just too bad we can't get them any longer in the US. I get a lot of questions on it and many who have tried it wish they could still order one as I do.

[alex 0]

Bought to from SC today...one for me...one for my brother

taped mine up (butt end and blad)...leaned on it a little to test the flex (220) and it just snapped...

taped up the second one...gonna use it out tomorrow at the rink..and then try leaning on it...

man...SC stuff really does suck...maybe that's y they're selling it for 99$

[wristshot19 0]

Bought to from SC today...one for me...one for my brother

taped mine up (butt end and blad)...leaned on it a little to test the flex (220) and it just snapped...

taped up the second one...gonna use it out tomorrow at the rink..and then try leaning on it...

man...SC stuff really does suck...maybe that's y they're selling it for 99$

The first problem you are having/creating is that you are testing the flex by "leaning" on it. Read some other posts on this message board, and you will quickly find that this is probably the absolute worst way to test the flex of a stick. What is the point of leaning on a stick to test its flex? Use it on the ice and that will tell you how the flex feels.

[alex 0]

i don't see what's wrong with leaning on a stick...it shouldn't break even if i do...

i lean into my shots...so why can't i do it off-ice?

the point of leaning on it to test the flex...well...to play around with my new toy...

[Fonya 0]

Did you "lean" on it or test the flex like you would in a shop without trying to break it?

[LetsGoWings13 0]

in the shop i use no weight to flex a stick i just give it a little push with my arms and if it bends to much it is too flexy and if doesnt bend enough it isnt flexy enough lol if it bents just right than i buy it.

[alex 0]

exactly...that's what i did...

i didn't lean to break it...i leaned on it like i've leaned on all my other sticks

[Chadd 916]

i don't see what's wrong with leaning on a stick...it shouldn't break even if i do...

i lean into my shots...so why can't i do it off-ice?

the point of leaning on it to test the flex...well...to play around with my new toy...

First of all, in a shop you can have 100 people lean on the same stick. You may have only done it once but so did the other 99 people who leaned on it. That's not good for the person who actually buys it.

Second, on the ice leaning into a shot last a split second. Most people who do it off ice, put more weight on teh stick for a longer time.

[mickz 107]

You should've went for the $80 Response instead.

[mm705 0]

sorry im a little late on this one but where is yorkdale? which sportcheck is that?

[sherwood21 0]

Yorkdale is in Ontario, a little ways away from Toronto/Mississauga area I believe..?

[hockey_player_11 0]

Yorkdale is in Ontario, a little ways away from Toronto/Mississauga area I believe..?

LOL. Toronto is a city in ontario. Yorkdale is a mall in Toronto. Its around the allen road and dufferin. Theres even a subway stop for yorkdale, its on the spadina/university line.

[sherwood21 0]

Yorkdale is in Ontario, a little ways away from Toronto/Mississauga area I believe..?

LOL. Toronto is a city in ontario. Yorkdale is a mall in Toronto. Its around the allen road and dufferin. Theres even a subway stop for yorkdale, its on the spadina/university line.

Lol, thought of that like 30 mins ago.. B) . That's some solid geography from me considering I lived in Newmarket and Oakville. But thanks for the quick lesson :lol:

[mickz 107]

Took a visit to Sportchek today. Found a whole stash of sticks like Hespeler Patriots, CCM V100 and Hespeler Nemesis Vex. I found one Hespeler Nemesis Alpha among that pile and I didn't like it that much. The blade felt pretty weird to begin with. What is that material in the middle of the face of the blade?

[Chadd 916]

Took a visit to Sportchek today. Found a whole stash of sticks like Hespeler Patriots, CCM V100 and Hespeler Nemesis Vex. I found one Hespeler Nemesis Alpha among that pile and I didn't like it that much. The blade felt pretty weird to begin with. What is that material in the middle of the face of the blade?

That material would be the Vybe insert. The thing that makes passes flat out stop when they hit your stick.