Easton Dual Lie

[CB1 8]

I'm a little confused by Easton's dual lie talk, and my question is, do you have to change your shooting technique (some or slightly) to use the blades specified with "dual lie"? For example, if you were already using an Easton Mako (original), E3/Hall curve, would you have to change the way your technique, position the heel slightly off the ice, to shoot more off the toe as suggested by Easton?

I've tried to search through the threads here, but really couldn't decipher anything 100%, and I also saw where Chadd mentioned he was not an advocate of locking in on one style of shooting, so it left me thinking that there is a technique change. I've been shying away from Easton because of their dual lie strategy, as I'm not sure it would be good for my son to worry about shooting off the toe all the time. I like the looks of the E36 curve, but the dual lie has me concerned since he shoots more from mid-heel to mid instead of toe.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or comments!

[MrData 93]

It is pure marketing. The E3 is the exact same pattern as the P3 Sakic/Hall/etc. They're just marketing it differently to fit with their new "philosophy." E36 is the same as the P88 Kane from Bauer.

[CB1 8]

So is it safe to say that the dual lie E3 (Hall) is the same blade rocker (or bottom contour) as the E3 (Hall) that is on the original Mako stick?

Forgot to mention in my original post, that I'm trying to move my son from the open toe E3 stye to a slightly more closed toe...taking baby steps, so that is the reason I mentioned the E36.

I hope to go to the LHS's today and check it out, but thought I would check here for comments and expert opinions.

Thanks!

[Krev 86]

Yes, it's the same. "Dual Lie" is a fancy term for rockered blades which have been around for a long time.

[CB1 8]

Thanks! Made it to the LHS and compared the original Mako rocker & blade to the E3, and could not really tell a difference. If there was it was very subtle (but I have an untrained eye!).

I looked at a lot of different sticks, but if I recall correctly it looked like the blade on the intermediate E3 was somewhat smaller than the intermediate Mako blade he is currently using. My son picked up an intermediate Ribcor (P87A blade) and the E3 blade was definitely smaller than that one. Just an interesting observation IMHO.

Thanks for the comments! Great learning experience for me, as I'm trying to make sense of the patterns across all brands, ie. which are similar, clones, and etc.

[Chadd 916]

Thanks! Made it to the LHS and compared the original Mako rocker & blade to the E3, and could not really tell a difference. If there was it was very subtle (but I have an untrained eye!).

You did the most important thing, you looked at it yourself. The best way for me to compare the rocker is to line up both blades and hold them at the heel and toe. You will quickly see any differences in the rocker.

[jhilly8982 0]

I have three Pro stock V9's with the dual lie e28 curves. I like the shot release better than a backstrom or hall (which I usually use) I don't notice much difference in the dual lie though.

[jc450hockey 0]

I currently have the e28 v9 and i can feel difference in my speed in shots but my accuracy is all over the place. I used to use a Iginla/Kane and was thinking that getting a hall/sakic would be a happy medium. Does anyone have any similar experiences with this issue.

Thanks