roar111 1 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Hi guys, hopefully there isn't already a thread on this, I did a quick search and didn't find one, but anyways. I know Mission used to make titanium hockey sticks, but there hasn't really been any big names, if anyone at all, making titanium hockey sticks.Anybody know what happened to them? Is it just a matter of graphite supplanting titanium, or nobody's been able to harness the technology and make it that much better than graphite yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunnyman666 445 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Isn't it crazy that during the time I paid ZERO attention to equipment that Mission made cool stuff during that time? First reading about carbon helmets and now Ti sticks.Ti is a very, very odd material. It is obviously lighter than steel, but not aluminium. You can't tune kick points like with composites. It could be very, very whippy. When I was building bicycle frames and components, Ti was the material you gave a century rider, as it is springy, lively, and light weight compared to steel.Ti is different than aluminium, as the last time I checked, there wasn't any extruded or seamless Ti tubing. That could have changed. Ti is incredibly difficult to work with, and the labour could easily make it unprofitable as a stick. I would live to hear from an insider ad to why there aren't any Ti hockey sticks.I'd love to get one of my friends in the Ti business to build a couple of shafts, but that would cost me some $$$$. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gummer12 134 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 The Mission TI stick wasn't actually made of Ti. http://www.modsquadhockey.com/forums/index.php/topic/46295-mission-fuel-ti-titanium-stick/http://www.hockeyworld.com/index/page/product/product_id/1547/product_name/Mission+Fuel+TI+Grip+Composite+Hockey+Stick-+Seniorhttps://www.google.com/search?q=mission+TI+stick+site:www.modsquadhockey.com&safe=off&espv=210&es_sm=122 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunnyman666 445 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 That would make sense. Ti isn't that light, and because of the extra work involved, it would be much more expensive than any aluminium or composite stick. I wouldn't think there would be any performance gains for the extra weight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Souldriver 64 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 The Mission TI stick wasn't actually made of Ti. When I was in high school lacross sticks were made of titanium. Now with those lacross companies, warrior std, no in or getting into hockey I'm sure there was research put into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roar111 1 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 The Mission TI stick wasn't actually made of Ti. Yeah, I thought as much, it was probably an alloy of sorts. I should probably have worded it better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gummer12 134 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 It had TI in it, it was a mesh sleeve. See above links. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunnyman666 445 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 It had TI in it, it was a mesh sleeve. See above links.I almost forgot about those sleeves...I've used that on the chain side stay on bike frames (along with Kevlar) I have built. It didn't screw up your fabric shears like Kevlar (which is just G'd awful on your shears). There was a bit of gimmickry with it, but I liked what it did in testing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
