X92 (STX) vs. W10 (Warrior) curve?

[Cosmic 178]

I have been using the STX Surgeon RX2.1 with an X88. Overall, I enjoy the ease of use with the X88 (especially for receiving passes and retrieving pucks, as I get alot of blade on the ice) and all around jack of all trades that the X88 is. However, I want to be able to easier snap off toe shots, instead of always having to rely on my wrist shot.

I am considering a switch to either the W10 Gionta (Warrior Stick Customizer) or an X92 (I would get same STX Surgeon RX2.1, if I go this route). I'd like to be able to shoot off the toe, as the X88 really only allows for traditional wrist shots, as opposed to the quicker, more accurate method of toe shooting that I have enjoyed when at the range, and when borrowing a friend's W28. The W28 is way too extreme at the toe though/ too far open for me to be comfortable, when not shooting. (Shooting toe shots with it was great though).

My concern is going with too big a rocker, and not getting enough blade on the ice for receiving the fast passes while moving. I generally find it difficult to time the puck right into the heel (with the more forgiving X88), so the increased blade on the ice of X88, allows me some room for error, which I often take advantage of. So, if an incoming pass happens to land in the middle of my blade, or even further down toward the toe, I can generally still "catch" it and make a play. However, if my blade is so rockered that I am working with only half a blade at a time (like a dual lie Easton E36 or E28), then I am definitely going to be missing passes. What I cannot catch, I figure, I cannot shoot, thus making a switch to a new blade a useless endeavor.

Anyway, in terms of rocker, and amount of open-ness at the face (I do not want a ton of open face, just enough to cup the puck when I get my hands in front and over top the puck, as I am about to toe shoot), how do the X92 and W10 compare? They look pretty similar.

As a side note, I used the Warrior version of the P92 (it was called Kopitar at the time- I wanna say it was W03) when I first got back into this a few years ago. I did not like the rocker for passing, as I send "wrist shot passes," and the puck would manage to find its way under the toe, as the rocker caused the toe to lift off the ice. At the time, I only knew to shoot a wrist shot, and shots were going way high, so I switched to W88, which then kept my shots down. I do not roll my wrists much on wristers- I just fire and if I want to life the puck, then I angle the blade back a bit and can roof it. My natural shooting motion though, when I do roll my wrists, just gets so slowed down that I fire weak shots with any sort of wrist roll. This does not matter, I suppose, as I am planning to get away from wrist shots anyway, as I prefer toe shooting.

So, what do you think? Just stick with the X88 and enjoy the margin for error that it allows me for sending and receiving passes? Or, will the X92 or W10 be an easy transition, with the nice benefit/ ability that I am looking for in shooting, that I am not really able to do with the X88 (since it has so little rocker, that toe shooting is pretty impossible)?

Side note #2- I am really appreciating the shaft geometry of the STX Surgeon RX2.1, which also makes receiving passes so much easier. I no longer have to squeeze the stick so hard when receiving passes, as the triangle underneath allows me to get a more firm grip, without having to think about tightening up. So, if I switch curves, then I am naturally leaning toward X92 over W10, simply because I want to remain in the RX2 shaft geometry.

[puckpilot 312]

I use the p92/w03.  It's supposed to be jack of all trades blade pattern. With that pattern, you can get the edge of the blade to sit flat on the ice so you can receive a pass by simply cupping the puck by angling the blade.

This is something most do naturally when receiving the pass. If you're trying to receive it flat. There's a greater chance of the puck bouncing regardless of blade pattern