nutters 218 Report post Posted February 24, 2019 Warrior on their IG page showed Dumoulin of the Pens playing with a yet to be released Phantom QRE stick. Their ADV? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted February 24, 2019 9 hours ago, nutters said: Warrior on their IG page showed Dumoulin of the Pens playing with a yet to be released Phantom Fantom QRE stick. Their ADV? It is their lightest stick ever; is lighter than ADV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainFranchise 9 Report post Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, JR Boucicaut said: It is their lightest stick ever; is lighter than ADV. Interesting. I wonder if they are moving towards updating their whole stick line every year like CCM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iameric 15 Report post Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, JR Boucicaut said: It is their lightest stick ever; is lighter than ADV. Hope they do not have the same price as the ADV stick 🤞🏼 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sko buffs 30 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 9 hours ago, iameric said: Hope they do not have the same price as the ADV stick 🤞🏼 Well as long as it's not a limited release, that shouldn't be an issue. I have a couple adv's and I can't imagine using something lighter haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutters 218 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 11 hours ago, JR Boucicaut said: It is their lightest stick ever; is lighter than ADV. Sounds good👍 I guess it will be greater than Phantom feel😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 19 hours ago, JR Boucicaut said: It is their lightest stick ever; is lighter than ADV. Played with one and hated it. Wayyyyyy too light. Not sure if any of the players using it in the NHL are even using the real.thing or just something dressed to sell.... It felt like a shaft with no blade. It was weird.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 18 hours ago, iameric said: Hope they do not have the same price as the ADV stick 🤞🏼 It will be in that ballpark. 9 hours ago, sko buffs said: Well as long as it's not a limited release, that shouldn't be an issue. I have a couple adv's and I can't imagine using something lighter haha. It is limited release. 29 minutes ago, Nicholas G said: Played with one and hated it. Wayyyyyy too light. Not sure if any of the players using it in the NHL are even using the real.thing or just something dressed to sell.... It felt like a shaft with no blade. It was weird.... It was extremely weird when I first picked it up. It almost doesn't feel real. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 708 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 400g is the lowest you can go IMO before the puck starts to feel like a bowling ball. I don’t see the need for anything lighter than that. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cavs019 said: 400g is the lowest you can go IMO before the puck starts to feel like a bowling ball. I don’t see the need for anything lighter than that. Agreed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainFranchise 9 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 49 minutes ago, Cavs019 said: 400g is the lowest you can go IMO before the puck starts to feel like a bowling ball. I don’t see the need for anything lighter than that. Weren’t those old Easton sticks (original Stealth, I think?) 400 grams or lighter? It seemed like everyone kind of agreed 415-430 was about the sweet spot until Bauer disrupted that with the Vapor 1X Lite and ADV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flip12 715 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) 450g is light enough for me. But my Kovalev gamer is almost 600g and so beautifully balanced that it doesn't feel heavy at all. Balance is king. So is having more than a Warp handful of pattern options. Edited February 25, 2019 by flip12 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 47 minutes ago, CaptainFranchise said: Weren’t those old Easton sticks (original Stealth, I think?) 400 grams or lighter? It seemed like everyone kind of agreed 415-430 was about the sweet spot until Bauer disrupted that with the Vapor 1X Lite and ADV. Easton never really won the weight wars back then; they reduced the Synergy one year (which was the year they seemed to break on every shot in the playoffs) and went back up the following year. The TPS XN10 was truly the first one that shed significant weight from their previous model. Still think 420g is the sweet spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chikinpotpie 137 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, JR Boucicaut said: Still think 420g is the sweet spot. Hahaha It is all legal there now, isn't it? Edited February 26, 2019 by chikinpotpie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sko buffs 30 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cavs019 said: 400g is the lowest you can go IMO before the puck starts to feel like a bowling ball. I don’t see the need for anything lighter than that. Feels good to me but maybe I'm used to it. It's interesting they featured Dumoulin using the stick. A stay at home defenseman isn't your typical lighweight stick guy. It's probably wrapped. Edited February 26, 2019 by sko buffs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strosedefence34 175 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 Interesting talk with the man behind the custom pro CCM gear 9 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hills 712 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/24/2019 at 10:39 AM, CaptainFranchise said: Interesting. I wonder if they are moving towards updating their whole stick line every year like CCM. I don't think CCM is updating the Tacks and Ribcore lines this year are they? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shooter27 116 Report post Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) On 2/25/2019 at 2:38 PM, CaptainFranchise said: Weren’t those old Easton sticks (original Stealth, I think?) 400 grams or lighter? It seemed like everyone kind of agreed 415-430 was about the sweet spot until Bauer disrupted that with the Vapor 1X Lite and ADV. The original Stealth was listed at either 385g or 395g. It was the last stick I got to use for free in college and the things just exploded on a regular basis. I’ll see if I have one lying around in storage somewhere. Edited February 27, 2019 by shooter27 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellaavangard 33 Report post Posted February 27, 2019 Not so much of a new gear sighting but it's a trip seeing Jagr using 1) white tape 2) a Pastrnak style tape job 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, hellaavangard said: Not so much of a new gear sighting but it's a trip seeing Jagr using 1) white tape 2) a Pastrnak style tape job Almost looks like he tapes it and then shaves the bottom portion of the tape off. I can't tell by this picture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xstartxtodayx 343 Report post Posted February 28, 2019 20 hours ago, hellaavangard said: Not so much of a new gear sighting but it's a trip seeing Jagr using 1) white tape 2) a Pastrnak style tape job I think you mean a Petr Klima style tape job 😉 sincereley, an old guy who is realizing just how old he is. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flip12 715 Report post Posted February 28, 2019 21 hours ago, Nicholas G said: Almost looks like he tapes it and then shaves the bottom portion of the tape off. I can't tell by this picture. The way I’ve seen it done is to use a single blade knife to slice a line where you want to rip away the lower portion of the tape job; leaves the rest in place but also leaves a slash groove in the blade’s surface. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellaavangard 33 Report post Posted February 28, 2019 Jarda is in the not-givin -an-f phase, I think he just doesn't re-tape often 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted March 2, 2019 These came into the shop today https://www.instagram.com/p/Bufd1UdA_or/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stick9 892 Report post Posted March 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Nicholas G said: These came into the shop today https://www.instagram.com/p/Bufd1UdA_or/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Has to know someone seeing how he's got Step for an unreleased holder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
