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Do some NHL players use intermediate sticks?

I am the same size as Nathan Gerbe although he uses a stick larger than himself which is crazy I think.

Does anyone know of any players who cuts down ther sticks so it's lower than their chin - which is usually the cut off point when measuring a stick?!

I recently bought a stick but it happens to be a tad shorter than I expected. Will have to get out on my skates to test it out.

Eberle uses a short stick? Anyone else?
 
You mean shorter than chin in skates? Tons of guys do it, as did pretty much everyone who played before the 1990's.

Spurgeon for the Wild, 5'8 on a good day, uses a stick taller than he is too. Clutterbuck at 5'10 uses a stick as tall as he is I believe (or a couple inches lower than his height). Neither of them can stickhandle for crap compared to their peers though.
 
Jarick said:
You mean shorter than chin in skates? Tons of guys do it, as did pretty much everyone who played before the 1990's.

Spurgeon for the Wild, 5'8 on a good day, uses a stick taller than he is too. Clutterbuck at 5'10 uses a stick as tall as he is I believe (or a couple inches lower than his height). Neither of them can stickhandle for crap compared to their peers though.
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Sorry, lower than the chin, yes.

Not something I've kept an eye until recently so there probably are a few NHL-ers that have a stick much lower than their chin (in skates).
 
TullyNYR said:
In regards to Briere using a 67 flex, I remember watching a video in which he said he lowers his flex as the season progresses. He does it because he loses muscular strength during the season since he isn't able to work out as as he did during the off-season. So while it is true that he uses a low flex in the playoffs, it's only because he feels he's not as strong as he was in the beginning of the season when he was using a stiffer flex.
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i remember that video and if i recall, he started the season at 87 flex sticks (cut down), but then goes down to about 77
 
Don't forget that some guys who have longer sticks compensate by having higher lie(i hope im getting it right here).

80% of people i meet play with sticks WAY to stiff for them. Unless your a 180lbs+ with a strong muscular basis, i find that anything over 80 is probably a bad idea unless you mainly do slap shots with perfect technique.

Most people also have sticks much too long and it makes them terrible at puck handling as well as fighting for the puck in the corners.
 
adaptation said:
Don't forget that some guys who have longer sticks compensate by having higher lie(i hope im getting it right here).

80% of people i meet play with sticks WAY to stiff for them. Unless your a 180lbs+ with a strong muscular basis, i find that anything over 80 is probably a bad idea unless you mainly do slap shots with perfect technique.

Most people also have sticks much too long and it makes them terrible at puck handling as well as fighting for the puck in the corners.
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Lower lie = higher angle = more blade on the ice
 
Ya I'm 5'7" and I have my stick down to my upper chest. more control but my reach is very bad
 
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I don't want to generalize, but most players have moved away from the short collarbone lenght blades

of the guys I know who play in the A, WHL and in CIS who play shinny with me, they tend to use the generic rule of thumb, which is around the chin to nose

now most of these guys aren't NHLers neither, so you aren't going to find a Marty St. Louis with a custom yellow stick and a lie of 3.5 so he can play a stick as tall as he is

but ya, lower the lie (lower number) allows you to play a longer stick, the higher, allows for a tighter body position

Alot of Pro's also use custom blades which look like spades sometimes, and this allows even more agressive rocker, so you can recieve a puck with a reasonably flat blade, then pull it right into your body to load and release... that's why Kovalchuck and Semin can just hammer those wristers
or they are like Spezza's, where the toe is just ridiculiously curved

as to intermediate sticks? I dunno.. they used to make sticks like the AK and the RM in a smaller shaft dimention, but most of dem guys know how to load and shoot, so I don't see why they would use anything less than a sr flex
 
r3cc0s said:
... Marty St. Louis with a custom yellow stick and a lie of 3.5 so he can play a stick as tall as he is
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Interesting, I didn't know that. Would be nice to have it confirmed, because... my 13y/o keeps insisting to play with sticks as high as himself and won't listen to anybody. Maybe he's right in the end? :amazed:
 
I buy my Total One's in an 87 flex senior. After I cut it down I think it's a 96. I'm close to 5'8 180. I always think about lowering my flex so when I cut it it's not so high but it seems to be working out for me. I might make my sticks a couple inches longer anyway which will cut it down.
 
I am also using Total Ones in an 87 flex. Even though I'm 5' 10 and 195 I feel like I need to be the incredible Hulk to use the flex correctly since I cut several inches off and its about a 100 flex when I'm done.

I recently ordered a three pack of cheap Warrior intermediates about 70 flex. Hopefully I won't snap all three within a week. We'll see how it goes.
 
Jarick said:
Keep in mind those Total Ones are about 10 flex whippier than rated. So those 87 flexes are closer to 75-77 for other sticks.
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Does that pertain just to the TotalOnes or all Bauer sticks?
 
Jarick said:
Keep in mind those Total Ones are about 10 flex whippier than rated. So those 87 flexes are closer to 75-77 for other sticks.
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I wouldn't go quite that far. My TO plays/feels noticeably stiffer than my old One95 did cut down to comparable lengths.
 
I play with my roommate's TO and Mako's all the time and the TO doesn't feel whippier than the Mako. Maybe slightly but not enough to persuade me to buy a different flex to accommodate.
 
Jarick said:
Keep in mind those Total Ones are about 10 flex whippier than rated. So those 87 flexes are closer to 75-77 for other sticks.
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I wouldn't be so quick to give it a number Jarick, they just feel whippier. We don't know the exact way they measure their flexes and at what points to give it a rating.
 
r3cc0s said:
... so you aren't going to find a Marty St. Louis with a custom yellow stick and a lie of 3.5 so he can play a stick as tall as he is
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Seems like up to his nose when he's on skates:

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i dont think there is a one size fits all answer as there are many factors to consider, such as flex, lie, position you play, style you play, curve of the stick and so on
 
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