Most price point sticks have terrible puck feel. I will likely still have my misses high and wide, but I think it might be more predictable than the Drury and a little easier to control.Īfter shooting, I tried some stick handling with a wooden ball and a golf ball. Because of the curve near the toe, you can cup and fire off the toe without fluttering as you would have on a P92 or Drury curve, and the little rocker near the toe seems very natural as you draw the puck across the body, allowing the bottom of the blade to be flat on the ice (unlike the P14 which is toe exaggerated).Īnyways, shots went to the upper corners easily and could still be kept down. I have struggled to find a curve that matches my shooting style.įirst impression is that it works really well for the quick snap shot that I like to take, which is cupping the puck and a quick release toward the target. Once I cut it down and taped it up, I tried shooting some pucks in my basement. Not top end good, but for $99 it's fantastic. I have a Nexus 600 which is listed at 515 grams and the difference is very noticeable. The weight is on the heavier side compared to a top end stick, but it's lighter than most price points I've felt, listed at 485 grams or so. The stick is a hair whippier than rated, but it's still stiffer than I like when cut down. I got the 75 flex senior stick, which is a bit stiffer than normal as I usually go for 65-70 flex intermediates.
The rocker is also different, as we discussed in the big E28/P14 thread. It's a true to curve, similar to the P92, but instead of curving in the middle, it curves near the toe. I put the Warrior W28 up against the Easton E28 and it's pretty much identical all around. I needed to pick up a new stick for my kid and ended up grabbing the Warrior Covert DT4 LT for myself to try the W28 Yakupov curve.
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