The game of hockey is an awesome sport and especially the hockey stick. It is a focal point in the game. What happens if a hockey stick breaks? Hockey would not be hockey without the puck and the stick, right? Let’s learn more on the role and rules of the stick.
First, to buy a hockey stick you need to know how tall of a stick you need. If you do not have skates on, the measurements are from the floor to the tip of your nose. Otherwise, while having skates on, it should go to the bottom of your chin.
You want to consider the curve of your stick and whether you need a left or right handed hockey stick, as some people may be right handed in everything else but may be left handed while using a hockey stick. It is not uncommon to see this happen.
Now there’s colored tape and the most commonly used black or white tape. Each goalie tapes up their own stick to customize it the way they want. It helps to stop the puck and makes for easier handling when passing to teammates after a reflected goal.
Goalie hockey sticks are designed differently for a few reasons. You can have a more closed or a neutral angle depending on what suits you the best. Most goalie hockey stick blades are straighter than a traditional hockey stick.
Getting back to the traditional hockey stick, consider the curve of the blade. You want to make it so that the blade will lay flat on the ice.
Again you want to make sure the curve of the blade is the right curve for whether you are right handed or left handed while playing hockey. You also want to make sure that blade is open enough to be able to see how you are handling the puck.
Broken hockey sticks may only be used by goalies. Other players who break a stick during game play have to discard it or receive a penalty.
Then consider the butt end of the hockey stick. You want an end plug on there mainly for protection and so your gloved hand does not slide off from the end of the stick.
You also have to consider the grip. How do you go about that, you may ask? Well it is best to start out with the grip coating.
Now this is how your grip is going to handle the hockey stick. There are a variety of different textures that will allow you to handle the stick best for your needs, such as puck handling and flinging the puck.
So all in all the best bet with a hockey stick is to see how you perform and how comfortable you are with it. Also, consider that prices will vary, but it is not recommended to just go and buy the cheapest stick available.