dstew29 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Do most of you cut down the stock shaft or leave alone? Any rules of thumb for proper sizing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I leave them alone... But it's a preference thing. I know on my old Montreal 9000 the shaft seemed longer than most. I haven't cut down the 2 1S sticks I'm using now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircanuck Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Myself, I don't touch em' . Huge props for the thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, dstew29 said: Do most of you cut down the stock shaft or leave alone? Any rules of thumb for proper sizing? I cut mine down; but only a few inches. I like it - but then I’ve never NOT played with a cut down shaft. I heard Price talking about why he cut his down, and it made sense to me, so I tried it and it worked. I also tried the tape job he does. Changed it the very next skate; that shit did NOT work for me! Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG35 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Cut mine down... 3"-4" or so... 26" from the top of the paddle. Why I like it... Easier puck handling in tight situations... like behind the net. Has helped my shot/passing (Mostly classic underhand style shooter - natural righty, but shoot left in goal... no Cujo.) Shorter length if the shaft ends up inside the post on an RVH or similar type of play... I don't need to move my hand very far or reposition my body to get it back to the outside and it doesn't get caught-up in the netting. Less effort required to use your stick for things at full extension when held near the knob... (especially with the new composites) What I don't like... Has slightly reduced my range for poke checking, diving to poke away loose pucks or reaching across the crease in desperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max27 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I cut my sticks down drastically on my Warrior SR2, Sherwoof GS530, CCM 500, but since I got my Lehner sticks I havent bothered, even though theyre gigantic. I find it helps with getting better leverage when stick handling, while a shorter stick gives you easier control, but less leverage. Youll be able to control it better when its shorter bc itll bring it closer to you while the longer stick brings it father from you My SR2, which is the same height as the other ones i mentioned, has a 28' shaft. The Lehner stick has a 32.5' shaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I always cut the shaft down on every stick I get, easier to pokecheck and I get more power in my passing/shot, I’ve also gotten good at underhand forehand shots mostly cause of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstew29 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Intersting that a number of you trim down. I’ve been using a stock CCM P2 since I started again playing last year. I randomly had it resting next to an old Koho I had from college and noticed I must have cut down my old sticks some - maybe 1.5-2.0”. Think I might give it a try since my stick handling / passing feels awkward still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki1416 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I never cut mine until about 2 months ago. Only cut one (tried with one in case I didn't like it, didn't want to be stuck with 4 cut sticks) to try it out. Took 3" off total. Havn't really put much practice into so can only chip in with a little info. Pros: Stick not getting caught in the net when I switch from post to post. Arm not cocked awkwardly when I handle the puck/shoot/pass. Feel like I'm moving my stick faster. I.E. short range pokes Cons: Poke check is shorter (think someone said it above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircanuck Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 You opened up three inches of net. Tisk, tisk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Goalie Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Yeah I’ve made enough accidental/lucky shaft saves that I don’t want to give any of it up lol. Also, I know some prefer shorter for stickhandling and shooting/passing but I’ve actually found I get more leverage with a longer stick and more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 6 hours ago, loki1416 said: Cons: Poke check is shorter (think someone said it above). Probably was me. Yes, the poke check is gonna be shorter but I pointed out it's actually easier that way, to be more specific I'm a lot quicker recovering from a poke check (from shaft back to paddle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chenner29 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 This opens up an interesting train of thought for me. A lot of us hobbyist goalies like tweaking our gear, but sometimes I feel like we do it just to do it. IMO we should have an end result in mind before we make any drastic changes to our gear. In this case, a shorter shaft helps with getting control on the puck when it's closer to your feet. (try playing the puck standing up, then playing the puck from your knees) Now that I mention it, it's gonna help you play the puck when you've got one or both knees down. I've successfully discussed "being on your knees" in a thread about shafts. I think I'm done for the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAngle41 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I cut some... in fact I took a little off the top of both of my 2s Pros and BPM 150. I'd say I did it for puck handling, but the truth is I don't puck handle all that often or as well as I would like. One point that hasn't been brought up so far though is what happens to BALANCE when you cute down the shaft. You will change the balance point of the stick, it's center of mass, depending on how much you remove and the type of stick you're cutting. The more you cut off... the lower the balance point. Granted if you're a big knobber... you may end up putting enough back on to bring it back close to where it was initially... but my point is that while you may reduce the overall weight of the stick... you will also change how the stick feels in your hand as the weight of the stick is essentially moved down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstew29 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 So I ended up cutting 2" off the top yesterday, got a last minute call to sub in men's league, and ended up pitching a 5-0 shutout! Shorter shaft = shutout? Science has spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, dstew29 said: Shorter shaft = shutout? Science has spoken. Not so good at the science, so your equation is a bit unclear to me: Are you saying that men with shorter shafts are more likely to earn a shutout, or more likely to be shutout...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstew29 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 I’d have to run some numbers, but yes...and yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythe Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 The Montreal sticks had the longest shafts ever. I never cut them though probably would've helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Never bothered. I probably should though. I'm not a great puck handler but I am adequate enough and I always find that I do better when I choke up my upper hand on the shaft. I'm also pretty lazy about modding gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 14 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: Never bothered. I probably should though. I'm not a great puck handler but I am adequate enough and I always find that I do better when I choke up my upper hand on the shaft. I'm also pretty lazy about modding gear. I am like you in the opposite: no stock gear works for this rabbit... Most gear is less than perfect in it’s stock form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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