{"id":1,"date":"2018-10-29T14:33:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T18:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2018-11-10T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T19:26:18","slug":"choosing-the-right-hockey-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsa.com\/articles\/choosing-the-right-hockey-curve.html","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the right hockey stick curve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your curve can make or break your game, it can be a continual process to tweak your curve and flex to fit your style, and your style to your flex and curve.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, though, your stick breaks and is not made any more.. Or you&#8217;ve found a great deal, but it&#8217;s made by a different manufacturer. How do you know which curve is similar to the one you&#8217;re using?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve put together this table of similar patterns helping you understand the different curves on the market and which curves from different hockey stick manufactures are similar<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"margin: auto; width: 97%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<th class=\"col\">Pictures<\/th>\n<th class=\"col\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"col\">Brand<\/th>\n<th class=\"col\">Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/choosing-the-right-hockey-curve.html\/p92-backstrom-768x1024-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-281 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P92-Backstrom-768x1024-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Most popular pattern in the game of hockey.<\/p>\n<p>For puck control, quick release, and firing shots.<\/p>\n<p>Start with this pattern.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: (E3) Hall \/ Sakic<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P92) Ovechkin \/ Backstrom)<\/p>\n<p>CCM Ribcore and Speedburner: (P87A\/P29) Crosby<\/p>\n<p>CCM Tack: (P19) (Nugent-Hopkins)<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Big Mid<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5.5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 12mm 1\/2&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Face \u00a0&#8211; Open<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P88-Kane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-279 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/P88-Kane-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"P88 Curve\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Prototypical mid-blade pattern.<\/p>\n<p>The second most popular pattern in hockey.<\/p>\n<p>For stick handling, wrist shots, and quick release.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: (E36) Mid Blade \/ Iginla<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P88) Kane\/ Lindros<\/p>\n<p>CCM: (P40) Hossa and Perron<\/p>\n<p>Warrior: (W88) Zetterberg<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Mid<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5.5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 9\/16th<\/p>\n<p>Face &#8211; slightly open<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/62bc8bef959e2e38_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-282 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/62bc8bef959e2e38_small-68x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"68\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10110710\/62bc8bef959e2e38_small-68x300.jpeg 68w, 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src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/82f5492e37f8c5ea_small-142x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Drury Curve\" width=\"142\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10112157\/82f5492e37f8c5ea_small-142x300.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10112157\/82f5492e37f8c5ea_small.jpeg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Most popular heel curve.<\/p>\n<p>Has a rounded toe and open face.<\/p>\n<p>For shooting off the heel, heavy shots, going top shelf, and for deflections.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: (E6) Parise \/ Drury<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P91A) Stall<\/p>\n<p>CCM: (P36) Phaneuf and (P15) Galchenyuk<\/p>\n<p>Warrior: (W05) Granlund \/ Kovalev<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Heel<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 1\/2 &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Face &#8211; Open Wedge<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/afa0031b494d4c0f_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-287\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/afa0031b494d4c0f_small-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"P12 curve\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10112337\/afa0031b494d4c0f_small-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10112337\/afa0031b494d4c0f_small.jpeg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Harder to find pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to blade 1 with a square toe.<\/p>\n<p>For quick release, shooting accuracy, and for digging in corners.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: custom<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P12) custom<\/p>\n<p>CCM: (P45) Tavaras and Datsyuk<\/p>\n<p>Warrior: custom<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Mid<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 12mm \/ 1\/2&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Face &#8211; closed<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; Square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/0f517f534b852225_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-288\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/0f517f534b852225_small-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"P28 toe curve\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Fastest growing pattern in hockey.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes considered the elite players curve.<\/p>\n<p>For keeping the puck on the toe, quick release, and extreme precision and accuracy.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: (P28) Open Toe<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P14) Toews or (P08)<\/p>\n<p>CCM: (P46) Bergeron and Landeskog<\/p>\n<p>Warrior: (W28) Yakupov<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Toe<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 12mm\/1\/2&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Face &#8211; Open<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/9ae1bfb7f94e84d0_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-289\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/9ae1bfb7f94e84d0_small-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"P02 Kesler Curve\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">A old favorite and very hard to find (Lidstrom).<\/p>\n<p>Built for shooting off the heel, for slapshots, and pinpoint passes.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: (E5) Getzlaf \/ Lidstrom<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P02) Kesler<\/p>\n<p>CCM: custom<\/p>\n<p>Warrior: (W02) Lidstrom \/ Jovanovski<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Heel<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5.5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 12mm\/1\/2&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Face &#8211; Open<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; Square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td class=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/226c44c4c3e3270f_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/226c44c4c3e3270f_small-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"P106 curve\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">A heel curve with a rounded toe and no wedge.<\/p>\n<p>A starter blade for heel curve, easy transition from mid.<\/p>\n<p>For rising shots and saucer passes.<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Easton: custom<\/p>\n<p>Bauer: (P106) Richards \/ Gagne<\/p>\n<p>CCM: custom<\/p>\n<p>Warrior: custom<\/td>\n<td class=\"col\">Curve &#8211; Heel<\/p>\n<p>Lie &#8211; 5.5 &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Depth &#8211; 12mm\/1\/2&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Face &#8211; Open<\/p>\n<p>Toe &#8211; 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