HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR HOCKEY STICK FLEX AND CURVE - MATT REDMOND

How to choose your hockey stick flex and curve. Matt Redmond - Filmed at The Florida Panthers Ice Den in Coral Springs Florida.

[Aldodragon]

I know this video is old but I’m going to try this I’m 13 and I’m wanting to get into hockey for the first time and i wanted to know how to pick the right flex so i guess just cut my weight in half and get that flex which would be 40 thank you so much dude

[TheEnergyball]

Great quick guide.

On trial and error- I agree that one needs to feel things out for themselves. What is the best way to do that short of committing $150 each time?

I’ve trialed a few sticks before finding my preferred flex…now coming back to dial preference in curve.

I had a P28 I enjoyed but was too stiff a flex and I kept dropping passes because of the rocker on the blade.

I have been using a P92 that solves that but the blade doesn’t feel as exciting.

Wondering about staying with the same blade or going back to the P28.

[mishasaratovtsev]

My cousin is 380lbs, what flex do you recommend? I told him the weight watchers flex is good start. Thank you for the video.

[giampaolofini]

Personal opinion: all young players should use the PM9/Modano curve to start (with the only maybe exception being the p88/Lindros) . PM9 teaches the fundamentals well, keeps shots low, , passes are accurate, stick handling is predictable, makes everything on the backhand easier and more effective and the low lie will teach better skating posture. Gretzky and Crosby both use low lie, flat-ish blades with mostly closed faces and as a result were as dangerous on their backhand as their forehand, agile and low-to-the-ice skaters, supreme distributors of the puck, etc. If kids start out using a P92 they might be too one-dimensional, skating upright too much and always handling it close to the feet, never using their backhand, trying to toe drag every time and just try to snap shot every time they touch it. P28/McDavid and the Ovi curve are even worse in that regard, terrible stick for kids just learning the game- that's a curve for advanced players (particularly sniper-type wingers).

[kachino]

Will this one help you backcheck? LMAO!

[kevinmorrice]

for me, i just bought the cheapest stick my shop had as a teen, a sherwood featherlite with a pp77, things still going strong all these years, the real way to pick a stick is check your bank and hope the shop has something cheap enough

[buckwelljohnson]

Biggest marketing gimmik in the industry. If you think a $300 stick will make you a better player, you are sorely mistaken. What type of stick did Gretsky use? Give Crosby enough time with a wooden stick and he'll perform magic. The hockey equipment industry plays perfectly to parents wanting what they hear is "the best" for their kids. Stay mid range in everything and save the rest of the money for skills.

[fantasiaisadore]

im a girl tryna start hockey again n my hockey stick my weight is 120 Ibs I need a hockey stick my height and it’s 5’5 or 5’4 maybe help to choose what’s the best for me?

[asdfkhieee]

Cool so I need a 150 flex stick. Now who sells those?

[undogable]

thanks this helped alot i did this a year ago and it kinda work but i have a good hocky stick now and why does he sound mean like he wasnt smileing or nothing

[reubenhason]

I just got a stick that is big on me and I want to cut it but I don’t want the flex to go down what should I do ???

[jacksonshields]

Just saying dont necessarily measure from the eyebrows it depends on how much the kid is going to bend down while skating

[ethansenn]

what if i’m 110 but i’m 5’8 and can’t get a 55 flex

[alexoborne]

My stick without skates is around my forehead is that too long

[oskifv]

I cut my stick to my lips not on skates, am I weirdd

[mhicaoidh]

Tying body weight to flex is ridiculous. Upper body strength, leverage (height and stick length), and preference will give you the flex you want. Yes, it will take some trial and error and playing experience.

Consider a 230 lbs adult beer league player with average upper body strength (doesn't lift at gym). Is he able to bend a 115 flex stick like he would need to in order to benefit from it? No way. That 230 lbs player likely would need a 70 flex.

Kids' sticks have less flex because they are weaker ... not because they are lighter. Please stop spreading the "half your body weight" myth. A fat weak kid needs less flex than a lighter, stronger kid. Not more.