Best hockey stick, blade, and flex for roller hockey defense man?

I know must of it is personal prefrence, but I really dont know what stick I should be looking at. (up to $175) and what flex to get I like to take some slapshots and wirstshots. Puck goes low on slapshots. Also what pattern is good for defenseman. The lidstrom or drury or sakic. I dont know or any other pattern. Thanks so much guys. I really appreciate it. 5 stars to best answer.

Best hockey stick, blade, and flex for roller hockey defense man?
Based on your size, you're best off with nothing stiffer than an 85 flex shaft.





As for your position, your forwards gon't want you whistling slappers passed their ears, so don't get a pattern with too much loft unless you can controll it. The Lidstrom is like a pitching wedge, so I'd stay away from it.





Both the Sakic and Drury have moderate loft, but the Drury has a somewhat larger paddle which would be better for a D-Man.





For roller I'd suggest the Easton Synergy ST or Warrior Dolomite, each around $140 - $150. The corresponding Drury pattern in a Warrior brand would be their Kovalev (Sakic = Draper and Lidstrom = Jovanovski).





If you look at Warrior sticks, you may also want to consider their Weight pattern which is a cross between the Sakic and Drury. Either way, you won't go wrong with one of those two patterns (Drury or Weight).





Good luck
Reply:Wendel Clark
Reply:The type of stick you will need to look at depends on the surface you are playing on. If it is a sport court, or a wood floor you can go with a composite stick, if you are playing outdoors on concrete, you will need to go with an ABS plastic blade that you insert into a composite shaft.


As far as the curve pattern goes, you are right it is personal preference. Like I have said here before, see if you can try out some of your buddies sticks before you plop down $150 bucks on a stick you may not like. I sugggest the Forsberg pattern, it has a gentle curve, and you can play the backhand a lot easier than a Lidstrom or Sakic.


My personal favorite stick is the CCM Vector. I use the Turgeon curve. I really like the way this stick feels compared to any other I have used before. My second favorite is my yellow Synergy, also with the Turgeon curve. I live in Dallas, and bought almost all of my sticks from the Dr. Pepper Starscenter's from the pro sticks stock they have there.





Good luck, Steve.



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