Some people are content using wood sticks. If you aren't concerned about weight and your shot is good enough already or you simply can't afford the cost.
See, do you really think that the stick makes that kind of difference in your shot? really? And are you sure that you couldn't be imagining a bit of it?
The weight, I personally enjoy having some weight, I don't like that hollow 'ting' feeling when it feels like the puck is vibrating your stick. I want the stick to control the puck.
And beyond being able to afford the cost, there is also
if you
choose to afford the cost or not. I mean, we're talking about deciding between a stick and a xbox 360 here (example), unless your just rich enough to get whatever you want, whenever you want, and money has no value and you just don't care. Which is probably the reason that these stick companies can get away with this b.s in the first place.
I can certainly see why some are content using them. I never liked the dead feeling wood sticks would have or the inconsistency you'd find in flex and blade patterns.
What you consider a "dead feeling", I consider control. flex inconsistencies I can agree with that, but blade patterns, not really. as I posted previously I've bought them by the half dozens, and lined them all up because I tweak the blades just a little, and they are always all the same, I mean, within a millimeter or so. Of course, that is out of the same lot, so it probably gets more pronounced when you buy them a year apart.
I went to composite shafts because I wore through blades. I later went to one piece composites when blades starting getting expensive and good shafts got harder to find. After about three years of using one piece composites, I switched to a tapered shaft/blade combo. Much better set up then a one piece IMO. I still get the performance of a one piece, and I also get the flexibility of being able to change blades.
So you like two piece setups. This is generally a cheaper route though anyway, am I right?
btw, I've got a few composite shafts 2 piece setups here. Even an $100 Easton Typhoon 80 shaft(that was given to me). I went that route for a while, never really liked it that much, so I went back to good ol' reliable, one piece wood. I didn't like the unbalanceness, and I felt like I was losing power and feel in the joint somehow. It just doesn't seem smart to glue together two totally different materials and expect them to work as one, IMO.
But after looking around a little (hockey giant), I see that the one piece composites have come down a lot. So maybe I should be a little less judgemental on the noobs with shiny new gear and composites, but I still stand by it for people who will go out and spend $300 on the latest and greatest. bottom line is you are just getting ripped off, and that's never cool. I mean, the pros wouldn't even pay that for a stick (save the "they get comp by companies and team anyway"), and they have the money and the skill. And there is just no way that you can validate a $200 difference in performance, it's just not going to happen. It's along the lines of thinking that a pill is going to make your package bigger. Aint gunna happen. hehe.
Like my golf clubs, I have probably spent $2,000 on them, and I STILL suck. LOL. But at least they don't break, unless you get pissed off and start wrapping them around trees. LOL.
But the bottom line is that if you guys quit giving these companies your money, when they are charging RIDICULOUS prices, then they will be forced to continue to discount them, and we all save a lot of money in the long run. amirite?
). But here's the deal, I have spent TOP dollar on my: snowboards + gear, dirt bike + gear, golf clubs, scuba gear, etc, etc...
