ChiTownHawks
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I'm going to follow Jarick's format:
Easton Mako II
Grip Finish
Senior 75, cut to probably low 80s
E7 (Iginla) comparable to Kane Bauer
About Me: 31 year old C/D leaguer, 5'9 185lbs
Appearance
All white forehand with gray logo at the bottom. White and orange backhand with a black blade. I love the look of this stick, but it is an acquired taste. Orange is not my favorite color, but my father passed away in November and orange was his favorite color so I find myself drawn to it now. I add it in my gear where I can as a little tribute to him.
Shaft Profile & Grip
The shaft is contoured and textured with little bumps. I have the grip version and the combo of that with the texture make this a very grippy stick. I always use grip and this is the stickest grip I've ever used. Before my gloves get sweaty I would argue that there is too much grip.
Weight & Balance
Very light stick, Total Hockey has it listed as 454 grams. I'm coming from a Nexus 1000 and it does feel a bit heavier, but not in a bad way. Balance feels great, not blade heavy in any way.
Puck Feel
Puck feel is pretty good. I am still getting used to this blade. It feels much stiffer than my Nexus 1000. The blade on my Nexus felt softer. This blade is also pretty thick and covered in a very rough sandpaper finish. All in all decent feel, but I'm still getting used to it.
Flex & Kickpoint
The flex feels pretty much right on point. Closer to my Total One than my Nexus. I don't know why but everything on the Nexus felt soft. This flex is a bit stiffer, which I like as it feels like my shots are a little crisper with it. Kickpoint is low as advertised, not to much to mention about that.
Shooting
I feel like once I get the hang of the stiffer shaft and blade this stick will really excel in this area. Even though I'm not completely used to it yet the shots seem to really pop coming off this blade. Wristers are solid, Snappers come off real quick with power, and to my surprise really powerful slappers. I am not a huge slap shot guy, maybe I get off 3 or 4 a season. I am telling you though the first time I warmed up with this stick I wound up and fired one of my goalies chest in warm up. I did not put a whole lot behind it and it still took off with no waiver in the flight at all.
Also for some reason this stick is really solid on the backhand. I can't explain why but I seem to be able to roof every backhand with little effort. I also got off a perfect backhand saucer on a penalty kill in my last game that kind of surprised me.
Durability
No issues so far but I've only had it a little over a month. As you might expect the white gets scuffed up real quick so if you are freak about marks on your stick you'll be disappointed.
Conclusions/Recommendations
I would recommend this stick to anyone who wants to spend that kind of money on a stick. It is really expensive and as I've mentioned before I buy my sticks with gift cards so the sting is not there, but I'm not sure I can justify the $250. So far I think it exceeds my Nexus 1000 in performance, but durability is still up in the air.
Easton Mako II
Grip Finish
Senior 75, cut to probably low 80s
E7 (Iginla) comparable to Kane Bauer
About Me: 31 year old C/D leaguer, 5'9 185lbs
Appearance
All white forehand with gray logo at the bottom. White and orange backhand with a black blade. I love the look of this stick, but it is an acquired taste. Orange is not my favorite color, but my father passed away in November and orange was his favorite color so I find myself drawn to it now. I add it in my gear where I can as a little tribute to him.
Shaft Profile & Grip
The shaft is contoured and textured with little bumps. I have the grip version and the combo of that with the texture make this a very grippy stick. I always use grip and this is the stickest grip I've ever used. Before my gloves get sweaty I would argue that there is too much grip.
Weight & Balance
Very light stick, Total Hockey has it listed as 454 grams. I'm coming from a Nexus 1000 and it does feel a bit heavier, but not in a bad way. Balance feels great, not blade heavy in any way.
Puck Feel
Puck feel is pretty good. I am still getting used to this blade. It feels much stiffer than my Nexus 1000. The blade on my Nexus felt softer. This blade is also pretty thick and covered in a very rough sandpaper finish. All in all decent feel, but I'm still getting used to it.
Flex & Kickpoint
The flex feels pretty much right on point. Closer to my Total One than my Nexus. I don't know why but everything on the Nexus felt soft. This flex is a bit stiffer, which I like as it feels like my shots are a little crisper with it. Kickpoint is low as advertised, not to much to mention about that.
Shooting
I feel like once I get the hang of the stiffer shaft and blade this stick will really excel in this area. Even though I'm not completely used to it yet the shots seem to really pop coming off this blade. Wristers are solid, Snappers come off real quick with power, and to my surprise really powerful slappers. I am not a huge slap shot guy, maybe I get off 3 or 4 a season. I am telling you though the first time I warmed up with this stick I wound up and fired one of my goalies chest in warm up. I did not put a whole lot behind it and it still took off with no waiver in the flight at all.
Also for some reason this stick is really solid on the backhand. I can't explain why but I seem to be able to roof every backhand with little effort. I also got off a perfect backhand saucer on a penalty kill in my last game that kind of surprised me.
Durability
No issues so far but I've only had it a little over a month. As you might expect the white gets scuffed up real quick so if you are freak about marks on your stick you'll be disappointed.
Conclusions/Recommendations
I would recommend this stick to anyone who wants to spend that kind of money on a stick. It is really expensive and as I've mentioned before I buy my sticks with gift cards so the sting is not there, but I'm not sure I can justify the $250. So far I think it exceeds my Nexus 1000 in performance, but durability is still up in the air.
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