Unbiased, self financed, no punches pulled hockey gear review channel. I have loved trying the latest and greatest hockey gear since I started playing 15 years ago. I always bought the top gear, sticks, skates and protective. I now want to help others by preventing them from buying a 350$ stick they will hate. If its new and just released I will be reviewing it so you can make the best decision in your gear purchase. But also, I do this for fun. I'm just a beer leaguer that's 40 years old with Rheumatoid arthritis so don't need no bs, so keep it clean other wise you outa here.
Had mine since may ‘23 and go super try hard every time I skate multiple times a week. Theyve held up great (knock on wood) the Amp flex hasn’t degraded one bit. See clip on my page for reference.
I did yes. And the 9x4. Trigger just has more power for all shots despite being a low kick stick. I can rip wristers but I can also take good slappers the qr6 is worst for any other shot. I liked the feel and grip though but couldn’t justify a one trick pony shot type since my other leagues have slappers
These things are way too expensive for how little support or quality control they put in to them. I shudder to think how much profit they pull in per stick. That said, I've had amazing luck with CCM sticks. Have had a Trigger7 Pro for like 2 years and it still has that pop.
Last month I broke the blade off of my Proto R. Luckily I have an integral hockey 20 min away. It added 20 grams but the stick pretty much feels the same.
Great review on Integral hockey repairs. They really need a Vancouver blade repair guy here as well as the shipping just kills it. Your videos are great and it’s nice to see you actually using the products vs other (cough cough HockeyReviews) who just buy stuff and then return it unused. Hopefully you can keep the channel going with the $$ it takes. Maybe just need to pass on the skate reviews as that’s way too much $$$
Thanks! Yeah they need a lower mainland based one, but after I filmed this video I actually noticed that at sportsplex the shop in their has an integral sign so maybe they can. I’ll ask and update on another post. Thanks hopefully as I get more videos out and the patreon between it all will make it work. Skates are definitely a killer just to expensive for me to purchase and the return for views is to small
@@beerleaguebumhockeyreviews I've called and asked about this, as I am a relic from the past who uses the square toe lidstrom curve and cannot move on from it as hard as I try lol. So the Abbotsford rep send me to the Duncan guy about getting a blade repair done, which i'm guessing you sent yours too. So hopefully the Abbotsford guy can do blade repairs as well in the future, as I believe he just does shaft repairs. Maybe with the attention they are now getting on RU-vid from yourself and those crazy UK guys, they will take notice and see if they can expand here.
Ccm has a habit of retooling to get small changes into production. Bauer warrior true doesn’t do this. In fact they barely make changes even at the 2 year cycle. Small tweak to the tracer over sync in weight for example. Where every ccm release has a tweak. New blade for dual feel from trigger 7,8 to helicoid on 9. Same with jet speed and tacks lines. They throw the helicoid on the stick as fast as they can to get to market. The problem with this is those changes happen least 6-12 month in advance to que production, so if something is wrong ( helicoid breaks to fast ) they can’t do anything about it until the next refresh cycle that takes a year. They probably planned helicoid on their lines 2 years ago and now they eating it
Oh yea I forgot to tell u about True sticks have u tried the new Hzrdus cause True actually switched factories for their sticks I'm curious if the defects were the factory's quality control or the blueprints for the stick. Anyway, the new Hzrdus is the first stick from the new factory.
@alexpayne1364 it still has that weird looking fuse point and poor looking quality I don’t trust it. I’m not sure why true has this and other sticks don’t they have weird manufacturing process
@@beerleaguebumhockeyreviews True is very weird almost all the time prob be better if u see if other people break em first before u buy another 'True Disaster'
Can i suggest you something, instead of going to higher price point, go the second price point, they are basicly the same stick with some feature less and more material for better durability , exemple the trigger 9k does'nt have the helicoidal blade. And i've discovered something on my sherwood legend 1, by removing the cap at the end of the stick, we can see a little sticker inside and it says legend pro. So maybe it can be good to investigate if the brands are selling the same stick at 2 different price!
That’s bizarre this is a retail? I could see that at pro stocks. The second price point will be a good stick. It’s below that it’s not really worth it since you can go to pro stocks or last years previous years models for way cheaper
@@beerleaguebumhockeyreviews exactly, it's a retail version and i've just look at my retail tmp1 and it has the same kind of sticker that says tmp pro inside the shaft. After work today i will go to the store and look other brands if they do the same thing
I always said I'd sub to your patreon if you ever got one. You've saved me hundreds if not thousands by getting me on the best gear with less trial and error. Drop the link when you have it available.
I just got the trigger 9 so we will see if anything as improved on the blade with testing. The tracer I have a feeling isn’t going to be greatly durable due to its weight drop. Right now the very top end sticks have been having some challenges as everyone chases each other with weight. Will be interesting to see what stick kind of comes out on top for durability is the top end price point as I test more sticks and rebuild my tier list
I have a local Integral rep here in the Tampa area. I had him repair the blade on an STX Halo stick that had some cracking and delaminating and its better than ever. I highly recommend using them if you can make it cost effective.
I'm so confused. Hockey Tutelage keep telling me that ccm's are basically bullet proof? They specifically talk up those "new" blades for the durability! Who to believe? lol Glad your back
Haha hockey tutorship gets ccm sticks for free so of course they aren’t going to trash it. Awhile back they did a video about hockey sticks breaking and then failed to mention any brand and made it general and generic. It was a pathetic attempt
I have had good experiences with integral! They repaired one of my vapor advs back in the day and the blade repair lasted until the shaft gave out! If you can avoid shipping it is absolutely worth it to get repaired !
Have you tried the new Sherwood Encrypt pro yet? Trying to decide between some pro stock Encrypt pro sticks and FT5 pro sticks. I knew you really liked both the TMP pro and FT5 pro but wanted to see if you had tried the Encrypt Pro and had an opinion if it was a step forward from the FT5 pro.
Tracer isn’t worth reviewing, it’s to divisive with the 5 sides. Also, the ft7 will be slightly heavier, and have a better blade then the pro, with same kick point, if you like stiffer load as per this review the stick will be the same without the blade
@@cadenellickson5437 weight really has nothing to do with it, check out my stick flex video on my channel. It comes down to your shot style, what you’re trying to accomplish and what your current shot is doing with your current kick point. Personally, below 65 flex you are leaving power on the table so anyone that’s an adult should be using 65 flex or higher in my opinion
So sad to see the product they are coming out with now just greed.. I was a long time user of jetspeed sticks up until the ft6, the blade is truly garbage and the price point now is just nuts!
I'm a 6'5" defenseman and the low kick point is definitely the style for me. 67" shaft, 115 flex. It's the sweet spot for me and my style of quick snappers, and is insane for pokechecks
I used the trigger 7 then switched to Sherwood rekker legend and I liked it but I’ve been wanting to switch to a mid/hybrid kick point durability isn’t really a problem because I’ve never broken a stick (I’m 15 and lanky 😂) I want the ft7 I dont exactly have that drag wrist shot but not the old school style either I would get the ghost but I can’t find an intermediate what would u recommend
Hey there! Huge fan of your videos. Wanted to know if you had any thoughts on buying nhl pro stock sticks vs. new. I’m a huge fan of the as2pro and 1n/1nxl models. I’ve been able to find these wrapped as new sticks fairly easily for around $150-200 at my local shop and at nhl team sales. Do you think that spending the extra money on the new top end stuff is worth it over these for any reason aside from warranty? I haven’t had unreasonable durability issues over the years and with the money saved I’m not super worried about not having a warranty at this point. Any insight would be great! Thank you
I have no issues with pro stocks from nhl teams for those who want “top end” sticks and gear without the prices. The only crappy parts is you don’t know what the sticks really is. It will perform and feel nice but it could be something you can’t get again. That works for a lot of players but not all. For example I want a specific weight and feel. I don’t do pro stock sticks for that reason. Years ago I purchased a Vancouver canucks stick that I was insane g3 build from Bauer, I chased about 6 sticks trying to find the same thing after the player left the canucks and never again found it. So that’s the crappy part about it
Thanks for this video, really helped me out. Funny enough, when I tried them in store before watching this video, I thought the straps were so weird as well!
I have to rebuild my tier list since so many new releases. But with the blade being suspect it really drops to bottom ten. You can risk it for the shooting and feel but may bite ya. I’m going to grab an encrypt as well
Hockey-Dad here. got ft7 pro for my son (11), because no ft6 (he's playing) was available at local stores. He is this kind of "no-wind-up" wrist shooter, and ft6 was not bad for that. Now with ft7, hes shots are.... really crapy ;) BUT - the puck receiving after hard passing is awsome! On ft6, the puck jumps away quite often, now they are sticked. Anyway: if (when) the ft7 will break, i'll try to get ft6 again.
The stiffer flex profile probably has effected his shot while The new blade helps his passes. You could always drop the flex next time if he prefers the blade.
Unfortunately, ccm doesn't make flex20 top sticks. He is using smallest flex30. Seems like ft7 has stiffer taper to "correct" this x-soft blade, making it more mid-kick compared to ft6. I'm sure the shaft kick profile changed from ft6. Man, ft6 can do quick release shots very well, ft7 feels more like tacks now
Any plans on reviewing the encrypt pro? I’m sure your list is long of sticks to review right now, want to see if it lives up to the tmp pro, I did notice just from holding the encrypt in store the p28 curve seems a bit different then the tmp’s p28 curve,less dramatic around the toe then the tmp pro.maybe just my eyes playing tricks on me but something to look out for
Hockey tutorial dick riding ccm in every video they make talking nonsense about sticks after a little 2 min shooting montage. The tracer review was the first time they’ve said anything good about Bauer
I had a ft7 pro really good and last longer then expected for me but I have had a team mate brake 2 in one game also I can’t not say that ccm blades are good but it’s better then the tracer as I broke mine in under a week so u can say the blades are bad but they seem to last a bit longer the the Bauer tracer and I think that the trigger 9 “might” be better but idk as I have one now so I want to see how long the blade last. Hopefully even tho I do love the feel of the of ccm new blades I do think they got to go back.
@beerleaguebumhockeyreviews go to your shooting portion of the video. Your literally standing and putting all your weight on the blade. I don't know if you doing it subconsciously but ya your definitely going to snap the blade like that
I watched your FT6 pro review and you thought it was a pretty durable stick therefore, would you recommend that stick way above this one? I broke my ft4 pro at the end of last year so I need a new one.
Welcome back Justin! You looked refreshed, healthy, and well. I'm glad you took the time off to heal. That said, thanks for the review and the time put in, to put this altogether. I too picked up the FT7 on the day that it was first released and had mixed feelings on it. The pop on it was fantastic, but for a 75 flex, I, too, found it a little stiff. Personally, I didn't like the way that it felt when stickhandling but it loads and releases well on the snapshots and slapshots. Obviously, it's also very lightweight at 365g. I personally like the way I can puckhandle on the FT Ghost. I think CCM and Warrior should put a joint collaboration together and use the FT3 and the LX Pro to produce a super stick. Anyways, good to see you back buddy. Hope you're having fun out there!
Sup Owen! Yeah I’m slowly bouncing back. Been a journey with all the health stuff, still on going but improved. Also got my passion back for hockey with the time off which is impoetant Nice to hear from you! Sounds like you had same experiences with the ft7. I wish eh, I’m not overly impressed with latest stick releases only one I’m excited about is the twitch as it’s a new kick point design which Bauer badly needs.
OH...I followed your advice on the helicoid. "Stay away" I think that video was from a while back. And I think you said that CCM will put it in all of their sticks. Now the Trigger 9 pro has the helicoid....Used stick prices are about to go up just like the used car prices have over the last 4-5 years. With these companies making more crappy sticks and charging more for them....the old model stick prices will increase. People look for a lot of things in sticks. But I can say for me almost my top concern is durability. As I (like others) don't have $400 for a new stick...only for it to break after a few games.
It’s interesting to say the least. Fr ccm right now, unfortunately I think their releases are going to have issues for a few gens and it’s best to grab old models
