5 Things All hockey players should know about skates before buying 

I was going to "like" but noticed you had exactly 25 like on your comment on this video coming out 25 years ago and would rather marvel in the beauty of coincidence.

the difference between pro stock sticks and retail are for sticks pro players can choose custom curves they want different material in the blade and the shafts custom flex as well skates same thing they can choose different tongues different blades and holders

Oh I know. But given that it's accessible for people to buy pro stock online (prostockhockey.com, etc...), as well as things like jersey quality, I thought it might be interested for those that aren't in the know. Some may wonder whether it's worth it to invest in discounted pro stock. Just a more fleshed out breakdown of pro options vs. retail in a video.

For some items its perfectly fine to buy pro stock gear, and definitely can be a great value, mainly for things like gloves, helmets, pants..sticks and skates can be a bit iffy - one of the main reasons is what youd call "dressing" - which means you may find lets say a Bauer Vapor 1X stick, but its actually a Vapor X60 "dressed" with 1X graphics, and you actually end up with a stick thats nearly 5 years old but with the current flagship product graphics because of marketing and sales - most pro players youll notice in locker rooms dont always wear or use the most current gear, youll see players still wearing shoulder pads and elbow pads from 10 years ago that arent even made anymore, and other items that are "broken in" or "lucky" that they wont bear to stop using (Crosby still uses the same jock strap from when he was a teenager and has his equipment manager keep repairing it, theres a video out there somewhere on it) - theres lots of info on prostock stick codes to tell what actually is the model online in forums. Skates can be the same way, youll find plenty of listings for Bauer Nexus skates with a Vapor X-Rib mold pattern in them and so youre thinking youre getting a certain product but you end up with something that isnt the same as the retail version description..the nexus being a very wide fit normally but the specific prostock was built with a narrow vapor fit and dressed with nexus graphics on the outside of the skate and they end up not fitting you like they normally would in a store. Jerseys are an awesome example of the difference between 'retail/replica' and 'authentic/prostock' - ive got 2 different Reebok Edge practice jerseys - one bought from a store retail and one bought off ebay that was a game used training camp authentic and the difference is interesting how much more goes into prostock. I should probably do a video on it some time lol. But anyways, some products are safer than others, ive got some friends that will only buy prostock stuff and swear by it, but its up to you really I guess.

Tyler Dowd google "pro stock stick codes" and youll find plenty of forums and sites that discuss the breakdowns of each brand's codes and what the stick actually is manufactured as

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Thank you David!

Glad we could help!

Mr. Johnson same man!

Thank you very much. Glad to hear you enjoy them

Lightning hawk33 I must say I like vapor equipment alot but CCM is alot more intermediate

Elite Gaming what does that even mean

Bauer sounds c00ler

Chris is a CCM fan boy

he has one

Goob

What a shame that Makos are discontinued, those are best skates that i've had so far.

he has one called vh skates

Thank you very much. Creating these videos is actually what we do for a living. No great stores in the London area, you need to travel up north. We recommend PuckStop in Sheffield. it’s a great distance from London but worth it for customer service and product range.

For that price range its kinda difficult to get much variety to choose from