Guides

You can’t feel flex through a screen. How to pick one anyway: the weight rule, your shot, the number printed on your old shaft, and what cutting changes.

A Maila weighs 385 g in Senior, 320 g in Intermediate and 260 g in Junior. What those grams do, what they do not, and why the color never changes it.

Tap the shaft, look for a white line, press for a soft spot. How to tell a hockey stick is about to break, where to check first, and what the warranty covers.

How to cut a hockey stick: mark the length, saw the top of the shaft, sand the edge, re-tape. Every inch off makes the flex stiffer. Cut less than you think.

Size, length, flex and handedness decide a stick you can’t hold first. How to get each one right, what the price should include, and how returns work.

Which hockey stick colors show up on the ice? Blue, red, green and orange against white ice, pink and yellow in traffic, plus the colors we build in each size.

How to choose between a senior and intermediate hockey stick: the flex, weight and length of each, and why body size beats age.

Chin to nose on skates is the starting point. How to measure, when to go longer or shorter, and why cutting a stick down stiffens the flex.

The bottom hand names the stick. Two quick tests to find your side, why it is not about the hand you write with, and why switching later is a pain.

Match the size class to the player’s body, not their age. Flex, weight and length for junior, intermediate and senior, and how to break a tie.