Stick Tech & Fit

The Hockey Industry’s Obsession with Weight Every year, big brands shout louder about lighter sticks — 380g, 370g, 360g, 330g — as if a few grams could transform your game overnight. But here’s the truth: weight alone doesn’t make a stick better. At Twig Hockey Company, we’ve spent over a decade testing and building sticks that balance lightweight design with real-world durability and performance. Because a stick that’s “crazy light” but breaks after two games doesn’t help anyone. What Those Grams Really [...]

If you're a hockey player, you probably know that your stick flex is an important factor in your performance. But do you know how your stick flex changes as you cut down your stick to fit your height and preference? Below, we’ll explain the basics of stick flex and how it affects your shot, and how to adjust your flex when you cut your stick. The basics Stick flex is a measure of how much force it takes to bend your stick one inch. The higher the flex number, the stiffer the stick. The lower the flex numb [...]

If you’re reading this, you’re either a hockey player or looking for a stick for a hockey player. By the end of this article, you should be equipped more knowledge than you ever thought you needed to evaluate different hockey sticks. For hockey players, it’s super important it is to have a good hockey stick that suits their style and preference. A hockey stick is not just a piece of wood or metal that you use to hit the puck, but a sophisticated tool that can enhance your performance and skills on the ice. [...]

If you want to improve your ice hockey skills, one of the most important things you need to learn is how to shoot harder with your stick. A hard shot can surprise the goalie, create rebounds, and score more goals for your team. In this blog post, we will share with you some tips and tricks on how to increase your shooting power and accuracy. Tip #1: Choose the right stick. The type of stick you use can make a big difference in your shooting performance. You need to find a stick that suits your height, we [...]

Composite hockey sticks break. Yeah we get it, but do you know why for sure? Did you know it's by design and intentional? Seems crazy, but take a look at this video from a few years back when they walk through how a stick works, how it flexes, and how it will break. Key Takeaways Composite hockey sticks are intentionally designed to break to maximize performance The flex number is the amount of weight it takes to bend to the hockey stick one inch. So, an 85 flex stick takes 85 pounds of pressure to [...]

After making hockey sticks now for a couple years, we know that selecting the right hockey equipment for your child can be very confusing. Unless you're really in the equipment loop, figuring out what size stick your child needs seems pretty intimidating. How good of a stick do they need? What flex do they need? What length? Are they a youth or junior or intermediate? How good of a stick they need is really up to you. We always suggest the best available, like ours, but that's just our preference. Our juni [...]

Most players out there can tell you they prefer one hockey stick over another, but they aren’t exactly sure what the reason is for their choice. One of the biggest factors in that decision is hockey stick shaft shape. Within obvious needed standards of performance required, the different shaft shapes on the market offer little to no measurable advantage in one over the other. Which shape to best is entirely based on the player’s preference. The Most Common Shaft Shapes Square/Rectangular The cl [...]

If you're not familiar with the term kick point or how it affects ice and roller hockey sticks, walking into a pro shop probably leaves you puzzled. You'll see that every large scale manufacturer (CCM, True, Bauer, Warrior) has at least two different looking sticks that seem to have the same curve and flex rating. The only thing that is obvious is that the artwork is very different between them. They have different kick points The kick point is the term the hockey industry uses to identify where the sti [...]

A while back I was complaining about my hockey gloves in the locker room prior to a game. In three seasons of beer-league hockey I was now on my 3rd pair of gloves. At $70 plus for a mediocre new pair, it was proving to be very frustrating. No matter what I did, my palms wore out. It’s not even like I play that often anymore. I’m down to two nights a week these days so they definitely shouldn’t wear out as fast as they did when I was a kid. That’s when another guy on my team spoke up. He had just moved i [...]

By Terry Johnson, Original Stix  1800's - The first stick manufacturers emerge in Canada. At this time, sticks are hand carved from a single piece of wood. 1940's - The first laminated sticks are made out of many layers of wood glued together for a lighter and more flexible stick.   1950's - Manufacturers begin wrapping wooden blades with fiberglass for reinforcement, pioneering the use of synthetic materials in sticks.   You can't eat this banana. 1960's - Players begin heating and wedgi [...]

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In case you are new to the sport, the hockey stick is the sport’s equivalent to a baseball player’s bat, a golfer’s club, a bowler’s ball, etc. Selecting the right one is always of utmost importance. When you go on a scoring streak, you will be babying your stick and proclaiming its greatness to anyone willing to lend an ear. However, when you go through a scoring drought, if you don’t break down and smash it over the bench wall (which we do not encourage,) you will be trolling the pro shop and your teamm [...]