Sidney Crosby Stick Lie

We take a look at sid the kid s weapon of choice.

Sidney crosby stick lie.

What shocked me was he measured the stick and it only about 54 in length. This hockey stick blade is one of the. There s no wicked curve on the blade it bends only slightly near the toe. The reason the stick is cut so short is that it forces allows you to bend your knees more in order to handle the puck effectively.

Sidney crosby sidney crosby has one of the most popular curves among all hockey sticks but some people may not be aware that they re not using crosby s actual curve. The sticks sold in mass to kids and rec league players are actually a few stock curves that have existed for a long time and simply have their names changed to current popular. Guess i was way off. Find hockey gear at.

The lie of a hockey stick refers to the angle that your stick is at when the bottom of your blade is flat on the ice. Sidney crosby uses a unique two piece hockey stick with a blade that s nearly straight. As far as i know base is the only company offering this at lower than a 5 lie. I thought he probably used around 57 or so.

Find out more now. Crosby was nice enough to even sign it. From our reengineered power to explosive release technology ccm provides a range of high performance hockey sticks. Sidney crosby stats hockey stick gloves pants geargeek skip to main content.

Sidney crosby uses a ccm p29 curve. If you stand on the ice holding the stick to your side normally and the blade is more on its heel or toe then you have the wrong hockey stick lie. Also read on here that crosby s been quoted saying it s 4 5 lie but the scales on lie vary so without context it can be hard to tell where exactly his 4 5 would match up with what s found at retail. Browse our massive stick selection.

I know he used a short stick but i never knew it was that short. This deep knee bend results in a more powerful stride. His is cut iirc to roughly 1 2 under his collar bone. They jump from a 5 down to a 4.