Wouldn't it be harder to measure lies on true custom curves because players do crazy things with their rockers so the blades will have dual lies?
Yes, definitely. I think the lie system needs to be reworked. Kind of like the combo radius measurements. Some lies are two combos, which need clarification about where one takes over from the other. Some blades are maybe more like triple lie blades, like Kovalev pro. I keep meaning to look into the the math behind Bezier curves to see if there's a system there that could be appropriated.
A related question: where do the lies we're familiar with come from? Are they shorthand for degrees, as 44º, 45º, and 46º minus the 4?
In any case, the best alternative for mapping the simple angle lie system to rockered blades could be to find the angle which minimizes the gap area between that angle and the curve of the blade.
Yeah, if it's anything like a P08, it's not for me. Thing felt like I would be shooting with a soup ladle when I picked one up in a LHS.
Lie is a tricky thing, especially when there's no exact reference point. And it doesn't help to look at how a player skates either. I've definitely seen some p92's being used like more of a 4 lie and some being used more like a 6 lie, all depending on how someone likes to stick handle.
Honestly, dream curve for me (and seems like a few others on this site) would be something like Kovalchuk's hook, but not so deep, know what I'm saying?
For the dream curve, I was thinking the same, Kovalchuk pro, just tamed a bit. Then I remembered I had an old Warrior Smyth at home (which it looks like Kovy's been ordering again, if PSH's recent stock of his sticks isn't a fluke) that seemed to fit that description, but I just got back from there and couldn't find it anywhere.
For me, I'm thinking now maybe my dream curve is Kessel pro, just mirrored to left hand.