I love my Alpha. Got the free one in an 85 flex, and it was a bit too stiff for me. Granted I'm 5'7 and cut my stick to my chin without skates on, so that increased the stiffness a lot. Even though I got a free one, I bought another one in a 75 flex. Its great. Has the same feel and everything as the 85 flex, but I can get off a little bit faster of a shot because of the lower flex. My main favorite part of the stick is how the shaft feels in my hands (that's what she said) and the puck feel. I loved my QRLs before this because I rarely ever take any slapshots or one timers, but the kickpoint on the QX works for me as well. Aside from the stick feeling stiffer than marked, I haven't had any negatives with it. I love the softer grip on the stick, as well as the ribbing and shape of the shaft.
2017 Warrior VIP- Alpha QX
#83
Posted 04 August 2017 - 10:43 AM
#84
Posted 04 August 2017 - 01:00 PM
#85
Posted 04 August 2017 - 02:11 PM
I think the stick is a good stick. I liked it but wasn't blown away by any attribute. The shaft shape is nice and I like the control of the stick but IMO they play a lot stiffer than advertised and the shot feedback is crap. Puck feel is nice but it is eccentric. It almost gives me the sensation that the blade broke when receiving hard passes even though it obviously didn't. Would I say this stick is a home run? No... maybe a double. I was much more impressed by the QRL but honestly I'll probably stick with Bauer. The consistency is there, no Crazy gimmicks, no bs just a lot more simple.
Maybe I'm just a warrior fanboy, but isn't vampire blood inside the blade a crazy gimmick by bauer?
#86
Posted 04 August 2017 - 03:54 PM
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#87
Posted 04 August 2017 - 06:27 PM
Maybe I'm just a warrior fanboy, but isn't vampire blood inside the blade a crazy gimmick by bauer?
I don't think it's necessarily gimmicky because of the gel does what it's advertised to do then I could see it helping out with durability and companies always have to try something new eventually
#90
Posted 07 August 2017 - 09:20 AM
I completely agree, I was just pointing out that what 60PlusWinger said about Bauer not having any gimmicks was incorrect.
I didn't say any. I said "no Crazy gimmicks" which obviously may be subjective. In my opinion they have the best R&D department, The best product consistency and they tend to stick to what works. I don't even currently own any Bauer sticks. CCM and Easton in fact.