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[Hab4life]

Isn't there a load of fiberglass in this stick compared to the full composite ??

 

That's what i was told at the shop.

[Kovey10]

Are you coming off a stiff stick blade? I found the blade good and hard my snap shit felt better.

Ive been using APX, T1, and RS, so yeah I'd say they are all a little stiffer. I was just surprised that I was able to bend the blade that easily with my hands.

[modny123]

because the rbz 60 doesn't have the "speed blade" like the true RBZ would it give the rbz60 better puck feel due to the foam in the blade core?

[PinkEye]

Compared to which stick? The RBZ? Most definitely but the puck feel with the RBZ is terrible so anything is better tbh.

[GuitarAwesome]

Disagree entirely. Puck feel with the RBZ is the best out of any stick I have ever used.

[Hab4life]

Disagree entirely. Puck feel with the RBZ is the best out of any stick I have ever used.

So, in your opinion are they worth the $119.99 ?? That's what they are priced at at my LHS.

 

Just don't want to get one and have the blade feel soft to me after a few games. I like the feel and look though, and would probably go with the RNH curve or maybe even the Landsekog {spelling ?}, that's a wicked curve on that baby !!

[GuitarAwesome]

I wouldn't know about the 60, I use the expensive RBZ.

All I know is it's absolutley incredible, and everyone I've let use it has switched as well.

And I had a couple of Landy ones, the curve is pretty good! I switched to Tavares though, was having trouble with backhands due to the banana like nature of the curve.

[Beer leaguer]

Mine has been in 4 games still strong.

[Buzz_LightBeer]

At $119, I'd consider it one of the better "value" sticks on the shelf.

[Dupes]

At $119, I'd consider it one of the better "value" sticks on the shelf.

 

Me too.

Same with the Sher-Wood T90.

[PinkEye]

Disagree entirely. Puck feel with the RBZ is the best out of any stick I have ever used.

 

Agree to disagree. RBZ was the worst for me.

[modny123]

I'm glad I brought this thread back from the dead seems like lotsnkfndiscussion discussion is still needed on rbz60

[wrlittle]

Had a game last night. One of the better players on the opposing team had a 60.

 

I asked him if he liked it. "No, it's shit." Asked him what he didn't like about it. "There's no feel to it. It's stiff, I don't mean its flex. It feels dead."

[GuitarAwesome]

Again, speaking for the RBZ, not the 60:

 

The shaft walls are thicker than most people are used to. It's very tough to get used to. It takes a long time to get used to the kickpoint. But once you do, you're unstoppable.

[Grammer]

It took me no time to get used to it. I've been using Easton my whole hockey life, with the occasional Bauer and Warrior and Reebok thrown in for good measure. I was sold the first shot I took - and that was with a stick that is probably eight inches too long for me. The "strap a rocket to the puck" tagline is apt. My shot is like never before - and I'm not a better player than I was before the switch. I want to get an RBZ60 to serve as my backup, but they're hard to find online in my flex and curve. 

[modny123]

so all this" strap a roket to the puck" stuff is actually real? 

[GuitarAwesome]

I'm shooting harder than I ever had, to say the least.

[Grammer]

It's as real as you can expect. At least that's my feeling on them. 

[theflash0000]

I'm no expert on stick mechanics, but I'm thinking it has more to do with the straight shaft and the "anywhere" kick point idea than anything else. I am absolutely noticing a much harder kick with my RBZ than any other stick I've used, but I'm attributing that to probably having always used the wrong stick for my shot. I feel like the RBZ conforms to what I'm doing, rather than me having to focus on my hand being a certain place/using a certain shot mechanic to get max results.

[Grammer]

Agree one hundred percent. It's stupid that a stick would be built for wristers or clappers specifically. As if someone would never have the occasion to use the other one. That's why I think the RBZ60 will be good. It's got the same customizable kickpoint business. The blade won't be the same, and the RBZ blade is lively as fuck, but I suspect the shaft has more to do with the improvement in my shot than does the blade.