BETTER THAN ABS?? | Hoapa's ODR Blade
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2024
- Review on Hoapa Hockey's ODR Blade! Definitely such an interesting blade design that I have come to love. Feels like a regular blade but can withstand the outdoor surfaces for quite some time. Full details in the video!
Might do a full Hoapa Stick Review later on.
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Thanks for the review
good info!
nice vid, tempting to get one!
Hey Tony, much appreciated video!
A few questions: Are the Hoapa blades standard or tapered?
Do you know much about Hoapa's shafts? Is their Hydrogen shaft their top of the line lightest shaft option? Or are most of their shafts pretty much the same?
Any thoughts on the Hydrogen shaft vs the Coast to Coast SC2 mid kick shaft? How's the power/kick on it? What's your flex and kick (mid/low)? Do you think you should you have gone stiffer or whippier?
Thank you David! Appreciate the support.
The Hoapa Blades and shafts are all tapered.
I don’t know as much on the HOAPAs compared to other retail sticks like Bauer and CCM, but I believe the Hydrogen is one of their higher end stick options. “Flagship option for 2023” as they said. With that being said, I feel like all shafts are almost the same. Hydrogen is the lightest, origin has the nice wood touch, and pretty much anything after that looks the same to me. They don’t make it clear or completely different stick options like the other companies (Bauer Vapor vs Bauer Nexus).
For the hydrogen VS CTC Mid kick I still love both and use it for different purposes. I’m in quite a few different ball hockey groups so in the lower skilled groups I use CTC, and Hoapa for the higher skill (cause lighter and better shaft). Because 1, I don’t want to completely wear through my HOAPAs that fast (they don’t last long outside) and 2 the CTC 2 piece is still a great option and way cheaper, especially in the long run when having to replace the blades.
CTC: Mid Kick 85 Flex
Hoapa: Low Kick 90 Flex
Hoapa definitely feels way nicer to shoot, you can actually feel the pop! The CTC is still good but it feels like a “bland” shaft without any “cool features”. But then again for ball hockey the ball is light enough already and most people can fire a ball pretty good no matter the stick. I love my specs on my Hoapa but definitely could have gone to a 75 flex on the CTC to feel more flex/pop on the shaft.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you need anything else!
@@TonyHockey Thanks Tony. I actually love my C2C shaft and I find it has amazing pop on it with my 85 and 95 flexes. I just grabbed a Hydrogen in 105 flex and I'll see how it compares!
I know their shaft is tapered, but I'm curious if a a c2c blade would fit if I grabbed the midkick hoapa shaft...
also: Compared to the pro carbon blade from coast to coast, how do you think they stack up against each other in terms of performance and durability? Which blade do you think is stiffer? Thanks!
@@davidbui2255 awesome! Both mid and low kicks will be tapered tho, can't fit CTC blades in there. Between the PRO Carbon and the Hoapa ODR blades, CTC is wayy more durable, and the CTC will also remain stiff for its entire life where as the hoapas lose its stiffness after you reach the line. Both are equally stiff but yea, CTC will remain stiffer for way longer.
Just getting into street hockey, how often do you retape your sticks? Everytime I play I feel the bottom of my blade is always gettin messed up which I know is probably normal so I retape everytime I play. I also am using an ice hockey stick though which probably isn’t meant for street hockey
Yeah Tape won't do much at all to help protect the stick, tape makes it feel grippy too on the concrete which makes it harder to stick handle.
ABS blades or the wraparound is the way to go. If you're looking for a good outdoor option for ball hockey, Coast Hockey shop has great options with many different curves and shafts available.
If you're just looking to train in the offseason outside then the wraparound is your go to. Lmk if you have any more questions!
Cool but if durability is till an issue I would just stick to getting regular sticks and putting blade protectors on them
Yea blade protectors are still the way to go. But I might say durability isn't an "issue" cause they were designed for smoother outdoor surfaces I believe. Nonetheless regular ABS blades and protectors are still going to last double or triple the life.