Easton SE 16 – where did it go?
I just want to know what Easton’s thinking. After talking to many Pro, Junior and other elite players the consensus is
that the SE16 is the best stick. They make the EQ50 saying that it is the same thing but not close. When companies get something that works, why change it especially when it’s that tool that makes players the money.
On further research and just plain old “ask the question”, the general consensus is that the EQ50 is also a piece of garbage. Personally, I used it for about 3 days and then had to get rid of it since the balance points were all off. I removed the weights in the shaft plug and that seemed to correct some of the flex issues relative to the SE16 but the main problem was the blade were counter weights were installed stiffening the “throat /hozzle” making the flex through the bottom part of the shaft into the blade too stiff.
So final analysis, the EQ50 is nowhere near the SE16 and the fact that Easton is trying to convince people that this is the case is insulting to say the least.
What is the next best stick?
It seems that a lot of players are moving towards the Bauer Total one. Certain stick reviews comment that the new Bauer stick is a “slap shot” machine which is quite interesting in that most game situations are limited to the quick release scenario. The main problem that I found with the stick was that the surface of the shaft was too slippery unless one had a certain type of glove palm to match. Bauer tried to compensate with the addition of the “Tac – Spiral” Bumps down the side which I found didn’t help that much. However the grip shaft seemed to perform a little better. The stiffing of the “throat or hozzle” of the stick was ok but if the length of the shaft was cut down (someone 5’8″ and shorter that liked a shorter stick, say chin height on skates), this attribute impacted the shot dynamics off the blade.
The wrist shot was good due to elevated shaft speed resulting from weight which was approx 433 grams, similiar to the SE 16 (87 to 85 flex) and blade length was good allowing for longer puck to surface interaction. Curve in this case made the difference.
More later and ….Good luck!
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