Carbon fiber technology is showing up everywhere, and hockey is one of those places. A new company by the name of Kynetyk Sports, LLC has come up with a great looking carbon fiber hockey stick.
There are quite a few benefits to this stick:
- Made from the lightest HTS aerospace grade carbon fiber with nano technology
- Uses solid foam core blade technology
- 3 to 1 shaft to blade weight ratio
- Shaft impact layer technology
- Corner reinforcement with Kevlar
- Heat Compression molding technology
- Taper flex shaft for optimal torque and shot response
- Sticky Grip technology
I’d like to hear from some of you hockey guys that have tried out this stick, what your thoughts are. If you’re looking to get one, the company seems to be selling direct on eBay for now. Pricing is in the $50-$150 range.
The sticks are available in left or right curve patterns, in 80 or 90 flex, and can be cut to height.
You can find more carbon fiber hockey gear in the hockey category of our store.
what a great stick i have a few and love them, you can get them on ebay or kynetykhockey.com!!!
Nice sticks, good weight and performance, especially considering the competitive price (composite hockey sticks/shafts can get pricey, especially if you break your sticks a lot!). They have the industry-standard warranty (30-days limited), have flexes up to 110, grip options, and are coming out with new curve patterns and designs soon. I demoed the Surge and Reflex, especially liked the Reflex (100 flex, K-01 curve), nice kick, balance, and feel, often compared to mid-gen Synergys…stay tuned (or contact) for upcoming review of Kynetyk sticks.
The issue with carbon fibre twigs and other performance equipment, especially long, narrow items (such as trekking poles) has less to do with initially-high quality materials and more to do with structural/material comprimises, even slight ones. Where the blades on composites are stronger than wood ones, the shafts are the most usual breaking point on an OPS (one-piece stick). Carbon composites are incredibly light and strong, but unlike wooden sticks, which show their wear and give sight-and-feel warning of breakage, carbon sticks can “explode” without warning, usually during a shot. Compromises to the material/weave, such as tiny nick from a skate blade or stick-to-stick contact, often exponentially weakens the structure and often results in unexpected splintering and “disintigration”. That said, composites feel a lot more fragile than they really are, as with many carbon-fibre items they have incredible strength-to-weight ratios; the light weight means more mobility and stamina, and in a well-designed model are very strong; engineering is all important with long, thin items like hockey sticks. In composite OPS, it is usual to use a carbon sock/sleeve on the blade and heel of the stick, some use a full-length and/or double sleeve too; these help maintain structural integrity in the face of impact or light damage.
If you need more info, drop me a line.
We are just about to launch our own carbon fibre hockey stick, this is a one piece item with the lower part of the shaft having uni-directional carbon reinforcement to increase impact resistance and hopefully reduce breakages. We are also looking into a carbon fibre / kevlar blend as an option. We would welcome any thoughts on how to create the optimum ice hockey stick, and possibly give feedback on how our sticks perform.
Thanks,
Dean
Hey Dean,
Your project launch sounds exciting. The hockey market is a competitive but fiercely loyal entity based greatly on performance, so kit that is up to snuff gets used. Is this through a previously-formed company or are you out on your own (is this your company’s first generation of hockey sticks/hockey products)? If you are new to the hockey industry (especially gear manufacturing/design) there are numerous variables to take into account when producing any line of equipment. If I can be of any help I would be happy to do so. You are clearly looking at different material choices, perhaps new designs, as well as testing and feedback. If you have a website or more direct line of contact I can tell you what I know and possible routes to find further information, if you require.
By the way, are you based in the UK? Excited to hear about your new hockey gear, and I’ll check back for more details.
Best of luck, and take care.
Doc
C2 composites is an established UK business that has been looking at alternative applications (and work)for carbon, ice hockey sticks being one of them. We have been provided with some useful technical information regarding shapes and construction and have now moulded several different variations which are currently being trialled in the UK and Czeck Republic by both semi-pro and pro players. The general feedback has been very positive, and I am about to make changes to the overall design of the stick based on their findings. I appreciate that the market is fairly saturated and to that end would welcome any advice / tips on how we can make our hockey stick perform better, be more attractive to players from both an aesthetics and performance perspective
We dearly hope to offer pro performance for club/recreational prices and feel this is the only way to compete with the big name sticks!
You can find a bit more info about who we are and what we do at http://www.c2-composites.com
We are looking forward to the next few months ahead!
Cheers,
Dean
Recently, I got the new reflex model customized with my teams logo in a 70 flex drury like pattern (02). The balance of the stick is great, as it is extremely light. I have notice my shot is much harder than it ever was with my passed stick over the last year ( Sherwood 5030 wood stick, ccm V10 catapult, vapor xxx, ccm 120 shaft, origional Easton synergy, jofa wood stick, and z-bubble shaft). This could be the be the stick I ve ever used. I considered the ccm u+ CL and TPS R10 before this stick, and although I still like them, for just over half the price of either, the stick is perfect. I totally recomend this stick to anyone who has a lower budget (like me) but still want a quality stick.
Someone please tell me how i can contact kynetyk hockey . I really want to make a custom stick but have no clue on how to do that.
Try these nmancuso@kynetykhockey.com or fmancuso@kynetykhockey.com
Facebook:
Kynetyk Hockey
Phone: +1(201)919-0793
Or visit their website at http://www.kynetykhockey.com and select the contact menu