Hockey sticks have come a long way since the old wooden one piece. For those of you who have followed the game a long time, you have likely witnessed the progression from wooden one piece sticks, to composite two piece sticks, to the now popular composite one piece stick. Well Easton’s new S17 composite one piece stick just may have pushed the stick evolution even farther.

The S17 shaft is built very similarly to the Easton SE16. The shaft is Kevlar wrapped to provide impact protection as well as vibration dampening. This is, until you reach the bottom where the S17 logo is. This is where the stick changes to Easton’s new Elliptical design using their patented TORX Technology. The shaft actually changes from the standard box design to an elliptical shape. This patented shape helps transfer torque from the shooters’ hands to the blade far more efficiently than any other stick on the market. What does this mean for you, the player? More power and better accuracy!

The S17 shaft is connected in a one piece design during the sticks molding stage instead of using a post molding bonding piece as many one piece sticks do. This means the stick is created in a much more seamless fashion offering better energy transfer and superior control.

Finally, the S17’s blade uses a structure unique to Easton sticks called Multi-Rib structure. If you were to cut the blade open, you would see 2 supports on the inside (top and bottom) with a hollow bladder in the middle. This is designed to help control blade flex, ensuring accuracy and precision.

We have seen a lot of gimmick sticks come and go through our doors in the preceding years, but this is not one of them. Trust us, if it was we certainly wouldn’t take the time to write about it. The stick had excellent feel and accuracy, without the hollow or metal feel that can often come with one piece sticks. So try out the new Easton S17 hockey stick in your next game, it might just give you that little extra performance boost you’ve been looking for!

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