Can You Still Use a WOOD Hockey Stick TODAY?

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In this video I put my old wooden hockey stick to the test against my composite No Name hockey stick to find out if it holds up in today's game. Can You Still Use a WOOD Hockey Stick TODAY?
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@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

Drop this comment a LIKE if you've ever played with a wood hockey stick! I'm curious to see how many of you guys have actually tried it out 🤔

@awesomegoalie5364 5 жыл бұрын

I played with one from mites to half way through my second year of squirts

@lisabus3852 5 жыл бұрын

Tired* it out😅

@benweisheyer2253 5 жыл бұрын

Why do you have a howies tape bag full of howies tape but you continue to use renfrew tape😂

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

@@benweisheyer2253 just trying to finish the roll! What am I gonna throw out perfectly good tape? 🤔

@benweisheyer2253 5 жыл бұрын

TDI Hockey still. At least keep it out of the shot. But that is a good point

@chizick14 3 жыл бұрын

I have 99% played games with a wood stick. I love the almost paper light weight of composite, but the "feel" in the wood in unparalleled.

@anabolti682 3 жыл бұрын

Try pro carbon sticks

@JD-nw4pg 5 жыл бұрын

My first stick was wood

@snowy5205 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha dude that cringe when he said stroke the shaft was so funny 😂

@MikeSmith-kd2ix 5 жыл бұрын

Grew up using wood sticks the Sherwood feather lites where the go to. Today’s sticks seem to explode and are way more fragile then the old school wood

@iikrona2046 5 жыл бұрын

I play sometimes in a really rough rink that isn’t smoothly paved so I use wood stick for more time before needing a new one I use like a 3 yr old Sherwood atm Yep just broke it on a clapper 😬

@RissShot 5 жыл бұрын

I tried to use one during practice when I played in College, gave up after 5 minutes, once you get used to having a good flex with a low kick point it’s so hard to shoot, passing was fine, handled decent, but it’s two different worlds. It’s so heavy compared to newer sticks today (I use a CCM Ultra Tacks. TDI I have a challenge for you! Try to get your hands on an old Northland hockey stick, one with NO CURVE, and see how you can do with that.

@violetoconnell8479 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much because I have a KOHO wooden hockey stick and didn't know if I need a better one. Thanks for the info!!!

@sports7lover18 5 жыл бұрын

Hey TDI, I saw you play your games at St. Mikes. Im a student there and I want to know when your games are so I can potentially watch one of them..big fan

@OCPDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

OMG I had that same Koho stick when I was younger - beat up tape and everything. Bringing back some good memories

@pillepalle3614 4 жыл бұрын

. I played back in the days. A light wood stick would last for 2 months not more. The blades fell apart and the fiberglass came out.

@dylanmcfadden8941 5 жыл бұрын

YESSSS FINALYY AN UPLOAD LUV YA TDI COULD SET UP A 1V1 WITH NASHER

@garrettmckinney7565 5 жыл бұрын

Granted i am a goalie, but the first time i used a composite (had a wood core) stick it shattered on the first hard I faced, my wood sticks take the cake. Durable, i like the weight and i feel more in control of it rather than the composite stick i used. Wood all the way.

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I guess a lot of goalies still use wood sticks eh? A much larger proportion to skaters anyway

@garrettmckinney7565 5 жыл бұрын

surprisingly a ton of goalies are switching over, for the weight difference, saying its faster (it is). But i feel it has less control than a wood stick. I dont know goalies are a different breed than skaters.

@W32hyondsxcrickrollhjuit 5 жыл бұрын

I went there yesterday

@-Armageddon- 5 жыл бұрын

I've always used wooden sticks, i tried a composite stick back in my late 20's and something about the flex seemed too take some power off of my shots so it was right back to wood.

@maverick0716 3 жыл бұрын

Composites come in a variety of different flexes. Perhaps you needed a stiffer flex.

@mmonsterr 2 жыл бұрын

You can get composite stiffer than wood

@nhlsportsgaming6309 5 жыл бұрын

Hey tdi, where did you get your Adidas hockey sweatshirt that you have on in this video? I've been looking for one but I can't seem to find any.

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

It's a custom hoodie that I got straight from adidas when I went to their HQ!

@paulinieminen9083 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't Koho a Finnish brand? If so PERKELE

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

Yep! they're from Finland, but I don't think they manufacture much player equipment anymore; it's mostly goalie stuff now

@paulinieminen9083 5 жыл бұрын

Huh, didn't know they are still a thing. I have 2 cut Koho sticks in my garage that I used when I was like 7

@pikkisful 5 жыл бұрын

@@paulinieminen9083 eilen lämisin takapihalla kahdeksan puista, kellarissa ollutta kohoa rikki :D

@MegaJiiRo 5 жыл бұрын

SUOMI FINLAND PERKELE! Torille -->

@rekorekoo 5 жыл бұрын

perkele

@jinvexed 5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried the Bauer Supreme S180?

@kcb5150 2 жыл бұрын

You would probably sing a somewhat different tune with a proper, fresh 90s Sherwood 7000, Bauer 3030, Montreal 99, or even better a fresh 90s pro stock wood stick. The problem is modern wood sticks are made like trash and cost too much for what you get. They used to be like $25-28 for the top level... The answer is more yes they are more than usable if they were made properly, but right now they don't make much sense.

@rebeccaseguin3623 5 жыл бұрын

glide through the shaft i died laughing

@georgebrocklehurst8653 5 жыл бұрын

i STILL USE A WOOD STICK AND I STARTED PLAYING HOCKEY WHEN I WAS 6

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

legend 👌

@georgebrocklehurst8653 5 жыл бұрын

I got it for 30 dollars at Canadian tire

@walawalayaga8116 5 жыл бұрын

@@georgebrocklehurst8653 time to upgrade bro

@georgebrocklehurst8653 5 жыл бұрын

No it is the best stick ever

@danielesbordone1871 5 жыл бұрын

If you're a stick-handler , you can't beat wood. It dampens out the puck. With the composite , the puck is unstable and nervous.

@bubblenugget1235 5 жыл бұрын

Do you know where you got the adidas hockey hoodie, I'd really like one.

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

I got it direct from adidas, it's an exclusive item not sold in retail stores

@bubblenugget1235 5 жыл бұрын

@@TDIHockey oh, ok thanks!

@CheesyHotDogPuff 5 жыл бұрын

I use wooden sticks playing beer league. I'm a stay at home defenceman, so the extra weight of the stick makes it super easy to poke check or sweep the puck away.

@T0MMYVERCETTI 3 жыл бұрын

That koho wood stick is the exact same stick I use. It's perfect.

@patrickah9478 5 жыл бұрын

My first sticks were wooden sticks when i was like under 10

@micah4615 5 жыл бұрын

same

@init2winit53 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Then the nike with a couple of blades.

@braiden2747 5 жыл бұрын

Same it was a white one I can’t remember what it was called

@boltshockey9186 5 жыл бұрын

You should try to find a vintage Marcus Naslund wooden stick....(one of the last people to use a wood stick) and use it in a game/do a review of it

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

if I can get my hands on one I'd love to!

@MPatterson-rz9ft 5 жыл бұрын

Wow u have a really good slapper keep it up

@thenukeman3657 5 жыл бұрын

It sounds so good

@alexandermilentis2130 5 жыл бұрын

Where'd you get that Adidas Hockey hoodie?

@ryanmckay4485 4 жыл бұрын

My first wood sticks were KOHO's wood sticks I love the Lemieux and Jagar sticks

@drinkinbuddy8264 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the video you’re a good entertainer

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

@dylanmcfadden8941 5 жыл бұрын

MAYBE EVEN ADD KVG AND PAVEL BARBER

@xerokirby5021 5 жыл бұрын

I use to use a wood stick, I got a composite stick near thanksgiving. My wood and composite sticks are about the same length

@redline4124 5 жыл бұрын

Get that top hand farther away from your body. You can generate more leverage and more pull from the top and in conjunction with a nice wrist roll will create a faster release and more power. Great vid tho!

@sofaking2369 5 жыл бұрын

Sherwood featherlite for life.

@hockeyidiot9949 5 жыл бұрын

It all comes down to what you prefer for example I play hockey and I prefer a wood stick like you have and you prefer a Kompass stick

@kranmaster 5 жыл бұрын

The difference is a wood stick takes better technique/mechanics, and stronger hands, wrists, forearms etc. to get off good shots, whereas pretty much anyone with decent athletic ability can wing a puck in the top of the net with composites.

@allamericangoon7308 5 жыл бұрын

you should start using the wood twig for training and drills and use the composite for games that way it builds up muscle in the arms and shoulders so you're beast in game

@jacksjourneyandcreations6952 5 жыл бұрын

atomictacos YT that’s really smart 👏

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

I may just start doing this 🤔

@allamericangoon7308 5 жыл бұрын

its what I do for training at goalie except I add weight to my trapper so I can get my glove up faster

@georgehennen3505 5 жыл бұрын

What flex do you use?

@justinblanck5287 5 жыл бұрын

Find 2 other players, one that uses the wood stick and the other with there composit stick. First let them us there own stick, then have them switch. That would make the test more fun and give you better feedback, many even prove your point.

@EP1CNELSON 5 жыл бұрын

wood sticks make the best sounds though

@mischapineau8287 3 жыл бұрын

That stick is not to short for you and you should be able to stick handle better with a shorter stick anyway.

@TheCheesewalrus 5 жыл бұрын

you and I would play in a similar league and realistically feel is generally the reason we a composite stick. a lack of genuine talent has more significant effect on not having scoring prowess.

@TheAdamlans 4 жыл бұрын

the lie and the height of the wood stick is what's effecting your ability to use it. I think the lie of the stick is so critical to the efficiency of your stick and matching your play style. In the puck handling drill, you keep losing the puck on the heel of the wood stick because the lie is too low. I play with a wood stick, I always have, because I like the softness of the blade and the low flex. I also like the weight because it absorbs a lot of passes nicely. But I still think the lie and flex are more important than material.

@brahmashockey5039 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@karlbork6039 2 жыл бұрын

I tried a composite stick for the first ever. I stickhandled and shot for over an hour then went back to my wood stick and couldn't believe how heavy it was! I'm finally converted.

@Alexander-kl3ix Жыл бұрын

I prefer it sometimes ima d though idk if that changes anything

@drivesecure2476 4 жыл бұрын

oood video when I played we used Wood NORTHLAND and CCM would shoot for 45 minutes I guess thats why my forarms are like a lumber jacks

@stevenbarnes9399 5 жыл бұрын

Still use Sherwood Featherlite, growing up I used Christian Superlite

@fletcherderges9989 5 жыл бұрын

You should do a metal stick challenge

@silversword4849 5 жыл бұрын

Is that even a thing

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

Metal stick? 🤔 you got a link?

@silversword4849 5 жыл бұрын

@@TDIHockey I don't but hockey pro 21 might

@sofaking2369 5 жыл бұрын

@@silversword4849 yes... they came just before the composite sticks did, they were made of aluminum. They were two piece sticks, wood blade with aluminum shaft.

@craigborth8047 5 жыл бұрын

Sofa King love my easton up here in canada, america made stick whatta beauty

@mpostj991 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone else crack up with the way TDI pronounces “composite” haha love the vids TDI keep doing your thing!

@AshtonLegoKing 5 жыл бұрын

i have a wood stick and it sucks i wish i could get a good stick but my fam cant aford it

@jakek5610 5 жыл бұрын

I mean you can use any stick really if you had to. One of the teams I played for had like a 10 pound metal stick for fast hands back from like 2008, and guys would take it out during games and use it to hack people instead of just fighting during the last 5 minutes so they wouldn’t get suspended. Hasn’t been used like that for years but just goes to show you.

@dabiznisthecat5465 5 жыл бұрын

I still play with a wood hockey stick. The downside to wood is it's heavier and breaks easier. I may be doing something wrong, but I've broken a few without doing anything. I think the transition from cold to warm caused it to split, but don't know for sure.

@billhorrigan4388 5 жыл бұрын

Most modern wood sticks use an aspen core sandwiched by harder woods to meke them lighter. It makes them too weak in my opinion. Sherwood is the only decent wood stick left.

@stinks4612 5 жыл бұрын

Nonames factory is in my hometown!!!

@kaydehorne2665 5 жыл бұрын

Nice hat! Never mind, thought it was a pavel barber hat😒

@calebtaylor1462 5 жыл бұрын

Is adidas going to release that sick hoodie any time soon?

@typical_beast8667 5 жыл бұрын

i’m in bantam and i still use one it is hard to shoot with if you normally use a composite but once you get used to it it can be really good and.i like the feel of a wooden stick with stick handling and i haven’t been able to get that feel with a composite.i think i can get away with using a wood stick because i’m in bantam so i’m not sure if i will be able to use one in the higher levels of hockey

@HI-sp2ch 5 жыл бұрын

typical_ Beast what tier are you in for hockey

@HI-sp2ch 5 жыл бұрын

And what team

@typical_beast8667 5 жыл бұрын

H I Tier 4

@typical_beast8667 5 жыл бұрын

H I what do you mean by what team. like what city~town

@HI-sp2ch 5 жыл бұрын

typical_ Beast yeah

@R.R.chandar 5 жыл бұрын

Question for you why use wax?

@zeikestsuvods 5 жыл бұрын

im still crazy but I still use an old stick .My wrist shot is god damn strong .Now stick are god damn light .to easy to handle now . With a reebok per example my stick handling is god damn good now .I use to do 1000 shot night with an old stick

@LetsGoGolfing721 3 жыл бұрын

"no name hockey stick with my name on it" talk about the irony

@cenaboyle 5 жыл бұрын

I really like wood sticks

@ie.sportsnetwork9879 5 жыл бұрын

Are those noname gloves you’re wearing, too?

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

@ie.sportsnetwork9879 5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know they produced those!

@brendonkellybk7953 5 жыл бұрын

I like the old fashioned wood sticks and I’m not a big guy. But that’s just me

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

yeah it's definitely up to your own personal preference. I'm a smaller guy as well and ever since I made the switch to composite I can't see myself going back

@hockeyfan888akajoker 5 жыл бұрын

I use what ever I can for stick lol

@rf2642 3 жыл бұрын

Gretzky used wood. I use wood. :)

@silversword4849 5 жыл бұрын

Wood stick all the way

@jacksjourneyandcreations6952 5 жыл бұрын

I wish you had more subs your awesome 👏 Edit you are the first ever KZfaqr who hearted my comment thx

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

We're getting there 👍

@jacksjourneyandcreations6952 5 жыл бұрын

🤞 I know right

@thesportg.o.a.t4119 4 жыл бұрын

I like a wooden stick better, a wooden stick is all I use

@kevinb2731 5 жыл бұрын

3:25 that what she said

@oliveiagarden 3 жыл бұрын

I still use wooden sticks haha

@therapist6328 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a goalie and hate composite goalie sticks. They have no feel, they almost vibrate on a stick save, they break way too easy and too much flex to pass and shoot. I do like to slash a forwards stick a couple inches above the blade because I can break your compo- twig every time I feel you are too close yo my crease.

@coreyhickson5668 5 жыл бұрын

i agree with with most of what you said, but as a goalie who loves to get out and play the puck (and is pretty good at it too) i love the flex of a comp. stick when i need to sauce a puck to a teammate.

@therapist6328 5 жыл бұрын

@garbage person Why? Did I break your stick when you were using the toe of your skate to kick my heel when your d man is winding up for a blast?

@therapist6328 5 жыл бұрын

@garbage person LOL. Cheers girl!

@karissamurdoch2251 5 жыл бұрын

The black tape in the background is casually not Howe’s it’s renfrew lol

@ksifourthliner7005 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing compares to the puck feel of a wooden stick, except maybe a True or a Sher-Wood

@Hawks-if8tp 5 жыл бұрын

0:50 try’s to get sponsorship

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

We're already partnered, that's why I have my own discount code

@johnnobile6822 5 жыл бұрын

i use a sherwood 5030 stick

@carsonross8225 5 жыл бұрын

You said that you have all the tape things from Howies but then there's a review tape roll in the back. Not a hater

@hattorihanzo2275 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone in the NHL still use a wood stick? I saw a picture of EIchel once and I could of sworn he had a wood stick but in all other I've seen it looks composite.

@ramsisabdulnour4929 5 жыл бұрын

Am i the only one that knows why he did that face when he said shaft

@deitznuts3306 5 жыл бұрын

Yes obviously

@MinnesotaArcticBlast 5 жыл бұрын

@TDI I use a Grafite stick with a wooden blade!

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

YES, I need to get my hands on an old two-piece stick. an Easton Synergy would be my dream stick

@Ryan-rt5hm 5 жыл бұрын

Compassite stick

@andrewmcdonald9437 5 жыл бұрын

He didn't do the toes drag on the last one

@deltabravo1811 2 ай бұрын

Think of all the guys that cleaned those drills, faster than you, with a twig. Does a composite stick really make you better? No. It makes it easier. It makes you weaker.

@mathewdymski7407 5 жыл бұрын

Whatkonda stick comp isssss ittte sticks ? Lol

@-Cowboy1188 5 жыл бұрын

no sure why in your shooting drill you did the pointless stick handling but your shot was better with the woody

@hockeyalley1 Жыл бұрын

The first company to use grip on wood sticks was Bauer it was called stick um.

@cjzizzari2405 5 жыл бұрын

You need to cut that stick.

@Fro10079 Жыл бұрын

😂 I’m tired

@joshydev-gs4jm 3 ай бұрын

Wooden❤

@merak0044 5 жыл бұрын

P.S. Im 47 and I ve always played hockey but now I play with the old mens ligue.....no need to put $$$ when the game is so slow....lol

@mattlewis5190 5 жыл бұрын

7:30...... oh forget it

@naxxvy2051 5 жыл бұрын

Why do you wax the stick

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

It helps prevent snow from building up on the blade which improves my puck control

@sofaking2369 5 жыл бұрын

it's trendy... placebo effect if anything.

@theweirdone3109 5 жыл бұрын

hello

@merak0044 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of a rink is that. Dont seem to be wide. Keep the woody for the street....

@TDIHockey 5 жыл бұрын

It's a half-ish size rink. 100ft by 70ft

@thesportg.o.a.t4119 4 жыл бұрын

I use a wooden stick in my league and I lead the league in goals

@hockeygod1774 5 жыл бұрын

Last time I used a wood hockey stick I was 3

@patrickah9478 5 жыл бұрын

so you are very young

@logankeil8883 5 жыл бұрын

Compazit

@bassandgrass567 5 жыл бұрын

Logan Keil 😂😂 it’s like he didn’t take grade school chemistry 😂😂

@JeffreyGWang 5 жыл бұрын

You actually use the same amount of energy when using the same stick.

@xerokirby5021 5 жыл бұрын

It’s okay for the goalie sticks, but not sure about normal

@aaronmaxim 5 жыл бұрын

A nice new SW-5030 still feels great but after a few games it gets a little water logged becomes tough. There's still nothing quite like the feeling of holding a murdered tree for sniping entertainment MERRRRICA.

@sofaking2369 5 жыл бұрын

There's a solution to this... don't use the same stick back to back, rotate them so they have a chance to breathe. At $40 a pop you can buy three of them for the price of a composite stick and rotate them as frequently as you feel you need to. If I had two games in the same day I would rotate out if it started feeling spongy. A day in the garage or by the heater and it's good to go. Also... if you alter the curve (torch and vice) you will weaken the fiberglass outer layer if you get it too hot, this allows the moisture into the blade. I still use Sherwood featherlites to this day and will continue to as long as they continue to make them. Kids laugh about it when they see it but they don't know why they can't stop my poke checks. The heavier sticks eat composite sticks alive in poke checks. And... you can always get frustrated and snap their composite stick in half with a quick slash from the wood stick.

@aaronmaxim 5 жыл бұрын

@@sofaking2369 towards the end of me using them I sanded them a little and used water seal. Worled really really well. But after awhile the wood just starts to soften up. The one thing a comp will never ever get right is that crisp low level vibration and feel of catching a pass or firing of a nice snap shot with wood.