goalie shafts

[jkriz45]

aye....I play goalie sometimes for fun but now I'm starting to play for my team cuz we need someone, do you all think its necessary to cut my shaft ?

[FallIntoIt]

Cut from what length? Goalie length? No, because as far as I know for men's rules, you can use the entire length, and that will help you with clears. From a shortie length? God no, you'll need all the length you can get. From a pole? Probably, at least to goalie length, so that you can swing your stick upside down for low shots/offside hip quicker.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

a lot of goalies like to take 2-4" off the end, not much more...other goalies play with attack length shafts...my coach likes to play with a cut down d-pole to check pipes easier, personally I'm one of the 2-4" guys, it makes it so the end of my stick doesn't get caught on anything and I know my arc so it's unecessary to have that length to check pipes, on the other hand I do struggle on gilmans, I throw about the length of the top of the box-to-box

again, try with a normal length shaft and just work from there

[goalieman3]

not to hijack the thread, whats the best way to cut down a shaft

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

hack-saw and a clamp...unless you know someone who has a table saw, you can take it to home-depot or something and they'll cut it for you

[SAGoalie30]

you have to find what length you like or works best for you. for me i like my shaft with about 3-4 inches cut off. so it doesnt catch on to anything. but i am bigger so i have no problem with clears and gilmans i can throw the length of the field. the length all depends your personal strength and preferences.

[stinisonfire]

Here is my best advice to have you figure out what length is best for you.

First off, the longer your shaft, the easier it will be to pass. I don't know why, but that's just how it works. Something involving dinosaurs and Einstein's Theory of Relativity for all I know. Or leverage, whatever.

Take a 40" shaft (standard size). Cut down an inch, and play with it. If you don't like that, and want it shorter, cut down another inch. Repeat until you like the length.

Keep in mind, a lot of goalies starting off tend to keep their hands IN. You want your hands OUT in your ready stance. Keeping your hands IN tends to make you hit your leg with your shaft.

My 2 cents. Hope it helps.

[FallIntoIt]

First off, the longer your shaft, the easier it will be to pass. I don't know why, but that's just how it works. Something involving dinosaurs and Einstein's Theory of Relativity for all I know. Or leverage, whatever.

At first, I read this, and before I got to the "or leverage" part, I thought, "Dear God, please tell me he didn't actually post this..." Hah.

Keep in mind, a lot of goalies starting off tend to keep their hands IN. You want your hands OUT in your ready stance. Keeping your hands IN tends to make you hit your leg with your shaft.

As an add on:
Have you ever played baseball? Doesn't necessarily mean that you were/weren't on a team, but even in PE class? When you get up to the plate to bat, you're coached to keep your elbows up and out... keep that in mind when you're in your stance. Or.. try to think of keeping your elbows in line with your toes, and your hands out just past that.

[ant1216d]

I just want to say to answer your question directly. It is not necessary to cut your shaft. Many goalies play with 40" shafts, which is the standard goalie sized shaft. I have 40" shaft on one stick and a 36" shaft on the other. Still not sure which to use, but I still enjoy the 40". LIke stinisonfire said try cutting an inch at a time and find out what size you like best. It is all preference.