Wood is Good, Fancy Sticks are Better

While I am a tall dude and have used many of these over the years, never has one broken. It's a solid choice over the warrior composite stick end, especially if you tend to change things up and need a new one every 6 months to a year. For the install, I almost have to use hockey tape within the glue area on the end as it is never a tight fit anymore. Generally taping around once or twice with two to three rolls high does the trick for me. Keep in mind, when adding these to sticks they add a weight and an imbalance that I would prefer to do without. CCM and Warrior have 62" and 63" sticks now so this is a product that should be used less if you want to keep your game optimal. Again, it's all about personal preference, however at 6' 3" I bought my last one after I purchased a new set of warriors for the very reason I mentioned.

No Broken Teeth

When a teammate broke 3 of his front teeth wearing the same half shield I had, it was time to invest in something other than dentistry services. So far, it's been good. There has been some adjustment from me so far, however I am not 20 years old so others may be able to pick this up quickly. It is comfortable, which is good. Ensure you use a clean cloth, mine arrived with light surface scratches already on it. I have had to adjust my breathing, if I talk a lot or breath anywhere else besides straight out the shield does slightly fog. I do use hockey spit and would suspect this helps keep the fog down, it's likely worth the $5+ investment if you don't have any. Overall, for safety and keeping all my teeth, it's worth it.