sticks

Ok, I found a way to make my stick lifetime longer. But I am not sure if it's 100% legal. Here is the question:

I usually made my sticks with soft wood (pine), that has many grains. Usually, my sticks partially break at the end, in the hook, and so became useless.
I had tried using different glues to fix them, but couldn't find one strong enough. Some time ago, somebody suggested to use a lump of wood. And it worked really fine, it's a good reinforcement.
Actually, I am using the lump in the new sticks, to improve them.

But is it legal ?? The stick is still one material, wood, but it has two pieces.

Do you mean. 2 sorts wood glue toghetter?
(soft wood and a piece hardwood to reinforce it)
to prevent it from breaking fast.

(Maybe do you also have a photo?)

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no, basically I glue again the two broken parts, and add a lump to reinforce them... I think I have to fix one more, I will try to prepare images...

Is it like a splint for the injured part of the stick, laminating across the joint? You threw me a bit with "a lump". You should be able to use a marine-grade glue/epozy and the joint won't fall apart again.

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A few of us have been looking into making sticks out of other materials and I thought I had a handle on the rules - but it looks like "AquaChallenge" have just changed the rules. It now says:

- The stick shall be made of an approved material (see AquaChallenge website) but must
float horizontally in the water.

I had a look through cmasuwhcindex.htm assuming this is the site the new rules refer to, but I cant find mention of approved materials...

So that means that there is no way to make a leagal stick! (LOL)

Anyone know what materials are approved?

Anyway. From what I remember the old rules on materials said something about a single homogeneous material. So your sticks with two woods would not pass. In fact painting a stick would technically make it illegal.


Personally I would like to see the rules on sticks relaxed a lot. There have been some massive improvements in material technology in the last few years and we are still stuck with hacking up chopping boards. The floating thing also rules out a hell of a lot of composites and plastics with densities only slightly higher than water.

With a big interest in a more open skillful game, and even changing the puck so it passes further why not look at some modern materials to enhance a players puck control?



Ben

surely all of those composites being used out there (such as those NZ sticks) are legal?

either way pine > *

it's wood after all... I still have to post pictures, to better explain with images what I can't say with words...

Simpley question.

Why must a stick floot horizontal?
What is the purpose?

Not sharp i understand.
The circle that the corners and sides must have i understand
The colour i understand.

But why floot HORIZONTAL?
Its an old and dusty rule.
(playing the devil advocat)

As example
You have wood/sticks that sink and you have wooden sticks that floot.
(both are made from wood.)
You have plastic sticks that sink and plastick sticks that floot.
(both made of plastic.) And to give an example. Made of pu can the fllooting been made from the same plastic than then sinking stick. Only the sinking is a little bit stronger.(the only differents.)

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As far as I know, it's to make sure your stick is not too heavy, and avoid stick hit injuries...

yeah i would guess to ensure that sticks don't get too dense to make sure that other sticks don't get broken as easily and to try and reduce injuries. With a denser stick it could be easier to stop someone but on the other hand it would mean that it would be harder to manouvre your stick in the water.

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