| When purchasing roller hockey sticks you need ones | | | | powerful shots. |
| that will allow you to handle the puck better but also | | | | However should you decide to go for a roller hockey |
| ensure that you can maneuver easily as well. | | | | stick made from composite materials then you have |
| Therefore it is important that you choose one that is | | | | several kinds to select from. Below we take a quick |
| the right length for you. | | | | look at what some of these are. |
| When it comes to purchasing this piece of equipment | | | | 1. Fiberglass - The actual main body of these sticks is |
| for playing roller hockey ensure that when it comes | | | | constructed from wood, but the outer layer is made |
| to the length that the top of the handle sits | | | | from fiberglass. So when it comes to the weight of |
| between your chin and nose when the blade is on | | | | these types there is no real difference between |
| the floor. When trying out several sticks make sure | | | | them and conventional wooden ones. |
| that you are also wearing your skates at the time to | | | | 2. Aluminum - These not only weigh a lot less than |
| ensure that you get the right length. | | | | the sticks made from wood but have the same |
| If the stick is for a child playing this sport then | | | | strength capabilities as well. If you are someone who |
| generally the length of theirs should be somewhere | | | | has only recently decided to up this sport then |
| between 46 and 54 inches. Whilst if the roller hockey | | | | purchasing this type may be your best option. |
| stick is for an adult then they will need one | | | | 3. Graphite - Like the fiberglass variety this material is |
| measuring between 56 and 62 inches. But for children | | | | laid over a wooden stick. However, there are a few |
| there is nothing to prevent their parents buying them | | | | sticks available made totally out of this material and |
| one of the adult size roller hockey sticks which they | | | | are pretty strong and again weigh a lot less than the |
| have cut down to size, especially if the conventional | | | | wood kind. |
| children's ones are too short. | | | | 4. Kevlar - This material has become popular and is |
| As soon as you have determined the size of stick | | | | used in a variety of different activities. In motorcycle |
| you need the next thing you must decide on is the | | | | racing this material is used not only in the production |
| material from which it is made. As you will soon | | | | helmets, but also in gloves and leathers. It provides a |
| discover today you have the choice of one's made | | | | good amount of protection to the rider should they |
| from composite materials or wood. A great many | | | | fall of their machine. Again this material is very |
| roller hockey players opt for the wooden kind as | | | | lightweight but also extremely durable. In some cases |
| these are a lot more affordable and much more | | | | there are roller hockey sticks made all of Kevlar |
| durable. Also what they weigh tends to make them | | | | whilst with others it is only the blade. |
| easier to handle and allow the user to play far more | | | | |