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