Ringette Canada rules state that you cannot have a stick that is longer than your armpits when you are standing on skates. That is the maximum height that your stick can be. Some players prefer a much shorter stick length than others. Once you know how long you want your stick to be (when you are on skates) you can properly choose its flex.
The flex number of a stick basically indicates how much the stick will bend. The lower the flex number the more flexible the stick will be. The flex number indicates how many pounds of force are needed to bend the stick one inch. If you cut your stick you will change the flex rating of it. Cutting it will make the stick more rigid. Our sticks have been tested to take this into account. Our TruFlex calculator will recommend a stick model and flex based on your preferred stick length (with skates on) and your body weight. This is a starting point. Some players may prefer to pick a lower or higher flex number than our recommendation. PURE's TruFlex recommendation aims to give you the sweet spot of the benefits of flex while still maintaining good ring control.
PURE's sticks are all designed with a low kick point. The kick point is the part of the stick where it is designed to bend the most. Ringette does not use slap shots. Most of our shots are wrist shots or shots that we want to get off quickly. Sticks with a low kick point are ideal for getting the ring off of the stick as quickly as possible. This type of kick point gives shooters a lighting fast release.
