HOW TO PROPERLY CUT & SIZE A HOCKEY STICKBy: Sean Langrieger

SUPPLIES• Hockey Stick• Marker• Vise Grip• Flathead Screwdriver• Hacksaw

STEP 1: PROPERLY SIZING THE STICK

• Stand without shoes on• Use the marker to draw a line

on the stick at nose-level

STEP 2: PROPERLY USING THE VISE GRIP

• Hold the stick with left hand• Place right hand on the vise

grip’s hand crank• Twist the hand crank to the

right; tightening the stick into place• Do not tighten too much

because the vise grip can break the stick

STEP 3: REMOVING THE BUTT-END

• Place the tip of the flathead screwdriver at the stick’s butt-end

• Gently pry each of the 4 sides of the butt-end

• The butt-end should pop out with ease

STEP 4: SAFELY CUTTING THE STICK

• Take the hacksaw in dominate hand

• Line up the hacksaw at the marker which was earlier placed on the stick

• Grind the hacksaw back and forth in a downward motion on the stick until the cut is complete

STEP 5: REPLACING THE BUTT-END

• Twist the vise grip’s hand-crank counterclockwise to release the stick

• Take the butt-end and push the corners where the stick was cut• The butt-end does not

go right in• Hit the stick’s butt-end

straight down into the ground

CONGRATULATIONSYou officially know how to properly size and safely cut a hockey stick!

SOURCES• Photographs were taken by Mike Langrieger & Sean Langrieger• Information within ‘How to Properly Size and Cut a Hockey Stick’ was

gathered from personal work experience• Demonstrations completed by Sean Langrieger• Published via SlideShare