Patent ID: 6855078

Claim:
A method for custom fitting the lie of hockey blade to a particular hockey player, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hockey stick with adjustable blade to the hockey player for custom fitting, wherein said blade includes a hosel having a first end and a second end opposite said first end and a planar surface forming the blade face extending from said second end of said hosel, said blade face comprising a heel extending from said second end of said hosel and a toe opposite said heel, said blade and including a blade edge extending between said heel and said toe; (b) setting the adjustable blade to an initial lie position and marking the lie angle on an indicia assembly, wherein said indicia assembly rotatably attaches said blade to said hosel and comprises an incrementally locking assembly and a scale located on said blade face for visually indicating the position of said blade face to said hosel when said toe of said blade is incrementally rotated about said hosel; (c) adjusting the angle of said blade relative to said hosel to fit the shooting stance of the hockey player being fitted after the hockey player skates with the hockey stick and blade in the initial lie position; (d) adjusting the angle of said blade relative to the playing surface ice to fit the shooting stance of the hockey player being fitted; (e) readjusting the angle of said blade relative to the hosel and the surface ice, if necessary; (f) measuring the angle between the blade face and the hosel to thereby achieve maximum blade edge contact with the ice surface and blade and increase puck control and shooting accuracy; and (g) fitting the hockey player with a hockey stick having a fixed blade comprising the lie angle determined from steps (c) through (f).