Hey there-I've got a few questions that I hope some one might be able to offer an opinion on. We've just started to play unicycle hockey at the local juggling club evening and are getting to grips with everything it involves, this has led to a few questions:
1. What actually is a suitable stick? - a variety of street hockey and ice hockey one and two piece sticks have been either purchased or produced from the bottom of garages but if we were to get good enough to play a proper match are there any stick rules - I've done a bit of googling but can't really find anything too detailed?
2. Balls.... we've been using a plastic street hockey ball which seems to do the job but it comes quiet keen if it gets whacked at you.. whats everyone else using?
If anyone has any hints for improving (lots of practise is already on the agenda) they would be most welcome.
I play hockey at lunis which is the london unicycle hockey club. We use a tennis ball at the moment. Ideally you want a slightly flat tennis ball so it doesn't bounce too much. We used to use a street hockey ball, but started using tennis balls because that's what the european tournaments use.
For sticks, we use street hockey sticks, one or two piece. Two piece ones might cost a bit less in the long run because you only have to replace the head if you break it.
If you're playing on a surface that wears down sticks quickly, you might want to wrap the head in hockey stick tape, this makes it last longer.
