How to Read Pro Stock Stick Codes

Pro sticks are labelled for equipment managers, so the markings can look like a code. Here is how to read them.

Good to know: you never need to decode a stick to buy from us. Every listing shows the hand, flex and curve.

Bauer

Example Bauer pro label 112345-06 287 32SPROXL
  1. Player number and version. The number stays with the player. The version goes up each time they reorder.
  2. Flex. Bauer pro flexes usually end in 2 or 7, like 77, 82 or 87.
  3. The real build. The model the stick was actually built as. It can be a pro-only model that never went to retail.

CCM

Example CCM pro label 185 2T 354321 V03
  1. Flex. CCM flexes usually end in 0 or 5.
  2. Shaft shape. T traditional, C contoured, R rounded, E ergonomic, I intermediate.
  3. Player ID and version. The ID stays the same for a player and model. The version starts at V01.

Many CCM pro sticks also have a barcode sticker near the knob that names the real build.

"Dressed as"

Some pro sticks wear one model's paint but are built as another.

PaintNexus Tracer → Actual buildProto-2

The build is what you are buying. When we know it, it is in the title.

What the label leaves out

Lie

Rarely printed. It almost always matches the standard lie for the curve.

Flex after cutting

Shorter means stiffer. Many shafts print a scale near the top showing the new flex.

For curves, see our pro stock curve chart, or shop pro stock sticks.

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