In the ’90s aluminum sticks were seen as the great new technology, bringing a harder hit. Only for the stick to soon be banned by the FIH for its despondency to split, and cause grievous bodily harm. On the other side of the coin, drag flicks skills were invented the decade before, and add a new spice to the hockey game.
Greats like Sandeep Singh wow audiences; he broke the world record with a drag flick of 145 KMs per hour! These new skills remain part of the modern-day makeup of the sport.
Hockey is always evolving, like formula one racing. Where my father’s generation thought foam pumped into a mid bow wooden stick was the height of technology. Now we have low bows, mid bows, pro bows, and more. Bows nowadays are made from kevlar, composite, carbons, and countless other concoctions.