ONE SPORTS WAREHOUSE August 16, 2024

The New Osaka 2024/25 Hockey Stick Range

Osaka have brought out their new range for the 2024/25 season. They have kept with their origninal and iconic black and green colourways for their main stick range. ALong with bringing some limited edition Paris themed colourways with this being the Olympic year in Paris.

Osaka Hockey Stick Bows

Osaka have a number of different bow options thoughout their stick ranges, from mid-bow's for the player looking for consistency to the ultra low bow's for those flicking specialists. Below is a run down of the full range of bow shapes.

Mid bow - Traditional shape, used by the worlds best (Van Doren), for ultimate control a strong defensive stick.

Pro Bow- Most popular shape, a mid to low bow with a thin profile for fast dribbling and expansive passing, versatile bow for anyone on the pitch

Low bow - does what it says on the tin, for your creative midfielder who likes to use 3D skills.

Show Bow - Same bow placement as the low bow with a thinner profile for lightening fast hands and creative 3D skills - a forwards dream.

Proto Bow - Ultra low bow with a slightly different handle shape to aid drag flicking and aerial passes.

Low Groove - An ultra low bow stick with a groove to take your drag flicking to the next level. A versatile stick for the specialist.

Osaka FutureLab Stick Range

NXT- A development on the Pro Bow with hookslot head technology and reduced material in the shaft to reduce weight but not lose any power- a game changer

XTR - A development on the low groove, the XTR is the peak of the FutureLab range with it’s creative shaft design - this is one for the flicking specialist

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Osaka Carbon Content for Sticks

Osaka have a range of different carbon contents running through their stick ranges. We will take a look at some of the different carbon contents they have on offer throughout a number of different sticks. Osaka have kept it simple to understand by using the number of % carbon as part of the name of the stick. Examples are below:

Pro Tour 100 - 95% Carbon

Vision 85 - 85% Carbon

Pro Tour 70 - 70% Carbon

Vision 55 - 55% Carbon

Pro Tour 40 - 40% Carbon

Vision 25 - 25% Carbon

A closer look at the individual ranges

Pro Tour 100

The Pro Tour 100 is the highest carbon stick osaka offer. It is available in a number of bows whcih we will show below. Genuinely seen as their flagship stick, proving one of the most popular carbon sticks osaka have on offer. You can now get the pro tour 100 hockey stick in the following bows:

Pro Bow

Proto Bow

Low Groove - White Face Edition

Pro Tour 70

Also one of Osaka's most poplar selling ranges. With 70% carbon content the pro tour 70 offers slightly more feel than the 100. Bow's available are:

Pro Bow

Low Bow

Low Bow - White Face Edition

Proto Bow

Pro Tour 40

Less carbon at 40%. Available in the following bows:

Pro Bow

Pro Bow - White Face Edition

Low Bow

Pro Tour Limited

Limited Edition colourways, exactly the same as the Pro Tour 100 hockey stick. Available in following bows:

Mid Bow

Pro Bow

Low Bow

The Vision Range

The Vision range is specific to the 2024/25 season. Bringing with is specific colourways that are different to the iconic Osaka black and green colourways.

Vision 85

Vision 55

Vision 25

All 3 Vision sticks are available Pro bow and Show bow.

Osaka FutureLab Hockey Stick Range

Osaka's FutureLab range is their top of the range hockey sticks, that have some really specific design tweaks to help you gain the edge via your hockey stick. There are 2 different designs within the FutureLab range, the XTR bow and NXT bow.

The XTR Range

A development on the low groove, the XTR is the peak of the FutureLab range with it’s creative shaft design - this is one for the flicking specialist

The NXT Range

A development on the Pro Bow with hookslot head technology and reduced material in the shaft to reduce weight but not lose any power- a game changer.

Both sticks come in 3 different carbon content. 100%, 75% and 45%