Fibre Glass Hurlys

LostBoy101

I just sent in my hurly for repair in Artane this afternoon and the man recommended that I get Fibre glass. I heard they add extra strength to the box shape and I've never experience playing with Fibre glass before.

I need an opinion from someone who had played with Fibre glass on their hurlys so I can ring the man back.

Cheers

nice_guy80

why would a hurley maker/repairer tell you to use a plastic hurley?
sounds a bit mad to me!

Thud

conman must be selling them or something.

theres a reason other materials never caught on, i tried a wavin one back in the day, shock waves up the hurl everytime it clashed with another hurl, would imagine it would be along the same lines with fiberglass

Kerrydude1981

Its just a coat of fibre glass over the bas of the hurley,supposed to stop cracks and breaks


http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/handcrafted-hurleys/leinster/martin-dunne-dublin.html

This fella was on Nationwide a few years back,showed him fixing a few hurleys for Liam Rushe

Thud

mightn't be as bad then, looks like he's sold a few of them and you can hit them with a hammer!

User Friendly

Thud wrote: »

you can hit them with a hammer!

why would you want to

Get a Torpey hurley op;)

Thud

User Friendly wrote: »

why would you want to

watch the video on his website:
http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/hand...ne-dublin.html
looks quite pleased with himself too

LostBoy101

Thud wrote: »

User Friendly wrote: »

why would you want to

watch the video on his website:
http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/hand...ne-dublin.html
looks quite pleased with himself too

lol! and I guess I shouldn't get the coat then? It's Martin Dunne who recommended that I get the coat.

Mountainlad

They fibreglass hurleys I know of are plastic, and contain fibreglass inside. Apparently, the selling point is their increased durability. I'm not saying that's not true, but don't be fooled into thinking they're unbreakable. Meant to be decent, but cost about €35.

LostBoy101

Mountainlad wrote: »

They fibreglass hurleys I know of are plastic, and contain fibreglass inside. Apparently, the selling point is their increased durability. I'm not saying that's not true, but don't be fooled into thinking they're unbreakable. Meant to be decent, but cost about €35.

I see well I don't really want to spend so much money on something I'm not quite sure about so I'm gonna give it pass.

nice_guy80

I have and use a plastic hurley
I like the fact that they generally don't break. I would have gone through 4/5 sticks most years
There is a good sweet strike off it and the touch is consitant

I dislike that the rough textured surface wears off very quickly
in wet conditions the ball can often skid off them
the grips have started to deteriorate (then again i've been using it non stop for two years)

We have banned them in our club for underage as the mammies buy them hurleys that are too big and that is bad for players developing

Jimoslimos

Thud wrote: »

theres a reason other materials never caught on, i tried a wavin one back in the day, shock waves up the hurl everytime it clashed with another hurl, would imagine it would be along the same lines with fiberglass

Those wavin hurls were pure evil:eek:

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Its just a coat of fibre glass over the bas of the hurley,supposed to stop cracks and breaks


http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/handcrafted-hurleys/leinster/martin-dunne-dublin.html

This fella was on Nationwide a few years back,showed him fixing a few hurleys for Liam Rushe

yeah, its been around for a while but the only hurleys I've ever seen it on would be goalkeepers' with the bigger bas

washman3

some goalkeepers using the new fibreglass/plastic hurleys for puckouts.
claiming to get an extra 10-20 metres.

jwcurtin

I'm using one of the Cultec hurls at the moment, since June. I definitely do get a few extra yards, and I've noticed that I'm more accurate with it. They are an investment, but they are worth it IMO.