At a glance
The Pulse is noticeably lighter, built from premium materials, and priced at a serious premium, while the Blackout is way more affordable and offers a much wider curve selection for a junior-level stick. These two sticks are not really competing for the same player since one is a senior elite stick and the other is a junior performance option.
The numbers
Pick the Bauer Pulse
Pick the HockeyStickMan Value Blackout - Junior
Bauer
Pulse
HockeyStickMan
Value Blackout - Junior
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