
At a glance
The Encrypt Pro Willy Styles is a way more refined stick with a hybrid kick and much wider curve selection, but the Catalyst 9X3 Pro Stock is way more affordable at nearly $100 less. If you want flexibility in how you shoot and which blade you run, the Encrypt Pro wins, but if you want a genuine NHL-spec mid-kick build on a budget, the Catalyst delivers.
The numbers
Pick the Sherwood Encrypt Pro Willy Styles
Pick the True Catalyst 9X3 Pro Stock Tomas Lavoie
Sherwood
Encrypt Pro Willy Styles
True
Catalyst 9X3 Pro Stock Tomas Lavoie
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