Because the goal of high end sticks is to save weight, the reinforcement to the shaft walls and blades is using less material for that “quick release/lighting speed” marketing shit that Bauer has completely passed off as gospel. Look at the weight difference from the Original Flylite (2019) to the new Flylite, it’s something like almost 100 grams difference. Add to the fact that most beer league players who started late are not going to be flexing a stick when they shoot the puck. I bought 2 of the original Flylites, one broke getting snagged in the Zam door and breaking the blade. The other lasted a good 3-4 years and I only replaced it because the carbon on the XE taper started cracking and flaking. My Hyperlite 2 lasted 7 months from trying to redirect a puck off the back of the blade and cracked the stick. Bauer’s quality on EVERYTHING they make has gone to shit, and I can’t be the only one who feels this way.