Pro Bow 70

The NKD Dream 70 - Pro Bow is a senior field hockey stick built for outdoor play, aimed at intermediate players moving past their first proper stick. It combines a Pro bow with a more conventional mid bow shape, giving a blend of the easier ball-lifting a pro-style bow offers with the familiar feel of a mid bow through hitting and passing. That combination suits players developing their skills who aren't ready for the sharper, more specialised profiles found on advanced sticks. The blend of bow shapes also tends to be more forgiving on mis-hits, which matters more at this stage of a player's development than outright power. Built specifically for outdoor turf rather than indoor boards, it comes in senior lengths of 36.5 inch and 37.5 inch. It's a sensible step for a club-level player at an intermediate stage, wanting a stick that helps with technique without demanding an advanced player's control to get the best from it.

The Gryphon Tour Pro-J brings the Tour range's build quality down to a junior length, aimed at older junior players who've outgrown a starter stick but aren't yet ready for full senior sizing. The J in Pro-J marks it as the junior version of Gryphon's Pro build, giving younger players access to the same construction standard as the senior Tour range rather than a scaled-down budget stick. G26 keeps it consistent with the rest of Gryphon's numbering. Built as a universal field hockey stick, it moves between outdoor turf and indoor sessions without restriction. Two lengths are available, 34.5 inch and 35.5 inch, sized for older juniors rather than younger beginners. A fitting choice for a junior player progressing through club hockey who needs a stick that will keep up with their game rather than hold it back.

The Taboo XLB Indoor is a wood field hockey stick built specifically for the indoor game, where Gryphon's Taboo line sits as a more traditional alternative to its composite sticks. Wood construction gives a different feel through contact than carbon or fibreglass builds - typically softer on receiving the ball, with less rebound off the head - which suits players who prefer a classic touch on indoor boards. XLB marks the bow used on this model, and G26 keeps it in line with Gryphon's broader stick numbering. Built for senior players, it's offered in two lengths, 36.5 inch and 37.5 inch. Because it's wood rather than composite, it tends to suit indoor formats where the emphasis is on control and trapping rather than the hardest possible hit, making it a fit for players who grew up on wood sticks and never fully moved across to composite.

The NKD Supreme 70 is the higher-spec version of the Supreme low bow stick, built for senior players at an intermediate level who are ready for a more capable piece of kit than the 30 or 50. It keeps the same low bow profile as the rest of the range - the curve sits toward the shaft for reliable hitting - but the construction is aimed at players competing regularly rather than just training. Available in 36.5 inch and 37.5 inch lengths, two sticks of each size per batch. At 235 EUR it's the most expensive of the three Supreme low bow models and is built specifically for outdoor field hockey on grass or water-based turf.