Traditional Time

[CCLaX24]

okay i have hard mesh on my X2 but i wanna try sumthing different i want to be more accurate so i want to go to a traditional or similar type stringing ( ROCKET POCKET .. type )

ive looked at most lax sites that try and explain the stringing but i mean its hard to keep upp

i need sum help tricks

at least sum stuff to get me started up in the trad stringing

any imput is greatly appretiated!

p.s. i have 4 leathers

and like a buncha sidewall string.....

umm dunno if thats okay or wat


thanks 4 ur help

[bigDman]

hey you do a coner pocket

[CCLaX24]

how?

i need like steps

lol

im totally LOST when it comes to TRAD STRINGIN and stuff

lil help plz

[CMHlax06]

I just strung a custom trad pocket with 2 leathers. well with an x2 its kinda wide so u might want something like a pita or something with a channel in it so the ball doesnt go everywhere. try and look at e-lacrosse.com and see what kind of pocket u want first.

[johnnyicesae]

i had a meshX strung into my hype a few weeks ago and i've made some minor modifications to it. The result is a ghetto rock-it pocket. My roomate swears by his Rock-it pocket(has had one for years) but was impressed by the way it has handled. The mods i made are rather simple but have created a very tight channel in which the ball sits in one place at all times(same concept behind the rockit) this thing literally hugs the ball.

[bigDman]

pull the outer lethers kinda tight and it does that

[CHMiddie]

hey first off u need pocket nylon not side wall. also go to the topic stick tec 2 and do either the pick pocket :agree or the other mesh one. if it is your first time stringing a trad. then u might not wanna do these. go to e-lacrosse or buy a trad ki and follow the instructions. thats how i leaarned. that and ask to borrow one of ur teammates sticks that has trad and copy it. being able to see and physically hold the stick will make it easier.

[CCLaX24]

PICS

i started it

and i just tryied to make it look good

i still need the MIDDLE

dunno i tried the middle piece like 5 times it looks bad

need sum help there and also if the other parts are wrong

NOTICE HOW THE BOTTOM LEATHERS ARNT TIED

how do i tie those ???

thanks and here are the 3 pics

[CCLaX24]

pic 2

[CCLaX24]

pic 3

[CMHlax06]

I don't think that is goin to work, u might want to start over? but a good way to do the middle is with a pita pocket style. where u have twists goin down the inside. this helps channel the ball in wider sticks. for the leathers, i usually take the leather and go from the outside back in then back out. so u kind of loop it around, not a very good description but still maybe u get the point. u also want ur pocket symetrical(sp?)

[CHMiddie]

well u have to start over for multiple reasons.

first off get some pocket nylon. the sidewall strings probably not gonna be to good.

second, u need more diamonds. thats not to tuff.

o and to answer ur question u can tie em off however u like.

[CHMiddie]

just also noticed. make some interlocking sidewalls. then string ur outside from that. and look at ur outside how it zigzags many times. every time it hits the leather the next zigzags over should hit em too. at the top u skip like 2 n then random 1s. if u can see what i mean n look at a trad. pocket ull understand

[CCLaX24]

i mean i know i suck but thats about as daM* FKIN* good as its gonna get

it took about 3 hrs for just that i just need a really dam good MIDDLE PART

but im a like novice and amatuer (sp?) to this kinda stuff

i dunno this stuff kinda blows my mind ....

dunno nemore!!!!

HELP is all i gotta say

thanks again and i hope can correct my mistakes...

[CHMiddie]

its not bad u have the form down. its just the building of it.

[CHMiddie]

O DAMN good thing i caught this before u finished n went to throw with it. the leathers are put in wrong. if u pull on em theyre gonna come out.

do u have anyone that can string near u or on ur team?

also for a novice ide highly recommed getting a kit so u can follow the instructions.

[CMHlax06]

It just takes practice, try and find some close ups of other traditional pockets online and try recopying what they have. i would put up some pics showing u how to string it, but my camera is lost somewhere in my room...

[CCLaX24]

ok srry but i gave up after just so much time

bout 6 hours studying it and trying different things

i cant figure out that middle part :'(

HARD MESH TIME 8-)

[bigDman]

yea i would stick to mesh trad aint the greatest

[CHMiddie]

says a d-man.......

[bigDman]

your point

[CHMiddie]

my point is that d-men dont like trad pockets. i havent seen a long pole yet without mesh in it. thats my point.

[SullyLax]

i have, so try again

[CHMiddie]

yea...after reading that i take it back.....it sounds like im trying to take a shot at u or something. my bad. and honestly ive never seen a ls with a trad pocket. they usually stick to mesh.

[Dpolelax]

you do have a point. i rarely ever see a long pole with anything other than mesh. maybe when you get into the college games, but for high school i have'nt seen one yet.

[lizlax22]

thats probably cuz nowadays mesh is king but ive seen some trads out there

[CMHlax06]

Me too, i know at least 2 defenders that play with traditional on my high school team.

[bigDman]

i dont liek trad to much adjustments and yea

[DLanglois17]

I love trad. I think that it's the best.

[CCLaX24]

then help me wit it

[DLanglois17]

Do you have any pocket nylon or just sidewall string?

[Alex]

I'm no traditional expert, but I think your problem was that you didn't have the leathers tight when you strung it. You want them taped down the the shaft, taut, when you string it and then work the pocket in from there. Another tip, wet the leathers in warm water then stretch them well before starting to string it, it makes a huge difference in making the pocket easier to maintain.

[bigDman]

and get nylon and follow thesse dirctions
http://www.e-lacrosse.com/stech41.html

[DLanglois17]

make sure that where the nylon loops overlap on the leathers are strung the right way. On my first pocket I was like, WTF?! The pics looked perfect of other pockets, but mine were kind of crossing over each other on the face of the leather. You probably wont like working with a lot of string at first, atleast I didn't. But keep with it and it will come out better IMO.

Don't make the diamonds get smaller at the bottom and larger at the top. Try to prevent this as much as possible.

My pockets come out much better if I get a ball and put it in the head with only leathers in it, and get the pocket to the right depth. Also try to keep a ball, or pocket shape as much as possible when stringing. Only do this after the leathers are stretched.

Make sure that the leathers are tied off before you start and are symmetrical in depth. Keep the outside leathers a little tighter than the two middle. This helps create a better channel and hold.

Make sure that the nylons are tight when you string. Nothing upsets me more than when my pocket shifts.

Keep sidewall strings symmetrical, and keep the top of the leathers where you thread it through itself tight.

Thats all for now i guess...