New Stick

[LaxinLearning]

This is my first year of lax and just got a new stick(Brine Anwser) Please dont bash and stuff on the kind of stick just need advice. I have looked on the forum all about mesh problems and breaking it in. But before i do anything i just want to make sure...... The mesh is very stiff and i want to break in the pocket. I am wondering on what to do Soak in water,Catch,pound? But before i do any of that i wanted to know if the tightness of the mesh might just be the strings.


Main Point: The mesh is very tight and stiff with no pocket at all. Should i loosen strings or try breaking it in, because I stuck my fist in the pcoket and it went like a centimeter deep XD.

Thanks

[Kr3wLaxUno]

i usually pound it front and back (if that makes sense) and then play wallball a coupple of times

[HovalLaxer]

you wanna tr to break it in, don't loosen anything, whatyou said is a good way to break it in or wet it play with it and then put a knife with a butter knife over it where you want your pocket

[pvlax02]

to make it deeper, move the bottom lace down a few rows. this is the easiest way to make pockets deeper/shallower. once you've done that, soak it(you can rub conditioner on it to help if you wish), then pound it and play wallball. it works every time.

[Lax4life528]

ahh, the good old factory pocket. Well, your best bet is to learn to string it your self with some of the tutorials found here on the forum. If not, get one of your friends or someone here on the forums to do it for you.

[spartanlax10]

first off, for your first year of lax, thats a mighty pinched head, but you will like it!

second, take your head and put a ball in it. dip it in really hot water. dry it off but not completely. then put a ball in it with a knife through the mesh overnight. the next day, take some hair conditioner and work it into the mesh. after that wipe it off a little bit. take a hairdryer (with the ball still in it) and dry it for about 20 minutes. then put the ball back into the pocket with the knife overnight. the next day it should be good... before you do all this, make sure your strings are loose enough to stretch out but, not too loose. this will give you a good pocket with great hold.

one more comment on the answer. it is a good head, but its narrow. try not to leave it in extreme heat or in conditions that would promote warping... that head will become illegally pinched in no time

[Kr3wLaxUno]

oh yeah i forgot about the ol' ball n knife trick haha i use that when im not messing around with my stick when i break in a pocket

[LaxinLearning]

Thanks guys. So the main things are wetting and the knife trick and maybe some conditioner. The only thing im confused about is some said to lossen the stings or make them loose enough to break in. Should i just leave them. Or is their a way to tell if the strings are not loose enough. If they arent loose enough ,Any certain ways to loosen them right ?

[pvlax02]

DONT lossen the sidewalls or topstring at all. leave them alone. the only thing you should do is move the bottom string, which you can move down a few rows to make your pocket have some depth.

[LaxinLearning]

Ok thanks. Like I said this is my first year. The bottom string are at the bootom of the pocket near the shaft right?

[HovalLaxer]

yes you are correct

[LaxinLearning]

Alright thanks guys!

[vegasboy]

all the guys up above have some great things to say.... but i have an other one if you have the KIDS smelly shampoo get that and put your stick in hot water and put that in there to and then just pounder' up its you have a pounder or just do the ol' knife trick and that will do ....


or if you have time go to a store near you and get it done with custom strings or mesh

[lacrossebones89]

be careful when you loosen the bottom string though, bc if its soft mesh like my old answer was, then eventually the ball will get stuck right above the throat..

[vegasboy]

or you could also send your stick to some one on the forums like me who can strign really good

[laxmj1992]

I think you should send the stick to someone (me?) on the forums. A factory strung pocket (which is what you have) is always shallow and will never be as deep as you want it, no matter how hard you pound the pocket in.

[Cox15]

I think you should send the stick to someone (me?) on the forums. A factory strung pocket (which is what you have) is always shallow and will never be as deep as you want it, no matter how hard you pound the pocket in.

lol just learn how to string sidewalls or im sure your team has a stick doctor