longpole for stick skills

[@mplax19@]

Hey guys,
I have a question, if I work with a long pole for a wile, do you think it could help with my short pole stick skills for middie?
Also are there any drills to help with speed, acceleration and footwork?
thanks help is appreciated,
mplax19

[lacrosseking2]

I'm not sure if your passing and shooting will get much better, but i do know that your cradling will improve, your dodging will improve your catching will get better, and your gonna be able to cradle a lot faster.

Speed and agility - http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=115974

[Atomxkid18]

yea i play d but i have mad skills with a short stick...better than most of the middies and attacks on my team

[vinny a]

Yeah, I play d and when I just screw around with a shorty I have insane stick skills. It definitely helps, shame I love d too much to switch hahha

[Upintheclouds]

I dont think that working with a D-pole will help all that much with your shorty.. if anything it will hurt you more, at least in my opinion.. once you start playing with a d-pole your throwing motions most likely will begin to change simply because you have an extra 30 inches on it. This will really only cause you to take a longer time to adjust back to a short stick. I play d-pole now and i hate playing with a shorty.. it just feels awkard in my hands.. I suggest just staying with the shorty and just keep working with that.