[Tutorial] How to make a sweet pocket pounder!

[lottaLaX]

I am going to show how to make your very own custom pocket pounder.

But first, please know that this will include the use of fire and sharp objects and I will not be responsible for injuries sustained by you as a result of this tutorial.

....
Let's begin.


Materials
Screwdriver (I taped the handle for better grip)
Lacrosse Ball
Source of Heat
Tape (optional)

http://img191.echo.cx/img191/9437/materialsstreched5aq.th.jpg (http://img191.echo.cx/my.php?image=materialsstreched5aq.jpg)
(streched slightly so that a thumbnail is possible, sorry)


Part 1: Heating the Screwdriver
For this step, you will need to heat the tip of the screwdriver. This is done so that the screwdriver will have enough force/power to be driven into the rubber lacrosse ball.

1. Heat the screwdriver to a reasonable heat level. Be VERY careful not to burn yourself.

http://img191.echo.cx/img191/5195/burning2qp.th.jpg (http://img191.echo.cx/my.php?image=burning2qp.jpg)

NOTE: Don't use a lighter. It will run out before you get to a reasonable heat level. I did only because I was too lazy to go downstairs and take pics of my stove.


Part 2: Making your pounder

1. Drive the screwdriver into the ball. The heat should allow you do it fairly easily. Nonetheless, don't hurt yourself by using your hand as a supporter under the ball.

NOTE: Do NOT burn the ball. It turns it black and lets out a horrible smell and just isn't worth it.


Part 3: The Finishing Touches

1. Great job! You're pretty much done at this point. You probably want to put tape on the screwdriver's handle unless it has a good handle.

http://img180.echo.cx/img180/4719/finishedproduct4cz.th.jpg (http://img180.echo.cx/my.php?image=finishedproduct4cz.jpg)


Part 4: Thanking me

1. At this point, I need you to paypal $5 to faji22@gmail.com . This is because I just saved you $15 that you would have spent on the Warrior pocket pounder. Thank you. :love: :worship: :bye:

[CAPiTA139]

Thanks Good tutorial but there no chance of getting $5 from me.

[ahslax18]

or use an old beat up shaft and a tennis ball, cut an x on the tennis ball and glue the bottom shaft to the bottom of the inside of the tennis ball, and you have a better pocket pounder, easier to grab, make, and you dont have to waste a lacrosse ball and screwdriver

EDIT: obviously you wouldnt usethe whole shaft, you would cut it to however you like it

[TexasLax13]

ya but ask you have to cut a shaft I think an old screwdriver and a old ball is perfect

[NY Lax 4]

i requested 300 dollars from you...100 dollars for each minute you wasted of my life....jk...nice tutorial

[lottaLaX]

or use an old beat up shaft and a tennis ball, cut an x on the tennis ball and glue the bottom shaft to the bottom of the inside of the tennis ball, and you have a better pocket pounder, easier to grab, make, and you dont have to waste a lacrosse ball and screwdriver

EDIT: obviously you wouldnt usethe whole shaft, you would cut it to however you like it
I think a ball is better simply because that's the perfect shape you want your pocket in.

[schratxs20]

nice tutorial...but i think i can make a better pounder that will last...casue the ounder u made looks like if you keep punding it that the screwdriver will go threw the ball soon enough

[lottaLaX]

nice tutorial...but i think i can make a better pounder that will last...casue the ounder u made looks like if you keep punding it that the screwdriver will go threw the ball soon enough
Nope, I've used it on a lot of pockets and unless you have ridiculously hard mesh, it won't go through the ball.

[lax4life6]

a couple of my friends started their own pocket pounder business. they drill a hole and use liquid nails. They make a lot of money off it too and do custom colors and put your name on. they use a thick wooden dowel instead of a screwdriver though.

[Noodle-Salad99]

yea i have a totally better and more durable way. You cut a old shaftto your desired length. find and old lacrosse ball, or a new one if u desire. you use a drill bit that carves big holes in wood, not drill bits for screws, and then u put a little glue on the bottom of the shaft and shove the shaft into the ball and it stays in there exellent and wont come out unless u really have to pull it out, and costs mayb like $2 if u have the shaft. Really nice since i got one and durable. People ask u to make them one and comment on how unique it is.

[TweeK]

Hey, nice i never thought of that!

[Noodle-Salad99]

yea....my idea is really nice, not to brag, but yea i had it for about a year and no problems with it. Prolly made about $50 making them for people and no complaints yet

[middie&dLax2]

good idea but cant u just use a regular ball and pound it into the pocket with your hand?

[schratxs20]

noodle thats the same idea of mine...great mionds think alike

[Lax101]

a couple of my friends started their own pocket pounder business. they drill a hole and use liquid nails. They make a lot of money off it too and do custom colors and put your name on. they use a thick wooden dowel instead of a screwdriver though.
My friend does the same thing, and infact he patented the idea, so I suggest you stop making them or you can get sued.

[lacrossefanatic]

You just called him a noodle then you say great minds think alike haha.
I also agree I either constantly play on my wall or break in the mesh by simply punding in the ball with my hands. I prefer keeping that 1 dollar ball thank you.

[schratxs20]

if your not so dumb u can notice his name was noodle-salad....

[Noodle-Salad99]

You just called him a noodle then you say great minds think alike haha.
I also agree I either constantly play on my wall or break in the mesh by simply punding in the ball with my hands. I prefer keeping that 1 dollar ball thank you.

yea i just had the ball laying round since i have a whole bucket of them and that was the crappiest one i had, had not grip to it and was in poor shape so i just used that, and it works amazing instead of throwin a ball for an hour into the pocket, u just pound the crap out of it and u get a nice diesel deep pocket

[lottaLaX]

You people who are saying pounding it with your hand is easier are dead wrong. Pounders help a ton, they're convenient and help you shape your pocket a lot better than busting your knuckles yourself. Is it really that hard to sacrifice a 2 dollar screwdriver?

[lax4life6]

My friend does the same thing, and infact he patented the idea, so I suggest you stop making them or you can get sued.

I highly doubt that your friend will sue someone over it unless he is a huge business manufacturer. Plus you have no idea who they are and will probly never see one of their pocket pounders. And are you sure he patented it because patents cause more than its worth for a pocket pounder and take a while to get.

[Lax101]

Yes, he did patent it, 100% fact. And he sells them on ebay and has his own ebay store.

[lottaLaX]

Yes, he did patent it, 100% fact. And he sells them on ebay and has his own ebay store.
Is your friend lacrossemerchant? I think that's the guy who lives in Newton.

[lacrossefanatic]

if your not so dumb u can notice his name was noodle-salad....
Oh and I forgot you check every detail there is on a forum. My bad jesshhh ... I just thought It was ironic... didn't meant to bust your balls. I sincerely apologize, if theres one thing I wont do is argue, no need for quarrelling on lacrosseforums.

[brett95lax]

I really see no need for pocket pounders at all. All of the pockets I string are barely legal and after they are broken in I have a hard time keeping them legal, but I may try making one of these just in case.

[lottaLaX]

I really see no need for pocket pounders at all. All of the pockets I string are barely legal and after they are broken in I have a hard time keeping them legal, but I may try making one of these just in case.
Brine mesh is impossible to break in. As well as other companies, but not all meshes will obey your commands and form perfectly.

[Warrior]

Pocket Pounders are nice to have when you're up against a wall and you really need to break in you're pocket quick, but i like to just let my pocket form as i play, i cant reacreate that kind of pocket using a pounder...

And a quick tip to those saying the screwdriver will go right through, after you get the initial hole, switch to one of those rachet screwdriver heads instead of a flatheaded one and jam that into the hole, since its square it wont cut into the ball as much and it definately wont go through...

[Warrior]

or mmm not what a waist of a ball


You've never used a homemade pocket pounder have you? When you drive the flatheaded screwdriver through the hole, it makes a small break in the ball..if you take out that flatheaded screwdriver...you can barely tell it was there, and you can still use the ball...

[Cahillitekeeper]

hey, is there a better pocket pounder to use for a goalie stick?

[sailorslax88]

ye, get like a soft ball and a shaft, drill a hole so the shaft can just fit in, then on the bottom of the hole, use hot glue or rubber cement

[ant1216d]

or u can jus tape a lax ball to the bottle of a nesquik bottle that doesnt envolve fire or sharp objects jus tape and that an um u dont have to pay 5 dollars to that guy

[sailorslax88]

using 1 lacrosse ball isnt a waste they cost like 2 bucks a peice

[lottaLaX]

or u can jus tape a lax ball to the bottle of a nesquik bottle that doesnt envolve fire or sharp objects jus tape and that an um u dont have to pay 5 dollars to that guy
:rofl:
I was joking dude. But if you want to send me money feel free to.

[goalieskcickay]

yea i have a totally better and more durable way. You cut a old shaftto your desired length. find and old lacrosse ball, or a new one if u desire. you use a drill bit that carves big holes in wood, not drill bits for screws, and then u put a little glue on the bottom of the shaft and shove the shaft into the ball and it stays in there exellent and wont come out unless u really have to pull it out, and costs mayb like $2 if u have the shaft. Really nice since i got one and durable. People ask u to make them one and comment on how unique it is.

I've tried it. But the rubber won't drill through like wood, it's a pain in the butt.

[syracuselax3]

good idea but cant u just use a regular ball and pound it into the pocket with your hand?



yeah thats exactly what i do theres no need to spend money on something you can just do by yourself

[lottaLaX]

OK, we've already settled this. I never said to go out and buy something. My tutorial was made so that you have an alternative to busting your knuckles. If a used ball and a measly screwdriver are too much, fine. I don't care, just don't repeat what's already been said and disproved many times.

[giantredlobster]

OK, we've already settled this. I never said to go out and buy something. My tutorial was made so that you have an alternative to busting your knuckles. If a used ball and a measly screwdriver are too much, fine. I don't care, just don't repeat what's already been said and disproved many times.


Haha just chill, they are just afraid to say your way is far superior. This is the best way I have seen yet. I have tried the shaft and ball and the tennis ball and none have worked out yet. Trying to Drill a ball is a waist of time while yours took 5 minutes (4 to heat the screw driver)

Thanks LottaLax


Edit: And if your gonna spend money on one of these things why would you buy some one that a kid made at home when you can go out to your local lax-shop and get the warrior one for less.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7111488206&category=16043&ssPageName=WD1V&rd=1

^^^12$ for pounder, plus 10$ for shipping^^^

[SJLax12157]

is that pvc on that ebay pocket stretcher?

[hjr432]

Looks like it.

[Magoo]

Wow, I have an idea. Instead of using pvc pipe, I'll use a screwdriver! Alot easier and more portable! Brilliant!

[zanderaruba]

good tutorial

[Trilax03]

great idea

[Hookem]

Yes, he did patent it, 100% fact. And he sells them on ebay and has his own ebay store.
doubt it, patents are just $3, more like thousands (im pretty sure)

[Lax101]

is that pvc on that ebay pocket stretcher?
Yeah that's my friend who sells them, and he does have a patent on em.

http://www.thelionsroar.com/index.php?method=article&id=1083

there's proof.

And this is in fact him:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7111488206&category=16043&ssPageName=WD1V&rd=1

And lotta, no that's not lacrossemerchant, but I do know lacrossemerchant too. He's a fat kid who sucks at goalie. He works at a lacrosse shop, and buys tons of stuff from Great Atlantic sales, and then re-sells em.

[texlax00026]

hey lottalax, has anyone given u money yet?

[The Playmaker]

i just wanted to say pocket in red, toodles!

[BelliesLax]

pocket pounders are bad if u have to pound your pocket and pound the pocket in a certain area you are a horrible stringer..i do not need to use any method of pounding or stretching to make my pockets where i want themm to be or how deep i want them to be pounders only temporarily work and the mesh will not stay where u pounded it for long

[Jesse]

I just did it... and burned my fingers.....

[stonewall]

Yeah that's my friend who sells them, and he does have a patent on em.

http://www.thelionsroar.com/index.php?method=article&id=1083

there's proof.

And this is in fact him:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7111488206&category=16043&ssPageName=WD1V&rd=1

And lotta, no that's not lacrossemerchant, but I do know lacrossemerchant too. He's a fat kid who sucks at goalie. He works at a lacrosse shop, and buys tons of stuff from Great Atlantic sales, and then re-sells em.
so why hasen't brine or warrior sued your friend for stealing their idea yet

[livin4lax09]

because he's doing it a different way. Why hasn't Sony sued JVC for making a cd player?

[Masonlax07]

Nice tutorial. It makes a great pocket pounder. I used my gas grill to heat up the screwdriver. That worked pretty well except my hand got kind of hot. The pounder works great though especially if you've got a giant screwdriver.

[i live 4 lax]

good idea.

[vroom125]

Great tutorial. I usually use a pocket screw or just throw against a wall.

[lax38x]

pocket pounders suck......they wear down the plastic of the stick and they are just too much money my suggestion is to go out and play pass

[TheNino57]

I just drilled a hole in a ball and forced an old, cheap, shaft into the ball. Works like a charm. I can get all kinds of leverage because the shaft is longer than a screw driver.

[lax@wwu21]

or use an old beat up shaft and a tennis ball, cut an x on the tennis ball and glue the bottom shaft to the bottom of the inside of the tennis ball, and you have a better pocket pounder, easier to grab, make, and you dont have to waste a lacrosse ball and screwdriver


Yeah, a shaft is a lot easier and cheaper to come by than a screwdriver and old lacrosse ball...

[lax@wwu21]

http://www.lacrosse.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=8&pcount=&Product_Id=1504

vs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7111488206&category=16043&ssPageName=WD1V&rd=1

Warrior's is more professionally done and shipping isn't $10...

[GCdorman40]

i just use a rubber mallet. mine is small enough to just get in and it works perfectly. i just put new hard mesh on my revo and it was broken in that day after less then an hour's worth of breaking it in. the only downside was it turned my mesh a little black... but it turned brown anyways after the first practice.

[Laxguy93]

hey dumbass i just spent $5 on the screwdriver and ball

[UCANCALLMEGOD]

I think a ball is better simply because that's the perfect shape you want your pocket in.

Yah and the lacrosse ball is harder
:nut:

[NDKnights157]

i requested 300 dollars from you...100 dollars for each minute you wasted of my life....jk...nice tutorial

damn you must be retarded if it took you 3 minutes to read that thing..

haha jk man

btw good tutorial, im gonna try it out

[livinglegend]

best thing all you need is a butter knife and a ball. Just stick the butter knife in between the sidewalls and then stick the ball in the mesh under the knife works like an absolute charm. There i just saved you the 5 bucks you could have paid him. So pay me 2 bucks now.

[LCNlaxman]

best thing all you need is a butter knife and a ball. Just stick the butter knife in between the sidewalls and then stick the ball in the mesh under the knife works like an absolute charm. There i just saved you the 5 bucks you could have paid him. So pay me 2 bucks now.

The ball-and-butter-knife trick is very well-known. Plus, sometimes, it won't work for the type of pocket someone is trying to put in their stick.

[pshwarriorlax17]

ive been using a minibottle of axe that works really good

[LaxDman62]

or if ya use the permanent butt head from mrmcools toutorial it works very well beacuse it is round. Y ahgve it on your shaft and pound the head.

[Tasslehoff9566]

My friend does the same thing, and infact he patented the idea, so I suggest you stop making them or you can get sued.
all he would have to do is prove that he had the idea first my comp teacher gave us the easiest way is to put it in a envolope or package in this case and ship it to yourself and you have the proof thats it was your idea. :devil:

[laxobsessed]

i used a drum stick and drlled a hole in a lax ball... works wonders and its simple no heat or screwdrivers involved

[bmxinspired]

i just did this so i could pound my new abyss 2.0 and it is sickkk

[pigeaterguy]

pocket pounders are bad if u have to pound your pocket and pound the pocket in a certain area you are a horrible stringer..i do not need to use any method of pounding or stretching to make my pockets where i want themm to be or how deep i want them to be pounders only temporarily work and the mesh will not stay where u pounded it for long

If you think a pocket is going to move when its pounded then YOU are the one with the stringing problem, and if you arent pounding youre pocket then you probably either have really loose sidewalls, or you are making a pocket that will soon become inconsistent and extremelly slow.

[chsattack22]

actually i dont pound my pockets either, i string my sticks so that my pocket is exactly where i want it and it has the depth i want.

[laxr3m1x]

i just got my answer that i ordered yesterday along with some jimalax american soft mesh :wow: i dyed it and strung it and the pocket wasnt great, so i did the butter knife and ball, then made one of ur pocket pounders, and look how it turned out:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5074/lax2vx4.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/7623/lax1qi0.jpg

[Dub C lacrosse]

I just duct taped a lax ball to a plastic pipe...

[chinesepeso]

thats pretty sweet but also if you dont want to ruin a balll take the same materials but except fire put the HOLE head in water but make sure noit to get the stick and soak that mesh and push a ball under the head and put the screww driver through the bottom over the ball so it will hold and leavce it like that over night and it will make a pretty sweet pocket and might be illegal for a lil bit but it will reform after 9 hours to a non illegal
awesome pocket

[EHSLAX12]

thats pretty sweet but also if you dont want to ruin a balll take the same materials but except fire put the HOLE head in water but make sure noit to get the stick and soak that mesh and push a ball under the head and put the screww driver through the bottom over the ball so it will hold and leavce it like that over night and it will make a pretty sweet pocket and might be illegal for a lil bit but it will reform after 9 hours to a non illegal
awesome pocket
theres another method called the ball and knife, a lot of us know it.

i made one of these pounders out of a ball that was cut up (slashes in it) and a broken screwdriver and it was well worth it. great idea, but im gonna stick to my wooden baseball bat and novelty wood baseball bad for now.

[DPAC360]

Yeah, a shaft is a lot easier and cheaper to come by than a screwdriver and old lacrosse ball...

was that sarcasmn?

its a freakin shaft! how is that cheaper then a screw driver? :laugh:

[veronalax33]

thanks for the great tut.

i made one, works amazing

[rynolax]

I use my bat to pound the pocket. What you do is you take the end of the handle of a bat and put it in the pocket and push really hard. Then just round it out with a ball.

[cashbala456]

Hey i just use my hand! what an idea!
gatorade bottles work too.

[ccslax6]

What kind of screwdriver should I use?

[AttackMan18]

This works really good.
How did you think about this idea?

[mhslax21]

I agree with everyone who has brought the lack of need for pocket pounder, my pocket is barley legal and has hardly been broken in, I just push the ball in pounder= waste of money dont care if it is 2 bucks.

[OwlsLax]

I did this and it works great. Awesome tut

[panthers09]

Sorry to bring this forum up again, but I have a good idea too for a cheap pocket pounder. Instead of using fire and trying to stick the screwdriver through the ball, what I did was take an old Axe Body Spray can and taped an old shiny, slippery annoying lacrosse ball to it. I call it the Ghetto Pounder. You can pound your pocket a little, and if you work up a sweat somehow, just turn the can around and spray yourself.:nahya:

[min_sarker]

ima try this today after school!

[laxmj1992]

A field hockey stick works the best for pounding pockets in, trust me.
Try it once, it is like magic.

If you use this, make sure you heat up the screw driver. I was lazy and did not, and the screw driver slipped from the ball and went into my thumb. It hurt. A lot.

[Dub C lacrosse]

Imma try it. I'm afraid ill shenk myself though.

[h_town.laxer]

I've made something like this before except i used a bent shaft i cut down to about 12 inches long.

[5lax4life5]

why dont u just solve the problem of whats best make a hole in the lax ball and glue a shaft to it

[dman9]

yea i think im gonna try that

[butzie30]

Great pounder! thanks man but no five dollars

[laxkid265]

actually i found that a metal baseball bat works best

[tuss_lax08]

Hey i just use my hand! what an idea!
gatorade bottles work too.

-If you have a way pinched head and big hands, it's impossible to use your hand.

[Texlax33]

a much easier way is to take a screw srew it into the ball then unscrew it stick the screw driver in the hole and presto you have a pocket ponder in a whole hell of a lot less time. then this way. do you know how hot you'd have to head something to cut through a lax ball??? trust me save yourself the time and trouble.

[jdlax3936]

this pocket pounder idea is great. i just made mine today and i was about to buy a $15 warrior pocket pounder. && plus it took about 5 mins or less to finish. great idea!

[unionvillelax10]

Haha I plasti-dipped mine like the mccool tutorial for permaanent rubber butt ends.

[WestCobbLAX]

good idea but cant u just use a regular ball and pound it into the pocket with your hand?

You can do that...if you want to destroy your hand

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[maclax272]

holy shniekies this is a breakthrough! haha great idea were gonna be putting warrior's pounder down and out for the count (it sucks anyways mine broke in a day somehow?)