I got a proton power

[raykessler]

i was pretty depressed about not getting an xbox 360 yesterday so i called up my local lacrosse store (sports extra) to see if they finally had in a proton power, and low and behold the had one, so i immeaditly went over there to pick it up

initial impressions: this thing looks great, you can really see that they'v cut out plastic and thus weight where ever it is possible, hopefully this will not hurt its streangth, but we wil just have to wait and see, although it does seem like it is able to take a beating

pinch: my last head was a profile so i will be comparing it to that, the pinch is exactly the same, when i say exactly i mean that i broke out the measuring tape and they were mabie a tiny bit off, but essentially the same. I loved my profile and was fine with the pinch on it, so i like it, but just know that its not a duece or anything, also it looks more pinched

stiffness: it is more stiff then the profile but it does have more give, i dont anticipate this as being a great D head but for attack i think its gonna rock

more to come later, im stringing it up with jimalax 7-d hard mesh, so when thats done ill take some pics and put them up, since there is no winter league this week due to thanks giving i cant give a full review, but i live right next to a park with a wall and a goal, so i will at least be able to give a partial review

until then ill try to answer any questions about it

[fenwicklax89]

i ordered mine a few days ago. cant wait.

[KnightsLax2]

pics would be nice if you could get them. I'm looking forward to this review.

[raykessler]

here are the pics i promised

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7001/dscn12254mh.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12254mh.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1160/dscn12260ws.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12260ws.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6941/dscn12276uh.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12276uh.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4370/dscn12289qi.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12289qi.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4669/dscn12295eh.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12295eh.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8228/dscn12303yj.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12303yj.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2697/dscn12311vy.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12311vy.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2614/dscn12325pu.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12325pu.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1500/dscn12338bi.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12338bi.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7929/dscn12351fe.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12351fe.jpg)

im going to the park right now to try it out, a review will come when im done.

just a little disclaimer, remember that my pocket is not fully broken in, and this is not a game review this will be based on throwing against a wall and shooting on a wall

[lilloaf1990]

I think that you should re-string the top. Its best when its ultra tight. But that my opinion. Thats a really sweet head though.

[rickety kick]

the head is sweet. as u know i amselling mine,not because i dont like it, i love it, but because i need cash.his pics and the bad string job(no offense) don't do justice to the head.u can ask me any questions, ive used it in a game so i have that extra experience

[raykessler]

i admite im not the greatest stringer in the world, but it throws the way i like so i cant complain if it dosnt look very good

just got back from throwing around with it and its great, absolutly nothing to complain about, it shoots very nicely and passes good too

[MaKiMaKi13]

i think you should smack some people around with it just to test out its strength j/k get some friends and just mess around dodging to the cage and throw some decent checks with it i wanna see if its actually worth all the hype and if its as strong as the original dont really like how they cut out the near the throat area tho that might be where it starts to snap

[ghs/wylax]

do you live in bethesda?

[raykessler]

yah i do live in bethesda, right off of westmorland circle

a lot of my buddies are gone for the holiday, so unfortunatly its just me

also the throat seems pretty beefy, i don think its something to worry about, i just hope they made the scoop more durable, so that it dosn break like the original

[nemesislax]

i like the ballstop area....really unique...but not the string job lol

[raykessler]

thank you i think we can stop telling me what a bad stringer i am

the one problem with the ballsot is finding the foam for it, i ended up getting a regular foam ball sotp and cutting it to fit

[MaKiMaKi13]

i had problems with the sidewall rather then the scoop well actually i think it was up near to where the scoop and sidewall attached on the original i know that its like .6 ounces lighter then the original hows the plastic and stuff feel any stronger i suppose? and the amount of flex face off wise?

and on a sidenote dood's stop hating on his pocket if it throws fine and works for him let it be

[laxoholic]

i'm not really liking the throat either, i think it's razer pro for me.

[raykessler]

like i said i dont think its a problem, the throat has tons of plastic on it

[SnowLax1323]

you said "it is more stiff then the profile but it does have more give". We do u mean by give?, i have a profile and love it for d but not over my revo

[marflax33]

Nice head, but i think that V being so low makes it look funny, but if it throws good for you, thats all that matters.

[Palmettolax45]

was it hard to string were the holes big enough, im not a experienced stringer either and i would like to get a head that is stringable for me

[marflax33]

was it hard to string were the holes big enough, im not a experienced stringer either and i would like to get a head that is stringable for me

I dont really think hole size has to do with how good a stringer you are,but how many holes it has. And the holes on the power are pretty big, so it wont take as long to string.

[raykessler]

you said "it is more stiff then the profile but it does have more give". We do u mean by give?, i have a profile and love it for d but not over my revo


i ment to say "it has a little give" my bad, i just meant that its not completly stiff, not like the h2 probably is

this was probably the quickest string job iv ever done, so the holes are a fine size

[LaxBoy92]

i'm asking for one of these for x-mas. it looks like i wont be disappointed. the head looks really nice

[raykessler]

it is very nice, i think im gonna have a great season with this thing

[Goldenbearslax6]

what do u want for your profile, Pm me

[slinkyspine]

what do u want for your profile, Pm me
Pm Him. Nominated for worst poster. Sorry mods if this is flaming but i mean c'mon. Anyway it looks sexy but the stopa dn throat are different i like my h2 more for shape.

[gigo567]

I am getting the Proton Power. Need a new head.

[craig21]

is the proton power a good faceoff head?

[LymanLax28]

Looks alright, except for the ballstop area :banghead:

I'd like to see a review on how it performs in a game.

[NC-LACROSSE]

Ya when you finish stringin be shure to tell us how it shoots and how the pocket forms.

[W.e Lax]

hmm i REALLY like this head , i just hope it is strong , i dont have good luck with stx heads ( ive broken 2 profiles and 2 protons in hte last 2 years but if it is strong , definetly a great head

[KnightsLax2]

When you finish stringing and break in the pocket a little, I'll be waiting for that review. I hope it suits your wants/needs well.

[craig21]

is this head a good faceoff head?!?!?!?!

[johnpd]

the ball stops are retarted looking...

[mdawg]

is this head a good faceoff head?!?!?!?!

well considering no one here has faced off with it then no one can tell you that. chill out.

[manhasset]

you cant string traditional in the proton power.

[a2lacrosse]

head looks good, the stringing doesnt. thats one weird throat area, with the weird ball stop thing.

[punkerdude123]

head looks good, the stringing doesnt. thats one weird throat area, with the weird ball stop thing.

i agree completely, you seriously have to redo the topwall. string from the back of the head.

you cant string traditional in the proton power.

what do you mean? if you can string a homegrown on a sandal you can string traditional on a proton power. (impersonal you)

how does 7d throw? i havent seen alot of well strung 7d pictures, so im wondering if its harder to string, or if i should stick with 10d.

[Attack027]

the ball stops are retarted looking...
The head looks really nice until you see this weird ballstop

[scruffy221]

here are the pics i promised

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7001/dscn12254mh.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12254mh.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1160/dscn12260ws.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12260ws.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6941/dscn12276uh.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12276uh.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4370/dscn12289qi.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12289qi.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4669/dscn12295eh.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12295eh.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8228/dscn12303yj.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12303yj.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2697/dscn12311vy.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12311vy.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2614/dscn12325pu.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12325pu.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1500/dscn12338bi.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12338bi.jpg)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7929/dscn12351fe.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12351fe.jpg)

im going to the park right now to try it out, a review will come when im done.

just a little disclaimer, remember that my pocket is not fully broken in, and this is not a game review this will be based on throwing against a wall and shooting on a wall


isnt it weird how theres that hole in the throat where the ballstop should go?

[jackattack]

faceoff heads really dont exist in my book, the face off is the ability of the person, its not gonna make u better, but if u mean stiffness and flexibility and that crap ask ray

[manhasset]

you cant string the 4 leather tradish in it cause there is only 2 holes at the bottom.

[raykessler]

manhasset is right, although the two holes in the bottom are bigger then all the other ones so i suppose that if you really wanted traditional you could stuff 2 leathers in each of the holes, but it would be a real pain in the butt

i actually really like the ballstop area, once you get used to it, regular ballstops loko fat and weird

i really like the 7d mesh its workin out really well, this is the first one iv done, i usually just get 10d hard mesh, but so far im really likin it

as for facing off ability i used to face off, i dont see any reason why it would be bad at facing off, its pretty pinched and pretty stiff, so i could assume it would face off well

[JamLax]

can u maybe put a ball in in to give perspective of the pinch, porfavor?

[destructivelax]

can u maybe put a ball in in to give perspective of the pinch, porfavor?
ditto
crap 10 character thingy is GAY

[raykessler]

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8490/dscn12368or.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12368or.jpg)

here u go

[carl-michael]

this maybe asking a lot, but any chance you measure how wide it is at its narrowest point? and how wide it is at its widest point just before the curve of the scoop starts?

[laxgoalieking]

did anyone else notice that there is ONLY 2 holes on throat? why would they do that? it'll make stringin trad. wierd.

looks like a sweet box head.

[fenwicklax89]

did anyone else notice that there is ONLY 2 holes on throat? why would they do that? it'll make stringin trad. wierd.

looks like a sweet box head.

yes but theres an extra 2 on the sidewall. because of the shape of the throat area, the holes on the sidewall are in generally the same spot that the holes would be on a regular-throated head.

[carl-michael]

bah, i need measurements so i can compare it to the evo pro and touque

[Lax101]

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8490/dscn12368or.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12368or.jpg)

here u go
...Yikes.

you need to refine your stringing skills...
you skipped a diamond on the right side of your sidewalls (from this view of the pic, its your right). That's why theres such a huge hole there.

Your sidewalls overall are inconsistent and that pocket is shrimpy...

and the V is too low and is probably doing more harm than help...

your topstring...that just needs to be completely re-done.

[PhishMeister]

...Yikes.

you need to refine your stringing skills...

Agreed, I would have said something, but you put it much easier than I would have.

[raykessler]

thank you i think we can stop telling me what a bad stringer i am


quoted for emphasis, i appreciate that your trying to help me, and my stringing may look like ****, but it throws well, and has enough hold for me so i dont feel like changing it, i made this thread to tell people about how great a head the p2 is, i would be exceedingly happy if people could get past the fact that my stringing sucks and focus on the head

btw
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/4867/dscn12381ks.th.jpg (http://img275.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn12381ks.jpg)

its about 2.75" at that point

[JamLax]

can anyone comment on the pinch? is it comparable to the evo/revo pro? nitrous? razer?

[njlaxpunk10]

Thanks for the semi-review, it was helpful...I'm debating between this and a pulse...damn.

Anyway, with the two holes in the throat for trad, you could use the extra holes on the sides to put the outside leathers just under the sidewall, which is really old-school. My cousin had an origional excalibur or something and thats how he did it. It created something like a wide-traditional/corner-pocket type deal. It had a rediculous amount of whip and unreal hold. just a suggestion to string trad on this, i wish i could do that for myself...

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