weight of stick?

[houlax901]

im a first year player and i have a av8 on al6000. ive been looking around and reading a lot about heavy and light sticks and i was wondering, just to get a perspective of how heavy my stuff is, are most shafts lighter than an al6000 and are most heads lighter than mine?

[JedimasterKyle]

Just about every shaft that isn't aluminum is lighter than yours. I've never used an AV8 before, but I assume its pretty heavy compared to some of the lighter sticks (Truth, torque, etc.). If you were to use the lightest set-up there is, you might shave 6-7 ounces, but thats pushing it. And about 1/3 of a pound isn't too noticable.

[FallIntoIt]

Psh. If you were a real man, you'd put that baby on a box shaft. Real lax men rock the heavy sticks.

[steveissogreat]

honestly the al6000 short sticks arent that heavy, but their durability is another story, but also i prefer a heavier style stick, even though the sheer ounces arent really that noticable.

[robi]

Yeah I use a light stick setup but there isn't a humongous difference in stick weights unless you're comparing an attack stick to a defense stick.

[aof09lax]

yeah, that's a pretty heavy setup. i've found a lighter setup to be nice because you can feel the ball easier.

[ben1113]

Im not gonna go on saying that having a lighter stick is going to make you score 50 more goals or anything, but i went from an alloy 2000 to a db803 and thats like 3 and a half ounces, i can notice a big difference. You guys gotta think that even though its only 3 ounces, in perspective, the stick is say 8 ounces, head is 5, mesh is like 3 or 4, ball is about 5 ounces, so thats 8+5+3.5+5... 21 and a half ounces. Now when you take away 3, thats 1 seventh of the weight, it might not seem alot when you say 3 ounces, but you can notice when something loses a seventh of its weight.


Once again, not gonna make a worlds difference, but its noticebale, and i like the feel of a lighter stick better.

[houlax901]

is it really gonna make a large difference at this stage of my game? im a jv middie, i get good playing time, i could possibly scrap some money for a better setup if i was assured it would step my game up significantly. but im skeptical about that. otherwise i'll just continue to try and make the most of what i have now with different stringing and whatnot. so is a lighter shaft gonna help me now? or should i wait.

[FallIntoIt]

is it really gonna make a large difference at this stage of my game? im a jv middie, i get good playing time, i could possibly scrap some money for a better setup if i was assured it would step my game up significantly. but im skeptical about that. otherwise i'll just continue to try and make the most of what i have now with different stringing and whatnot. so is a lighter shaft gonna help me now? or should i wait.

My opinion: no. Not significantly enough to justify the money you'd be throwing down for a lighter shaft. Get to be a better player with the setup you've got, and when you finally do upgrade, you'll appreciate the difference better.

[AttackSniper#12]

personally i think you should get a lighter stick. i cant do anything with a heave stick. but whatever is more comfortable for you, go to a friends and try out a lighter stick compared to yours and see wich one you like better.. hope that helps :thumbsup: oh and welcome to TLF and the sport of Lacrosse! Good Luck! :thumbsup:

[gigo567]

Keep your stick, learning with a heavy stick will be better and switch to a lighter stick later on.

[Lurch22d]

yea i played with an al6000 w/ an av8 my first year as a d-pole....i personally think it made me a better player because when i switched to a lighter pole i noticed it and found it easier to handle.

[gigo567]

yea i played with an al6000 w/ an av8 my first year as a d-pole....i personally think it made me a better player because when i switched to a lighter pole i noticed it and found it easier to handle.
My first season I switch from my viper/al6000 to a vector/al6000 and it was heavy but after using it and practicing on it I got really good and when I switched to a lighter stick I noticed I could cradle, throw and catch easier.

[dragonlax]

yeah stay with the heavier set-up trust me i used a shotgun and a tat-2 shaft for my first 4 years of playing and when i finally upgraded lighter set up i noticed pretty much the same thing gigo567 said.

[FaceOffMan4]

av8 is a pretty heavy head and the shaft isnt that heavy but not the lightest out there