Goalies - Favorite Setup? [Archive]

EndlesFimbulvet

02-25-2006, 08:34 AM

Ha, me too. dyed Eclipse on black 803. Ive got a Sentinal and Goalmaster too (bought the Sentinal from stin), but I dont like the triangular shape of the Goalmaster (still a good stick though, the pocket just forms weird with closed sidewall[for me, at least >_>]), and the mesh doesent stay as tight near the scoop on the Sentinal as it does on the Eclipse (=more whip), since the Sentinal is mostly square.

ReLaxin 13

02-25-2006, 12:29 PM

Nemi on a cut down Wonder Boy Dpole to Goalie length. :naughty:

NuKoN

02-25-2006, 12:39 PM

Nemi on a cut down Wonder Boy Dpole to Goalie length. :naughty:

You couldve just got an 803 goalie shaft, cheaper, more or less the same shaft

ReLaxin 13

02-25-2006, 01:01 PM

You couldve just got an 803 goalie shaft, cheaper, more or less the same shaft

But not a kelly green one....

gfkeeper28

02-25-2006, 01:35 PM

Actually, db803s do come in green.

quickslick444

02-25-2006, 01:36 PM

But not a kelly green one....
Ya the wonderboy looks so much sweeter.. and it has grip right? i dunno but my fav setup is a nemisis on a kryptolight even if it broke and i have a wirefade now.

EndlesFimbulvet

02-25-2006, 05:34 PM

Not neon green. Still, kind of a waste, seeing how you paid an additional 50+ dollars (Wonderboy Xcel Pole [not exactly sure]-120~, dB803 goalie-70) for a neon green instead of dark green or black.:thumbsdown:

goalieskcickay

02-25-2006, 05:40 PM

Yeah, wtf? Why would you buy a dpole of any type and use it as a goalie shaft? Who cares that it's neon green, just wait for Maverick to come out with a goalie shaft.

demongoalie

02-25-2006, 07:34 PM

Abyss on DB803. I used to always use my eclipse, but there's something about the abyss I like. I think since it's more triangular than the eclipse, idk. It's also nice because I never have to worry about breaking the abyss, because I can get a new one for $20. I think I'm gonna save up and buy like 2 or 3 abyss's, just to mess around with stringing and for backups.

SachemsGoalie40

02-25-2006, 07:46 PM

head-eclipse
shaft-f-15/Axe they are pretty mucht he same, or atleast i think they are

i've used an Eclipse, Abyss, Zone and only like the Eclipse
i've used an F-15, Axe, Harrow goalie and absolutly hated the Harrow

never used a 803 but from what i'm reading on the forums it sounds like a darn good shaft

ReLaxin 13

02-25-2006, 08:33 PM

Yeah, wtf? Why would you buy a dpole of any type and use it as a goalie shaft? Who cares that it's neon green, just wait for Maverick to come out with a goalie shaft.

Cause I needed a new shaft and I care if it's neon green, it has better grip and looks better than the 803, and I'm pretty sure Mav isn't coming out with a goalie shaft anytime soon.

OldGoalie

02-26-2006, 07:51 AM

I'm sold on the Eclipse/db803 combo myself. Compared to the old wood and aluminum shafts I used to play with in the 80's and 90's, it feels like a freakin' feather. I also find the STX Axe a nice backup shaft to have. Pretty light as well.

hulllaxplayer

02-26-2006, 08:07 AM

I use an abyss on a krypto pro

a_lax

02-26-2006, 09:57 AM

Eclipse
orange db803(attack lenght)
white 12d and 3 black striaight hockey laces

i think its too good for me lol

NF Lax23----<o)

02-26-2006, 10:05 AM

LaxGoalie28

02-26-2006, 10:42 AM

I used to have a nemesis, but then it became extremly flexible plus my kpro broke. Now i have a money on a ti22.

E: to answer your question above, the eclipse is listed at 70 so just shell out the extra 10 bucks http://www.lulax.com//index.cfm/p/3/c/6/pid/324

ReLaxin 13

02-26-2006, 01:18 PM

instead of making a new thread, I'll ask you educated goalie people. My team this year wants a back up goalie, so I decided to step up for it. I have a few goalie related questions.
Whats a good goalie head under 60 bucks?
What is the advantage of using a goalie shaft, is it really worth the extra?
What stringing would be good for a beginner?

1. Goalmaster is a classic, great head.
2. The only reason I wouldn't get a goalie length is because when I started the end would always hit my leg when making offside stick saves, I'm sure that has happened to a couple other goalies here too.
3. You probably don't to use a super deep pocket at the beginning cause that will mess your throwing up. So a moderately deep 12 diamond should do it.

Goalieman5

02-26-2006, 05:15 PM

eclipse on 803

demongoalie

02-26-2006, 05:26 PM

1. Abyss, great head, and really cheap.
2. Get a goalie shaft, and if you feel it's too long then cut off an inch or two. The extra length does help. It gives more leverage so it clears are easier, and also it makes more weight below your hands when you're in goal, so you have that weight to throw around which helps me.
3. Good stringing would be 12D or maybe normal hard mesh, but it's harder to get a deep pocket without open sidewalls in hard. Whatever you choose, DO NOT get soft. If it gets wet the whip is so bad you cannot throw at all! It's also more prone to rip.

Hope that helped

jpmahoney

03-10-2006, 07:43 PM

my favorite is an eclipse with 12D on the old STX AXE shaft

brickwall

03-12-2006, 06:59 PM

IMy favortie is a nemesis with 10d and an alloy 2000

pcgoalie

03-13-2006, 05:30 PM

I used to have a nemmy strung w/ yellow 12 diamond but it broke b/c our coach can shoot like 90.

Now i have an old red Warrior C405 with a web pro on it.

ant1216d

07-06-2006, 02:05 PM

Eclipse on blue 803

claxbucky

07-06-2006, 02:46 PM

Goalmaster on an old brine TI Powergrip(5 years old now and still going strong). I have to have some girth and weight to my goalie sticks, or it's no fun... Though I might try one of these 803's everyone's talking about (need cash money first).

EDIT: I've played with abysses, Eclipses, Goalmasters, Guardians, Nemesi (nemesis plural hah)heads and C405, C555, F15 and titanium shafts, so far, I'm not a big fan of the brine goalie heads, so I have yet to try any. All of the heads listed above I have broken @ least 2 of except for the goalmaster, so I'm sticking with what I can rely on, and for the shafts, Titanium is the only thing that felt comfortable, and stable in my hands. Everything else cracked @ the bottom from tapping the post (after 1 season or so, not even game sticks), orit just felt like a toy. Though hardly anybody plays with titanium anymore :sad:

DeftGoalie28

07-06-2006, 03:59 PM

I use a Gaurdian on an A/M Axe

GeorgeUVA

07-06-2006, 04:18 PM

I use an Eclipse on a Brine TI Powergrip shaft that I started using my 3rd year in college (2001). It was a D-Pole that my teammate gave me (he had like 5) and I cut it down to 38''. It is perfect in that it is extremely light yet I have total control of it in my hands. I use it for my box and my outdoor leagues. And in my alumni games when I take on the younger guys. Before the Powergrip, I used the Brine F-15 that was pretty light (yeah, we were sponsored by Brine). They gave us free Extremes; I still have mine in my equipment bag (Does anyone use that head?). Brine still needs to work on their goalie heads, but I hear that that should change early in 2007. As for the Eclipse, it feels the most like a Goalmaster (the benchmark of goalie heads) of the offset/sorta offset heads. Way back in high school (late 90s) I used a Goalmaster on a Warrior titanium. Head was perfect and the shaft was light as a feather. Ah the old days...

lockdown

07-06-2006, 05:35 PM

nemi with a goalie harrow

goalie1215

07-06-2006, 05:58 PM

nemesis on my monster. i like using shortstick in goal and the monster balances quite well with my nemesis. i would use something lighter if it wasnt impractical and amazingly top heavy.

O-town

07-06-2006, 06:59 PM

i dono why but im in love with brine stuff so i rock money custom strung and a ti 22 defts, supercrosse chestpro

EndlesFimbulvet

07-06-2006, 08:56 PM

I have:
Nemi on 803
Nemi on Wood
Eclipse on sharkskin Ti
All 35".

neshlax3

07-06-2006, 10:05 PM

nemi on krypto alloy c405, light... balanced, its a thing of beauty

GarysGod

07-06-2006, 11:16 PM

I've read what a lot of goalies on here play with, but what is your favorite set up / stick combo?

Mine personally is the eclipse on an 803.

yeah I did that last year, but ive since realized that the grip on the kpro rules and that a nemesis on it is money. So i would have to say the nemesis and the kpro.

stalls

07-06-2006, 11:20 PM

2 nemis strung tight to the walls with a huge bag with 17d warrior mesh on euro lax shafts- best rig hands down

viking goalie

07-07-2006, 12:22 AM

2 nemesi, one on a stx ti, the other on a klyte. One for when i get :angry: and one for when i'm not so :angry:

the klyte is my favorite

Expressgoalie01

07-07-2006, 09:09 AM

GM3 on a 803
Eclipse on Krypto pro

goalieskcickay

07-07-2006, 10:12 AM

'Clipse on an 803. Seems very popular.

EricL

07-07-2006, 10:58 AM

Nemesis or goaliemaster (imo: very flexible head) on my krpto
Nemesis on my harrow.

rado3022

07-07-2006, 10:01 PM

i have a brine money on an stx axe which i like a lot also my backups a brine f-15 shaft with a warrior abyss head and it lasted my a couple years before i got my money which i really like.

martiniman27

07-10-2006, 07:03 AM

nemmesis on a kpro kevlar
nemmesis on a k alloy
guardian on a k alloy

the nemesis owns, people talk about how heavyit is but really it is only couple of ounces heavier which is barly noticable. Guardian just looked so awsome i had to buy it, plus i got the great deal for 30 bucks of my lacrosse retarded neighbor

cllax11

07-10-2006, 09:21 PM

STX Eclipse with the 10 diamond and open sidewalls and an STX Axe

LAXgoalHVLA

07-10-2006, 09:26 PM

nemi with 12d on a diamond shaft

westlakelax17

07-10-2006, 09:27 PM

i hate the 803s cuz they split after awhile. so they dont break, they just keep on cracking up the side. but they are so light .

Mikehenry8742

07-10-2006, 11:29 PM

Nemesis+TitanPro= :love:
Eclipse + platinum alloy

P.S.- People please stop :chair: on the Nemesis, it's just preference, it varies from one person to the next. Some like Nemmy's, some 'Clipses, or the Abyss'. It's all the preference of the player.

canadians_eh

07-11-2006, 04:05 AM

Sentinel with Brine F-10.

gaels_laxer_33

07-11-2006, 02:25 PM

Red Harrow goalie on Gm Brine 6000 cut on Nemisis and soon to have a DB803 on i donno what....What kind of head should i get??

laxgoalieking

07-11-2006, 02:32 PM

sentinal on a white harrow. does anyone have any info on the new heads commin out?

SAGoalie30

07-11-2006, 06:53 PM

2 guardians w/ stx throttle
eclipse w/ titan pro

denier

07-11-2006, 09:06 PM

Though hardly anybody plays with titanium anymore :sad:

actually ive only used ti since junior year in high school, like you ive only ever felt comfortable ti, my favorit so far is the levi or the newest stx ti, i kinda like the brine powergrip too, and again like you said they are the strongest and most reliable out there,

anywho i like my eclipse on a levi or mt nemmy on my stx ti

AttackMan17

07-11-2006, 09:15 PM

Nemesis on harrow...strung however...
Or
Nemesis on Mohawk Ti...strung however.

NEMESIS_keeper

07-11-2006, 11:02 PM

Nemesis on db803, with 10d mesh with about 1.5-2 ball deep semi-channel

gfkeeper28

07-11-2006, 11:09 PM

Nemesis (Open Sidewall 17 diamond) on a 35" dB803.

defensemanrule

07-12-2006, 01:11 PM

I used to use an Eclipse on an 803, however I soon started to not like the grip on the 803 for some dumb reason....However the Eclipse was nice, but then I found the Gait Sentinel. I use that now, it is really nice. So, basically, I stick with the Gait Sentinel and a titanium Triax. A lot of people look at me weird when I tell them I use a triax, but I love the feel of it when I make a save or what not. So, here I am with two identical sticks. Both of which are Sentinels on Titanium Triaxs.