Swimming?

[LiquidMercury16]

Can anyone tell me how to swim and still maintain the ball I try to do it but don't always do so great at it.

[jmplax31]

Do mean the swim move?

[RattlersVenom3]

In a swim move all you have to do is make sure your stick is moving fast enouhg(cant spell) that the ball doesnt fall out

[powellfan1]

Easy one here. When you are about to run right next to a defender, keep your stick in one hand, and bring it right over his head.

- Go Rattlers!

[bruamable]

while running keep your top hand on the plastic or right under it (i keep it on the plastic even though it is illegal i have never been called)then bring your hand and arm though the air like a breast stroke then bring it down across your chest so the head is on the opposite side of wear it started then move it back in position and run

[Loveland Lax12]

A deeper pocket might also help out alot.

[GIattack]

Originally posted by Loveland Lax12
A deeper pocket might also help out alot.

yeah if u have a small pocket its harder 2 do

[SheepShank]

Just do it with speed, you need to have your hand close to your throat, and some people press there index finger on the pocket so the ball can't come out. But using your index finger is illegal, and not needed if you know how to do it right. Also make sure you are taller or as tall as the man your doing it on, this may seem very obvious but you would be surprise at how many times I've seen it done wrong because of this.


Note: don't do this move alot:
1) Very showoff like move - mess up and you will probably be out of the game.
2) A good defender will be able to knock the ball out of your stick with ease.

[cbhslacrossemid]

id do a roll dodge rather than than this one like sheepshank said very showoffy and there are better dodges

[AHSmiddie]

some times you need to do it though, like more than once the defender has caught my right hand on the left side of my body with the stick and the only thing i can do is the swim move to put it back to normal and it has worked every time (that means the defender really sucks) but i dont do it to show off i only do it if i need too

[Ccodyman]

just to warn people, when I see someone running up to me, I jab them in the ribs with my stick and so do most D guys. If you do it for show, you WILL get hurt sooner or later

[stxlcr18]

make sure ur doin it fast and have to ball under control when u start the move

[BhillzLax16]

Hold your stick near the plastic and do it very quickly...I kind off jump a little bit when i have to do it, its easier to get over there heads cuz im a small guy. Its easier for me to do when the pocket is deep and high...(preference)

[laxfreak4life]

make sure to turn ur stick so ur head faces at like a 45 angle at your face b/c then it hits ur sidewall and falls back into ur pocket

[STXmid548]

I see people try to show off and do those and then get totally layed out by the D-man so i just stick with split, face and roll dodges. :agree

[CuseLax18]

^^ couldn't have said it any better, stick to the basics.

But if you are the leading scoring in the MLL, then it's not so bad.