Warrior Liquid Metal Shaft

[livinglegend]

Hello I was wondering about the warrior liquid metal shaft. I saw it in a store and i noticed it was extremly light. I am a canadian box player so the question i was wondering if it would be strong enough for a box shaft. With th cross checking slashing etc..

[AttackMan17]

Gait liquid metal you mean...if warrior makes a lm shaft...then i didnt know about it.

[livinglegend]

yeah gait liquid metal sorry. Any ideas about how strong it is?

[JaxLax30]

Not really sure how strong it is but my friend has it with a torque, and it is soooooooooooo light. Also, after you use it for a while, the grainy grip wears down and becomes this great feeling grip.

[orangeman17]

my friend's has lasted him a year

[livinglegend]

playing box or field?

[SPRINGFIELDLAX]

im using it now, sickest stick, really light, and strong i've been using it for about 8 months, and only have one tiny dent its supposed to be 2-3 times stronger than titanium

[goalieskcickay]

im using it now, sickest stick, really light, and strong i've been using it for about 8 months, and only have one tiny dent its supposed to be 2-3 times stronger than titanium

Key word in that post. Numerous accounts have shown that the LM, while being exceptionally light, is actually kinda weak.

[D Bay]

I have one, super light, strong material, but it will dent a lot in the box game I will admit. Probably not snap, as long as you're getting a new version (all they have on shelves anymore probably) but you will get dents here and there. Overall it's a light shaft with awesome grip and pretty good strength, but if you really give your stuff a beating, you may want to look into something else.

[nofear45465]

yeah just make sure its a new one without a seam, because the ones with a seam will snap like twigs. you may want to go with something like the MIL titanium which is only 50 dollars and will last you ages. only problem is its weight, so if thats really an issue then i would say go with the LM

[pascoe]

whats the grip on the lm like ive never gotten to feel one is it as rough as a sharkskin/tritanium was? do they rip gloves like they did?

[PW_LAXMAN_07]

yeah gait liquid metal sorry. Any ideas about how strong it is?


I bought one when they first came out...it was extremely light, like you said...and it was very very strong for its weight.....although i hear some have been known to snap, i have never experienced this problem.

i played attack and midfield on a varsity summer team (last summer) in about 4 tournaments, and went to a couple camps. that baby didnt have any dents.

i have another one in blue, never used in a game or practice, i just used it to screw around, because i didnt want to risk ruining my gloves.

i might sell/trade for a decent offer if you're interested. PM me

(mods, i dont know if this is a violation of rules, making offers to sell/trade in the wrong section....if so , im really sorry)

[crazydrew86]

no the liquid metal does not rip gloves but when you first buy it you might want to consider sanding it down a bit. it just scratches your gloves at first but once you use it for a while it is nice.

[RockStar]

Hello I was wondering about the warrior liquid metal shaft. I saw it in a store and i noticed it was extremly light. I am a canadian box player so the question i was wondering if it would be strong enough for a box shaft. With th cross checking slashing etc..
It's basically a DB803 coated with "liquid metal", whatever the crap that is.

Apparently liquid metal is pretty strong stuff, but damn, it's just a thin coating on an 803. I figure it may be better at resisting dents, but I don't think it's built for throwing crosschecks.

If you play 2-ways or specialize in defense, don't use it. If you only play attack.....whatever, give it a try. Personally, I would probably just use the 803 at like half the price.....two 803s will probably outlast one liquid metal.

[livinglegend]

no i had the 803 and it snapped clean in half on my first hit in a game.

[RockStar]

no i had the 803 and it snapped clean in half on my first hit in a game.

There's your answer then, don't buy a liquidmetal.

It's not much tougher than an 803 and costs a fair bit more.

[eamiddy16]

i cant say anything bout the liquid metal but my 803 has lasted me a season with one dent i acutally like that shaft a lot its light and cheap and pretty strong imo

[D Bay]

whats the grip on the lm like ive never gotten to feel one is it as rough as a sharkskin/tritanium was? do they rip gloves like they did?

ever own one of those? If you did you would know that the grip wasn't what people said. Not that abrasive at all. I've had both, and the liquidmetal's grip is rougher than a sharkskin, and still it isn't too bad.

[pascoe]

ever own one of those? If you did you would know that the grip wasn't what people said. Not that abrasive at all. I've had both, and the liquidmetal's grip is rougher than a sharkskin, and still it isn't too bad.
yeah i did own a tritanium the liquid metal is even more rough?

[jnico129]

one of my friend used his for a wile and it only had one dent. it was strong and light.

[i live 4 lax]

its very strong i have one

[power | snipe]

liquid metal shafts are sooo weak for box lacrosse, first cross check it will break if you weigh over 25 pounds, i wouldnt be payed to use them 2 players on my team have broken theres in the first practise and both got full refunds, they will never buy those sticks again

[D Bay]

yeah i did own a tritanium the liquid metal is even more rough?
I would say so. the grippy part is pretty much just a fine grit (feels like about 400 grit) sand paper finish...and rockstar, the liquidmetal isn't a coated 803 at all...It's the same shape, but constructed out of a totally different metal

[flyersrule9733]

for all those that said that they have seen them break, were they 1st gen or 2nd?

[lacrosse88]

I had one on my game stick and it was great untill......
it got a HUGE dent..so i got a new one for free
and i use it on my backup stick, i like it a lot better and it seems stronger

[d-pole01]

for all those that said that they have seen them break, were they 1st gen or 2nd?
i have snapped the second gen and have already put a nice size dent in the one they sent me.

[realdiehl3]

Ben Rubeor, UVA attackman, used liquid metal this season until Gait stopped providing them to the team. He broke about five of them.

[bobtrack]

for box definately no. I had one for winter lax, and the first day I used it I gave a guy a light cross check and it snapped.

[the next 'one']

i have one, i love it, i put it on my backup stick cause i switched to a woodie, but its an amazing stick. its light as none other, and the grip is great. i got it last summer, and havent had barely a dent in it. i love the shape too, along with the grip and shape combined, you will pretty much never lose control. i have about 4 other friends with them too, and they have the same opinion...great shaft, no problems.

[laolax]

isnt it like amorphous metal or somethign so it reforms itself int time?

[cougarlax21]

I hear ya d-pole01 they break easy

[Deadhead46KC]

my friend who plays attack has snapped two this season, and mine has a huge dent in it.

[unholygoalie10]

a guy on my team has snaped 2 of those in the last year i wouldnt suggest spending the money

[WAHSlax]

"Liquidmetal" is horrible technology introduced by Head for tennis racquets a few years ago. I broke 4 racquets on serves (not slamming them into the ground), and tennis isn't a contact sport by any means. Thank god I was sponsored and didn't have to pay to replace them (almost $200 per racquet).

[ant1216d]

its redunkulous

[RockStar]

"Liquidmetal" is horrible technology introduced by Head for tennis racquets a few years ago. I broke 4 racquets on serves (not slamming them into the ground), and tennis isn't a contact sport by any means. Thank god I was sponsored and didn't have to pay to replace them (almost $200 per racquet).


Holy cow!

The fact that you can break a $200 racquet by hitting a tennis ball with it is just tragi-comical !

Oy, people always moan about the price of lacrosse gear and here you are stuck with crappy $200 racquets, plus costs of stringing that you can't do yourself without specialized equipment!

[i live 4 lax]

it an amazing shaft, get it youll be amazed, the grip is great, its light, and very strong. i put mine through alot and its survived, IMO its just a beast

[Tehb2]

all shafts will pretty much break at some point, its just how long will it last through your own personal abuse to the shaft. I held a liquid metal once, and its the lightest thing I've ever held.

[WAHSlax]

Holy cow!

The fact that you can break a $200 racquet by hitting a tennis ball with it is just tragi-comical !

Oy, people always moan about the price of lacrosse gear and here you are stuck with crappy $200 racquets, plus costs of stringing that you can't do yourself without specialized equipment!
Yeah...stringing is the worst part. I was spending $30 per string job AT LEAST 6 times a month. I bought my own stringer and it paid ffor itself VERY quickly.