My first Corner Pocket

[LymanLaxGuy3]

This was my first try at a corner pocket and i would appreciate some constructive criticism... so here are some pictures.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/Beresheim3/IMG_3554.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/Beresheim3/IMG_3555.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/Beresheim3/IMG_3556.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/Beresheim3/IMG_3558.jpg

[yourmom]

it looks pretty nice, i like the color. what type of head is that?

[LymanLaxGuy3]

it looks pretty nice, i like the color. what type of head is that?

Thanx and it is an stx ballhog.

[yourmom]

how does it throw/hold?

[LymanLaxGuy3]

how does it throw/hold?

well i just strang it tonight and havent gotten a chance to try it and i will post how it throws and stuff in the morning.

[laxobsessed]

yay the ballhog is back and it has a purpose instead of sitting in your garage all the time

but these are the flaws i saw
-tighten the sidewalls
-fold the mesh
-connect the mesh to the leather where you tie the leathers together
- also you dont need to go through everyhole in the mesh you can skip like 3 of 4 diamonds
-fix the top string (do the same thing you did to the truth)

[Warrior]

That looks good for a first try, much better then my first try. Some things you can try to improve for your next Corner Pocket are; the top string is done wierd. I made two tutorials on corner pockets and if you check the "Corner Pocket Revisited" tutorial in the tutorial list you will see what i think is the best way to do a topstring in a CP. Also if you tighten up those sidewalls your pocket will be a little more consistant because the knots will slip around a little less. You can do locking knots as well if you want your sidewall knots to stay exactly where you string them..

But overall thats a good job on a first corner pocket. I look forward to seeing some more of your stringings.

Heres the tutorial i was talking about, you can compare the two pockets and see what i was talking about, and other ways to improve your pocket.

http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=25705

[laxman37]

Hey, Warrior, weren't you an Assistant Mod, like, yesterday? What happened?

[LymanLaxGuy3]

i threw with it this morning and it turns out that it has lots of hold and little whip.

[UVAlaxer432]

Those sidewall look uber loose...

[LymanLaxGuy3]

they are in the pics but i tightened them afterwards.

[lyman_mid14]

take an after pic so we can see the finished product?