The Worst Shaft EVER!!!

[D4LIFE]

before u all just say the cheap aluminum shafts, STX al6000 etc., also consider the worst deal on a shaft (like expensive shafts ending up as dented scrap).

a starting opinion, Brine Ignite's, ALL OF THEM!!! supra or w/e they suck.

[Longpole5435]

LaxHandle, the Diamond grip actually helps, especially on rainy days...

[laxboyJZ11]

brine python, pure crap

[THALAX]

Any shaft with an added grip (not talking about things such as the dB803's octagonal grip or the Talon shafts' Kanuga grip, I mean like the Diamond, Swizzle, etc.).
I don't think the Diamond grip really wears down that much.

[Valaxman17]

harrow i beams and brine ti22 regular and flippys....

[cali feeder]

The Diamond "grip" isn't actually added, in the literal sense. I believe it's a sand-blasted (or something like that) K-Pro. So it is in fact even lighter than the K-Pro, and has the grip.

[laxplayer201092]

diamond grips do wear down. everything does, tape does even. But is it worth the extra money? my diamond that ive had for 3 years now is still goin strong, diamond grip is worth it. it stays with it for a looong time...

and infact, first gen optras are beasts. ive taken on many a goal post, and not much damage.

worst shaft for me. crankshaft 2.

[thepalehorse]

any company with the name brine

[THALAX]

I must say that the worst shafts for me are the Warrior Levitation, Warrior Splitshaft, and the Harrow I-Beam.

[uvacavs22]

split shafts purely blow

[sailorslax88]

before u all just say the cheap aluminum shafts, STX al6000 etc., also consider the worst deal on a shaft (like expensive shafts ending up as dented scrap).

a starting opinion, Brine Ignite's, ALL OF THEM!!! supra or w/e they suck.


not true, the optra is a great shaft.

[Tool]

probobly brine ignite series, a goalie on my team bought one, snapped it first practice, got the replacement, snapped again after the first game he played with no previous practices

[LQAdam]

before u all just say the cheap aluminum shafts, STX al6000 etc., also consider the worst deal on a shaft (like expensive shafts ending up as dented scrap).

a starting opinion, Brine Ignite's, ALL OF THEM!!! supra or w/e they suck.
The regular Brine Ignite, yes. The Supra and Optra, not quite.

Following that...the Harrow I-beam.

[lax4life6]

split shafts purely blow

Just curious but why, I've never had a problem with one at all.

[VinelandHighLax]

I dont like the brine ignite either...my friends broke in half by throwing a wrap check..whtas the difference between the normal ignite and the supra/ other

[sidewinder19]

speaking as a purely box player here, any made for field except maybe and stx ti or magnum flippy. Usingg anything else made for field is just a cross checking time bomb till when you have to empty out your wallet again and buy a new one.

[NYlaxLI]

I use a splitshaft on my shorty, definitely not worth the extra money. I got mine cheap on ebay and I have had a great experience with it as it is lighter than taping up half of my shaft, but if I were to buy it new the price difference between this and a krypto is not worth the benefit.

[LvIlLeLaX5]

the gait ice is terrible my brother broke a brand new one on this little kid at excel lacrosse camp as a coach in the coaches gaulet threw a slap check and it crippled

[gopackfan]

brine pythons

[Numbah2_middie]

stx titanium. My brother's is full of dents from checks. My fatboy on the other hand.... perfect : ]]]]
same with my titan classic

[D4LIFE]

its always amusing to see people stand up for ignite optras and supra's and craptra's. they all are garbage compared to other company's compeating shaft, Platinum kills ignites, and klytes and kpros kill optra's and supra's (done know which is which with brine... they all crap anyway since the loss of the F series... minus a couple decent ones). and thats just warroir, stx competing shafts kick there *** too, scandium is amazing.

[lax4life6]

speaking as a purely box player here, any made for field except maybe and stx ti or magnum flippy. Usingg anything else made for field is just a cross checking time bomb till when you have to empty out your wallet again and buy a new one.

F15 would probably work

[laxplayer93]

I also say Split-Shaft. I can't stand it for some reason.
And, any Composite Shafts such as the Warrior: HERO Composite just because for some reason I can't stand the grip.

[Live4It]

I don't like power grips, I like some of the shafts that can have powergrip, like the F15, but I hate the grip.

[kgncoughlin]

the debeer shaft that was bent in the middle

[sidewinder19]

F15 would probably work

not really for long, a kid on my team just snapped his f15 ti in half the other day.

the only other shafts that may work would be f22's, now thats a beast right there.I really shouldnt have sold mine.... :crying:

[lax4life6]

not really for long, a kid on my team just snapped his f15 ti in half the other day.

the only other shafts that may work would be f22's, now thats a beast right there.I really shouldnt have sold mine.... :crying:

Really? Ive never seen one break but thats just me. I always thought of the F15 as much stronger than the F22 personally.

[murderlax]

the connor gill shaft.

haha i dont have it but when my two of my friends bought them, they both broke within the first day. they are EXTREMELY heavy and worthless(trust me, im not a noodle arm either). good trainer shaft though.

[preplax29]

the connor gill shaft.

haha i dont have it but when my two of my friends bought them, they both broke within the first day. they are EXTREMELY heavy and worthless(trust me, im not a noodle arm either). good trainer shaft though.

are you sure you are not a noodle arm? i actually liked that shaft for some reason and didnt think it was heavy at all.

Im going to go out on a limb and say the titans from warrior. they are a big waste of money.

[TigerMiddie08]

Im going to go out on a limb and say the titans from warrior. they are a big waste of money.

I can understand why you say that, I mean, no shaft is really worth 120$, but for myself, I bought a titan classic for 60$ and its been great. It has great performance, thats what I think this thread is geared towards.

[bigdale9]

my friend says brine python it broke in 1 1/2 games and even then the grip was gone and graphics were chipped. so basicly... it's crap for $60 for that money buy a vanadium. it's a light weight tank

[Tehb2]

Any shaft that is included in any free stick at any camp or tournament. They always have the worst shafts as apart of the pack, since well....it is being given out for free!

[D4LIFE]

Any shaft that is included in any free stick at any camp or tournament. They always have the worst shafts as apart of the pack, since well....it is being given out for free!


well in terms of money value then its a great shaft! lol

MODS, idk how to go about this but u could maybe make a poll out of this?

[Midlax0223]

f10 powergrip. i have the f15 pg, and it feels sooo much better. also the pythons

[itsthatkid]

Levi.

They cost so much and really aren't that light, and supposedly they ding like crazy.

[Live4It]

Really? Ive never seen one break but thats just me. I always thought of the F15 as much stronger than the F22 personally.
I agree, I saw an f22 snap, a kid was meesing around, and like playing baseball with it before practice, and it snapped....i wouldn't treat my equipment that way in the first place though.

[dillz18]

before u all just say the cheap aluminum shafts, STX al6000 etc., also consider the worst deal on a shaft (like expensive shafts ending up as dented scrap).

a starting opinion, Brine Ignite's, ALL OF THEM!!! supra or w/e they suck.

Not true again, the Iggy Supra and Iggy Optra hold up great, it's the regular Ignite that dents like no other. I hate that thing, but I love my Supra.

My vote for worst shafts would have to go to Swizzles, LevitaTIon, and SplitShaft.

[raykessler]

Levi.

They cost so much and really aren't that light, and supposedly they ding like crazy.

got my levitation on ebay for $90 new and as of now i have used it for six years (of fall, winter, spring, and summer lacrosse). It has dents, but nothing so big that it makes it harder to play with. Mabie the original levi (mine is the first year) is better than current ones, but I love mine.

As for the worst shaft I'm gonna have to go with the diamond. I've just seen so many of them break.

[murderlax]

are you sure you are not a noodle arm? i actually liked that shaft for some reason and didnt think it was heavy at all.

Im going to go out on a limb and say the titans from warrior. they are a big waste of money.
trust me, lol, im not a noodle arm...

[Laxboy219]

BRINE IGNITE IS WORST! Mine was completely bent to one side and developed dents on just simple slap checks. These things break like twigs! The biggest rip off is the LevitaTIon in my opinion.

[D4LIFE]

ignites = crap. doesn't matter what make, they dont compete with the other shafts that are same price from other company's. i wish i had some pics of any of my teammates old ignites optra's, they are crap too. people bought them cause they tards and they didn't want to buy online so there was nothing else at the local store. 3 people on are team had them, none made it through the first 5 games. i broke one with a wrap check in practice (i think it had a crack in it already or something). are goalies stick was funniest ever, i g2 see if he still has it, it got hit bye a shot and that spot just squished more than half way threw, its all bent from it and stuff... its hilarious. the third one just got like 5 or 6 huge dents and was getting very unusable.

[LaxDuex]

AL 2000... They are completely pointless. I mean i dig the AL6000, but they dent to easily.. I made mine into a crankshaft.

[Dub C lacrosse]

I broke a kids python in the first 5 minutes of a game. My K-lyte and K-pro work like charms.

[LAgoalie]

heres how the ignite series runs down compared to the F series shafts (f-15, f-22, f-55). Ignite basic: sucks, terrible. And that really isnt a prefrence, yeah theyre light but i have seen plenty of them break or bend really easily. a goalie at the camp i went to bought one the first day of camp and by the end of the week it was already bent in one spot and generally dinged up all along it. Ignite supra- a very good shaft in my experience. Kids on my team has it and from what i can tell its very much like the old F-22, a lot like the kryptolyte. ignite optra: its made from the same stuff as the krypto-pro, and its very light. Starting attackman on my team has one and there is only one dent, its got a nice feel to it as well. its a lot like the original f-55.

[unionvillelax10]

Titanium is way overrated.

[D4LIFE]

ok, since we all know ignites a crap... i will speak on it one last time. the ignite series was made with chinese metal to increase profit, that is fact. the usually accepted opinion, the ignite series is worse because of it and worse than the F series and other company's competitors, klyte beats supra, kpro beats optra, STX scandium beats both, 803's are good... cant compare as havent got mine yet.

[SellsLax15]

i like the python..
used it for a season and a few camps / summer leagues
i could understand if u dont like the grip
it takes a awhile to get used to

my vote for worst shaft ever is the levitation
why would u pay that much for a metal rod?

[laxgthreeone]

PYTHON The grip on them annoys me so much, and i've seen 3 or so break.

[george]

the dB803's r the worst ever they r soo weak i broke 3 of them

[buckslax]

i'm in agreement you guys that the split shafts blow but alot of guys in my area swear by them(if you know what i mean by that)

I don't see the point of the grip on the lower half i personaly would much rather have it on the upper half i think it would help with one hand cradling and shot power but aparently warrior thinks other wise. i don't know about you guys but i like the stronger grip to be with my top hand

[navylax161]

i had a brine ignite when i started out and there was dent after dent all over the shaft. and that was in a 5th grade league. my teammates called it "the tincan"

[ADKlax24]

The Brine Ignite series, My brother won one at a camp and bent it, also made huge dents in it playing around with it in the back yard. While trying to bend it back it snapped into 2 pieces, i have also seen two other ignite d-poles break, one at adirondack tryouts and another at a tournament.


Edit: W00t W00t 300th post!!!!!

[lax@wwu21]

any company with the name brine

Quoted for emphasis.

The worst has to be the swizzle. They suck and dent easily. Brine has their "swizzle" my nizzle shizzle and Warrior has their Pimpslap-o-roonie crap. STX has had a great run in my opinion.

[playwithpride14]

before u all just say the cheap aluminum shafts, STX al6000 etc., also consider the worst deal on a shaft (like expensive shafts ending up as dented scrap).

a starting opinion, Brine Ignite's, ALL OF THEM!!! supra or w/e they suck.


dude i used an al600 shaft for a loooong time and did pretty well. sure its not a great shaft or my #1 choice, but for $15 at your local lax store its a great deal. had it for 3 years and held up great. dont go dissing it jsut cuz its a beginners shaft

[laxgoaliebm16]

this is a mad preferance thread

[spartanlax91]

wanna know wha ti think is overrated?
the ignite series.

[laxtjm75]

yea, i hav the swizzle, it help wen it rains, the grip comes off but not that fast, the grip on harrow shafts comes off slower, alot of people dont like the grip. my friend purposely peeled it off

[laxtjm75]

yea, i hav the swizzle, it help wen it rains, the grip comes off but not that fast, the grip on harrow shafts comes off slower, alot of people dont like the grip. my friend purposely peeled it off

[laxtjm75]

swizzle is pretty good, the stx stuff all is bad 2 me, i think its cheap, the crank shafts just take away your wip, they dent 2, the swizzl doesnt dent, i just took it 2 camp and kids were having sword fights all the time, same with me, it nvr dented

[justlaxin1819]

harrow ibeam ive seen a lot break in our games

[HeadHeartHustle]

only good shaft from brine is the f55 and 15.

Worst shaft..... brine ignite. weakest shaft i think ive ever seen.

I still use an AL6000 for my backup, for my backup. And its survived for about 3 years. I like it, but its on the heavy side.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Hands down, either the python[ shattered one like glass) or the split9cold day broke in half at "split")

[mljohn1992]

I don't think the Diamond grip really wears down that much.

it's not that the diamond grip wears, it is that i can barely feel the diamond grip. I would definately just get the krypto pro and save $25-30.

[lax@wwu21]

speaking as a purely box player here, any made for field except maybe and stx ti or magnum flippy. Usingg anything else made for field is just a cross checking time bomb till when you have to empty out your wallet again and buy a new one.

Hence why there is different options for box players...

Field gear is meant (yes I know its a new concept) the field! There is box gear and field gear. Don't complain when something breaks because you are using it for what it wasn't intended for.

[mnlax9]

ive had problems with my scandium, used it for a season and is not good enough condition to use

[QBYattackmen15]

Just curious but why, I've never had a problem with one at all.

umm the fact that they break right where the 2 shafts are fused..if you wanna know what im talking about...throw a hard check next time in a gaem. i wish they would make one for D so i could cut it and get 2 good shafts haha.

worst stick...i-Beam orrrrrrr hmm...Python

EDIT:on the quote he was talking about Warrior splitshafts

[ItalyLaxer11]

umm the fact that they break right where the 2 shafts are fused..if you wanna know what im talking about...throw a hard check next time in a gaem. i wish they would make one for D so i could cut it and get 2 good shafts haha.

worst stick...i-Beam orrrrrrr hmm...Python

EDIT:on the quote he was talking about Warrior splitshafts

I totally agree mine did that about a week ago terrible shaft

[RIT37FO]

i beam hands down and i love harrow

[D4LIFE]

dude i used an al600 shaft for a loooong time and did pretty well. sure its not a great shaft or my #1 choice, but for $15 at your local lax store its a great deal. had it for 3 years and held up great. dont go dissing it jsut cuz its a beginners shaft

ha, i love AL6000! some people need to comprehend what they read before they coment on it... it was first aluminum shaft to come to mind cause it was actually decent! still is a back-up for me.

[moondog]

STX made an old, offset shaft MANY years ago--but it never caught on, and was eventually discontinued.

There was also a graphite shaft made late 80s-early 90s that was also quite a failure, since it was so weak.

I'd put those two on my list, even though they had good intentions and were a little ahead of their time. It's good to take chances, but failure is always a possibility...

[wrwarrior19]

Yeah those ignites are definately no good, I had a buddy who got one (and two and three pretty quick) when they first came out... within a week, he was down at laxworld for a third time.