Tried out Adidas Strike and Excel

[WinnytheSully]

Today at Bates camp, I tried out the Adidas Response. This head is the stiffest I've ever used. It has a great offset, and I thought it was great craddling wise. It has a fair amount of stringing holes, about as many as a proton power. The scoop is too flat, and makes scooping difficult. This seems like a great attack head.
The Excel shaft was really light, about as heavy as a ignite optra, and has a similar grip to the optra, but it has three lines that go the length of the shaft on the top and bottom, and they are raised, kinda like the Adidas logo. This seemed relatively durable.
Other stuff I got to see was the elbow pads, which greatly resemble the dynasty ones in my opinion.
The shoulder pad liner that I saw resembles the gladiator liner, but has strings in he center that tighten it.
I did see the gloves, but I didn't have an opportunity to check these out, but I will try to tommorow, and I know they'll be there.

[pooponashingle]

Did the mid-offset in the head make a difference? or do you think they did it just to avoid the patent?

[D4LIFE]

stiff eh? like bionic / H2 stiff? or chair stiff :chair:?

but get some pics so people will beleive u more, since u'll be there tomorow as u say.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Hows the pinch on the head? Do you think it'll meet 2009 spec.?

[WinnytheSully]

I didn't notice the mid offset when I threw with it, and I don't really want to risk having my camera stolen at camp just to get pics of it. If there is enough demand I might try, but I think it would be pretty awkward if the coach saw me taking pics of it.
I don't think the head will make the 2009 specs, It's really boxy, like if you took a guru and made it wider, with it widening a little as it went up to the scoop.

[Mista Hollywood]

there goes the signature adidas sign again.

[WinnytheSully]

Yah, it's like raised, so it's as if it has grooves, but they come out. The other shaft was black, and didn't have and grooves.

[Stringer4Lax]

i would love pics.... but dont want you to get your camera stolen :(

[aviator]

yea, pics would be tight...interested

[d-man35]

pics would be great

at least of the pinch

[Show'emTheNumba]

its a small price to pay to feel insanely akward infront of your coach taking pictures so everyone of TLF would love you.

[lacrossestud08]

yeah, we'd really appreciate pics of the stuff. =D

[QBYattackmen15]

yah man pics would be so sick...just hide your camera really well due..dont leave it on a table or something haha.

[GoDucks34]

Yeah, do it, take the pics, you know you want to, give in to the pier pressure.

[isk8apopwar]

is it really gonna make a difference if you take pictures of it. just take the pictures of it, and if the coach says anything, just put the camera away.

[supershot666]

or be like forget you coach...but that might end badly so go with isk8apopwar's way. any way i bet he will under stand he will just be like what ever.

[sidewinder19]

just say you wanted to compare the pinch to your "XXX" head at home, to see if you might want to buy it. Just take the pics on a cellphone or something.

[WinnytheSully]

Guys, I'll try tommorow, but I did check out the gloves and the shoulder pads today. The gloves are very similar to SS2's, but they have like a double cuff. The outer padding is kinda tight, and comes around farther than regular gloves, and then there's one that says climalite, and is similar to regular cuffs, but a little thicker. The palms are really flexible right out of the bag, and there's well placed mesh kinda like the warrior gloves right below the fingers, but there's more and it's a question mark type setup. These look like the most protective gloves right now on the market.
The regular shoulder pads look much like the older revolution ones (I think that's the name) and they have kinda pertruding caps, and have the same sort of front and rear protection arrangement. They also have normal bicep pads.

[D4LIFE]

pics man, get the pics and say u want to compare. i dont think they would take your phone/camera away (definatly not phone).

[WinnytheSully]

I got a great pic of the liner, but really distanced pics from the shoulder pads and the gloves, so don't get your hopes up, but I'll keep trying.

[WinnytheSully]

I got close ups of the response head (what I thought was the strike) and the excel. They'll be up either tonight or tommorow, I can't upload them because I"m not home.

[KnightsLax2]

Pics of the new gear. I don't think the majority of these have been posted yet. I got the pics off of: www.laxnews.com

Review of the gear here: http://laxnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=289

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[AttackMan18]

Adidas stuff doesn't look to bad. Not at all.

[Wooks]

The gloves look significantly less ugly from that angle.

Edit: How was the weight of the head?

[Brandon303]

Those shoulder pads look exactly like the old pair of Cooper shoulder pads I use. They are not lacrosse specific and I bet you anything you can use them for hockey.

[gfkeeper28]

laxnews also review all of the gear. for the most part it sounds pretty positive.

[CHRISLAX15]

i like te shafts

[aviator]

those shafts ar hot!

head looks like a girls head (is it?)
gloves are ugly,
ags look okay,
cleats look tight

Excited for the shafts mostly.....

[Auburn10]

sps look like they are small hockey pads to me the shafts are hawt and I like the elbows and cleats

and is that a girls head??

[ptlax24]

If that isn't a girls head then adidas heads are weird
Those Shafts look sweet but it just seems odd to me to see an adidas logo on a lacrosse glove

[WinnytheSully]

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[XxlacrossexX]

winny, is that you in the SP liner? n00b! The Striek reminds me of an e3

[MC Escher]

anyone know how heavy the head is?

[WinnytheSully]

I took the pic of the liner, and am not in it, and the head is pretty heavy as heads go, i'd say close to a revo pro, if not heavier

[Midlax0223]

winny is that the strike or the other head you spoke of? thanks soo much for the pics, those cleats look absolutely gorgeous

[FPTraiderlax02]

suprisingly enough im likein the head looks like a box monster!

[D4LIFE]

not bad as thought, but i still wont even consider them unless are soccer sponsor guy's could get me some free stuff! but i doubt that...

[faceofflax15]

Errk, that liner is huge and bulky.

[WinnytheSully]

there is only one head to my knowledge, the response

[ML_LAX09]

The head's scoop area reminds me of a Helix for some reason. All in all the head looks pretty darn nice for a first head. Way to go ADIDAS.

P.S. I'm liking the arm guards, how they say climicool on them. They resemble the Maverik ones though.

[laxngoalie]

the ginger kid looks tiny so the liner might not be so big

[WinnytheSully]

the liner is normal size, haha ginger kid

[anarchyzeroskat]

the head looks awesome for a pole. still gonna decide if im gonna get the new x2

[centralpole513]

does it make anyone else wanna throw a baby in the microwave when they see RBK and addidas making lacrosse gear?

[WinnytheSully]

does it make anyone else wanna throw a baby in the microwave when they see RBK and addidas making lacrosse gear?

no, because it magnifies the growth of our sport

[MACDADDY]

i want the armguards and cleats....but im broke so i probably will never get them.

[rome21]

the head looks really pinched is it anything like the razer pro?

[WinnytheSully]

it's even more pinched than a razer pro

[nd_lacrosse]

that head looks pretty beast. i like how the 3 bars stick out on the inside and it looks awfully thick. i dont think the scoop would be too bad...

[DJ Death]

Errk, that liner is huge and bulky.
maybe it's because the kid wearing them doesn't fit into them.