adidas excel goalie head

[washjeff]

i searched and didn't see it on here, so here you go. i'm buying it for sure.

http://sportstop.com/product/ADIDAS08EXCELGH

[irishlax555]

looks pretty nice. what makes it special though? it seems to just be a non- ofset abyss

[EHSLAX12]

that looks gigantic

[viking goalie]

it looks ok, but irish said it, it's just a non-offset abyss. I think i'll be sticking with my sentinel and possibly sentinel pro

[laxgoaliebm16]

looks uber stiff

[EHSLAX12]

i wish it had a bit of offset....it looks like a huge piece of plastic....like it could be a bit on the heavy side

[washjeff]

definitely looks heavy, but i still like the looks of it. it's totally worth a shot.

[Garor]

70 bucks for an abyss rip off? No thanks adidas.

[laxgoalieking]

70 bucks for an abyss rip off? No thanks adidas.

70 bucks for a head that takes the ebst of the sentinal and puts it in a traditional face shape, sounds like a good deal to me.

[W.E.Lax]

the scope angle looks like crap. i hav a feeling ur gonna be getting poked in the stomach everytime u go for ground ball

[Garor]

70 bucks for a head that takes the ebst of the sentinal and puts it in a traditional face shape, sounds like a good deal to me.

What's so great about the traditional face shape?

It's slightly smaller than the newer oval designs, it's heavier...really I don't know why the traditional shape has survived.

And more to my point, look how small the stringing holes are for the top string, that's like the STX goalmaster (which for 40 bucks is a much better deal). It also irks me that the adidias symbol appears to be molded into the head right where the ball would make contact. Just because its adidas people seem to be jumping all over it.

Edit and what about the sentinel? How does this head remotely even look like the sentinel?

[goalkeeper]

i like it looks like a lighter version of the goalmaster or a non offset version of the nemi.
i dont see the point of heads like the eraser or the money of the abyss 2.0 with a severe curve to them, unless some one can actually explain what makes off set so great in a goalie head.
Im interested but still it does seem pricey

[THE_1protector]

that looks liek its got a lot of plastic, heavy. idk. i mean wat does a shoe company know about lax much less goalie heads

[EHSLAX12]

offset just makes for better ground ball pickup because the scoop is angled. it also looks nasty.

[sirfartsalot295]

that looks liek its got a lot of plastic, heavy. idk. i mean wat does a shoe company know about lax much less goalie heads

its funny u should say that b/c both brine and warrior are owned by a New Balance which is a shoe company...

[gfkeeper28]

i mean wat does a shoe company know about lax much less goalie heads
You do realize they hired lacrosse experts to develop the equipment line. I know Trevor Tierney works for them, and I'm sure some other big names do too.

[smalbikpro]

i dont like how they feel how they have to incorporate their logo into everything, if im not mistaken they have their logo as their sidewall design on the three new heads coming out this year, be a little more original.

[JazzyJake]

i dont like how they feel how they have to incorporate their logo into everything, if im not mistaken they have their logo as their sidewall design on the three new heads coming out this year, be a little more original.

it's all about branding
they want to drill it in as many times as they can

[aviatorlax]

all it is is a cross between an abyss and a goalmaster... i like that hahaha

[OldGoalie]

its funny u should say that b/c both brine and warrior are owned by a New Balance which is a shoe company...

Yes, but they didn't start out that way. They were equipment companies first who were bought be shoe companies.

And, BTW - Nike is an example of a company who has been somewhat successful in the equipment biz, at least in golf - the rest they've acquired (e.g. Bauer for hockey)

[RelicDavis]

all it is is a cross between an abyss and a goalmaster... i like that hahaha


Agreed. The Sent looks twice as good as that.

[gfkeeper28]

I like the face on it, but the throat looks way too wide.

[W.E.Lax]

i still think it looks like poopy

[Sjrlax69]

looks like garbadge