Announcement
If you spend enough time and energy making sure your stick is throwing, catching, and shooting correctly, you will discover a world a difference in how you play lacrosse. Making sure your stick is Strung Correctly and learning how to make adjustments yourself once your stick is strung is the one of the best things to know. Sticks change the way they throw and catch all the time with weather and other conditions (Streching, knots come undone or strings break) which makes you always have to re-adjust your stick to make sure it is throwing/shooting and catching the way you like it. Ask friends and other players what works for them and how to make adjustments to your stick.
Player's will never reach their full potential in lacrosse if they do not put time into understanding the physics and maintenance of a lacrosse stick. Understanding the personal connection between the individual's throwing motion, the material in the stick, along with the ball are so important. It can make all the difference. Playing lacrosse with a bad stick is like trying to dribble a flat basketball or like trying to play baseball with a tree branch instead of a bat. Not even a good player can overcome the limits of an uncared for stick. Time and care must be shown to your stick to make all the difference in your game. Your stick is your weapon in lacrosse, making sure your weapon is accurate and ready-to-go is what makes a good player, along with a lot of practice on the wall.
IS YOUR STICK STRUNG CORRECTLY??
If you need your Stick STRUNG or RE-STRUNG please check with local Lacrosse store like, Premier in Aston. Also, ask around some High School and Youth Players know how to string sticks.
HAVE YOU CUT YOUR STICK YET??
Most youth players do not know to cut the shaft of their sticks. Most purchased Sticks when put together measure about 41" to 42", from the top/scoop end of the head to the butt-end of the shaft. Cutting the shaft close to the minimum length is the best thing for short stick player at young a age, due to their size. It makes learning and using stick skills so much easier. Defensive players can cut their shafts a little if it allows them to control their stick better, until they get bigger, minimum would be 52". As each player grows in size a longer stick will be needed. Older players use a Defensive length of around 70" to 72".
For Short Stick Offensive players, here is the current rules on stick length sizes:
In our SEPYLA League 1st to 6th Grade Players may use a Minimum stick length of 37" inches. 7th to 8th Grade Players may only use a Minimum length of 40" inches. 40" inches will be the minimum length in High School and in College.
To cut the Shaft of the Stick, Remove the plastic or rubber butt-end off the end of the shaft. Then Measure with a measure tape, from the top/scoop end of the head to the end of the shaft (butt-end) See the Diagram Below. Make a Mark at your desired length and make your cut using a Metal Hack Saw, Be sure to have a Parent Cut or assist you with cutting your stick. Once your stick is cut, use sand paper to clean up any rough metal on the end of your shaft. Now place your butt-end on the bottom of your shaft, Use Tape to secure the butt-end, if it is loose. ** The butt-end will add another 1/4 to 1/2 Inch. So if you want your stick at around 40" Make your Mark at exacly 40", Cut, then place your butt-end on and you will be at a safe legal length of 40 and 1/4 Inches. **
