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Talking Heads

TALKING HEADS – 3/19/12

Team Rock-it Pocket aims to make things easier for guys choosing the right components for their lacrosse stick, whether it is a shooter or mostly used as a weapon. It’s not easy to keep track of your modern day list of head models unless one is a total gear junkie guy. [...]

The Mesh We Make

THE MESH WE MAKE – 3/21/2012

We like to attach the mesh to the head extra snug, especially at the top along the scoop for good release touch, and we make accommodations where needed with different heads to help protect the strings when scooping, etc.

DOWN IN THE POCKET VALLEY

The pockets here [...]

Mesh Lessons

MESH UPDATE – March 16, 2012

DOIN’ MESH TESTS

We have been trying to advance our method with mesh and the material that goes in and around the weave, as well as keeping current with whatever the next thing might be. There are new and newer types of synthetics being used, and mesh pieces are [...]

KEEPING YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT

KEEPING YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT – 3/20, 2012

For us at Rock-it Pocket mesh-fits-the-head-right is job one and our first step with building any pocket. Head shape and dimension tell the stringer where the pocket works best. Or, the player has a style of play that calls for a special head design that works extra [...]

The pocket Lab

Feb. 24, 2012

A player has been testing out pockets and giving me feedback. Here is an email exchange –

Flip, I got the head today, It looks great. Thanks so much. I think with this 2nd (Warrior M-80) head, I am going to put the pocket about an inch lower just to help [...]

STICK IT TO ME, BABY

2/2/2012

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY – POCKET TALK

I have always thought that the center of the pocket should be located in the center and also in the middle of the head. For the majority of sticks that I have ever held in my hands, the ones I like the most usually balance best [...]

The Need For Speed

Flip Naumburg September, 2009 HE SHOOTS HE SCORES

When approaching the art of scoring, lacrosse players always want to find a faster shot to add to their arsenal. Everyone on the team gets excited when the speediest ‘bullets’ find the back of the net. Fastest shot contests are always a big hit at any [...]

Toasting Meshmellos

September 2009 ONWARD INTO THE MESH

At Rock-It Pocket we recognize that the mesh and in particular the ‘hard mesh’ style of pocket have become very popular in men’s lacrosse. We have offered the mesh pocket option for a few years now.

Our designers and craftsmen are deep into the process of embracing the [...]

Changing the Dimensions

CHANGING DIMENSIONS IN LACROSSE OCTOBER – 2009

WHAT ARE THE NEW RULES FOR LAX HEADS?

There are new head dimensions that a lacrosse stick head must conform to in order to be NCAA legal in 2010, and for the most part the changes can be boiled down to a few main morsels. The meaty [...]

Choose Your Weapon – Don’t Just Get the Shaft

HANDLES/SHAFTS/POLES

SHOWING YOUR METAL

The large majority of lacrosse shafts are made from metal alloys. An alloy is basically two or more kinds of metal that are combined in process to make one final product. Aluminum is pretty much always one of the metals used. There are also non-metal handles out there that are made [...]