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STX Surgeon

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The STX Surgeon was the new for 2011 offensive minded STX head model. The throat is too narrow for NCAA play, but there is a Surgeon 10 that is NCAA legal. The Surgeon features the STX, ACP (All climate performance) technology that maintains head shape in all kinds of climate. The STX description for the Surgeon is of a head with a longer, contoured throat for enhanced control when cradling. The Surgeon has the side profile and forward cant shape that the STX Superpower also has. As I look at it, though, the forward movement of the shape or cant level is not that extreme. The look of the face is long and narrow and gives the head a pinched appearance.

STX rocked the Surgeon last year as their hot, new, feeder, finisher model, and they advertise quick release and pinpoint accuracy as hallmarks of this head, but a lot of that as 'we' all know is the pocket inside. The scoop blade is flat, smooth and measures a full inch across. The curve of the scoop across the top of the head is fairly extreme. The company calls it 'pointed', putting design emphasis on accuracy and pocket channeling. When resting the scoop on the ground very little plastic touches the grass or whatever. The scoop sides are fairly thick and should prove to be strong enough to maintain that 'pointed' top that they are going for.

The Surgeon weighs about 152 grams, putting it in the mid-range area of head weights. We like the Surgeon for attack men and midfielders that are offensive minded, and it has a little bit of a matted look to the finish, as in not that shiny, but it dyes well. Hole placement should make stringing and pocket maintenance pretty easy for most any pocket style. The Surgeon encourages a higher sitting pocket, in the Superpower tradition, and we recommend that the ball is cradled high in the face.

The ball stop sits flat on the throat in contrast to the Superpower that has the pedestal piece for the ball stop that stands well above the throat surface.

SCOOP RATING - Fair to average

STRINGING - The holes are plentiful for versatility. The narrow face and straight walls make it easy to string.

STIFFNESS - The Surgeon would rate as middle ranged stiff and should hold up well.

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Choose How Your Surgeon is Strung

View Stringing Options:
Rock-it Pocket (90 grams): $140
Pookie Pocket (90 grams): $145
Davis Dog Pocket (85 grams): $145
George Pocket (80 grams): $145
Bam Pocket (80 grams): $145

Hard Mesh (70 grams): $125
6 Diamond Mesh (70 grams): $125
Soft Mesh (70 grams): $125
Unstrung (no pocket): $105

Our pocket maintenance guide is now online >>

Pocket Placement
(MESH ORDERS ONLY!)

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Customize Your Surgeon with Colors

Head Dye Options:

Choose a dyed head with 1 or 2 colors on white. Be sure to specify the dye color(s) and style you want!

View Head Dye Options Details

Color 1 = Top, Left or Inside portion

Color 2 = Bottom, Right or Outside portion

Solid All Over	Solid Vertical Split	Solid Horizontal Split	Solid Top Fade	Solid Bottom Fade
Solid Horizontal Combo	Solid Vertical Combo	Speckled All Over	Speckled Top Fade	Speckled Bottom Fade
Speckled w/Horizontal Split	Speckled w/2 Colors	Speckled Fade Combo	Stars & Stripes	Stars & Speckle
Canadian Flag	Rasta Style	Tiger Print	Fire Top Burn	Fire Bottom Burn
Arctic Camo	Forest Camo	Urban Camo	Blaze Camo	Desert Camo

String Color Options: Please choose carefully to avoid delays!

ROCK-IT POCKET LEATHER: - Our leathers are 100% real hide, which is durable and resistant to water. These leathers are strong and do not sag in humid conditions.

ROCK-IT POCKET & MESH MATERIALS: - We use a high quality nylon string for the middle part of our Rock-it Pockets and the sidewall/trim of our mesh pockets.

LACES: - We carry a variaty of hard, soft, 6 diamond, goalie hard and goalie 12 diamond mesh. The mesh we use is the most common type of mesh used in the game.

MESH MATERIALS: - Jima Lax supplies us with colored hockey laces we use on our mesh pockets. These laces can be used on Rock-it Pockets, but we recomend our high quality (default) laces that come only in white.

Color Option

Rock-it Pocket

Mesh Pocket

Color 1

Middle Strings

Mesh Piece

Color 2

Shooting Strings

Sidewall Strings

**Note: We keep the side strings that connect to the middle of the pocket white to avoid confusion**
**Note we use high quality hockey laces (white only) for our pockets. State on the special instructions if you want color laces**

Leather Color Options:

For ROCK-IT POCKETS ONLY!! Leathers are white by default.

Extra Hockey Laces:

Select 1 to 5 extra hockey laces at $2 each. Extra laces will be enclosed with your order for you to string later.

Special Instructions:

Let us know if you would like us to focus on anything in particular.
We do our best to make each pocket to our customers' specifications.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ OUR SHIPPING AND RETURN POLICIES BEFORE PURCHASING

Rock-it Pocket Factory:
5609 Bighorn Crossing
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Order by Phone:
  800-374-7468 (toll-free)
  970-377-1390 (local)
  970-377-1391 (fax)

Order Processing:
The current approximate wait time (+shipping) for a custom work:
String Jobs: 2-3 Days
Dye Jobs: Add 2-3 Days