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STX X10 U

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If one were to look at a photograph of the 2010 STX X10 placed right next to a picture of the older STX Xcalibur head, that person would not see much of a difference between the two. The X10 head reflects the measurement change at the throat that needed to happen in order to meet the wider throat specs handed down by the NCAA for 2010, but the X10 is pretty much the 2009 Xcalibur changed only slightly to fit 2010 college specifications. It is LEGAL FOR both HIGH SCHOOL AND NCAA play.

At close inspection, however, there are some other differences between the old school Xcalibur and the new STX X10. The designers changed more than just the throat opening size in this most recent incarnation of the timeless and legendary STX head style. By the way, the original STX Excalibur was first produced over 25 years ago in the mid 1980's, and it has managed to morph itself well into the new millennium. It likely stands alone as the best selling individual lacrosse head model of all time.

The STX X10, which STX advertises as the #1 choice for collegiate defensemen, weighs just a little less than 150 grams, placing it in the medium duty weight range. The stringing holes on the X10 are configured a little differently when compared to the Xcalibur, and there are a few more of them as well. And while they were redoing the throat section of the Xcalibur mold to make the X10, the look changed with it. The shaft slides inside the plastic head a little bit farther than the Xcalibur, so it should hold up to stick checks perhaps a little bit better than its predecessor.

STX removed the raised/built in foam stop feature that the Xcalibur has, and as do many of the recent STX heads. I wonder if this is a back to the future trend for them. The X10 uses a very thin ball stop that is placed flatly onto the uniform plastic surface at the throat of the head. I wonder aloud why 'they' don't make thicker foam ball stops for all heads. It must be an economic issue, because truthfully a thicker foam ball stop properly placed helps to hide and 'protect' the ball at the bottom of the pocket. It is illegal to use more than one ball stop in a head, but they do not regulate the thickness of a single foam ball stop. The stoppers used to be a thick piece of foam. As a player I would 'shave' mine with a razor blade so it would fit the actual round shape of the ball and help it to sit down a little extra. The Gait stops are thicker than many of the others now being used.

STX describes the X10 as having 10% improved stiffness over the Xcalibur. From the offset profile down to the trellis sidewall the STX X10 is a fairly basic, versatile, and durably built head that can work for any kind of player. We think it is a great head for middies at the college and club level.

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Choose How Your X10 U is Strung

View Stringing Options:
Rock-it Pocket (90 grams): $115
Pookie Pocket (90 grams): $120
Davis Dog Pocket (85 grams): $120
George Pocket (80 grams): $120
Bam Pocket (80 grams): $120
Spider Pocket (70 grams): $120

NEW: Wax Mesh (70 grams): $100
Hard Mesh (70 grams): $100
6 Diamond Mesh (70 grams): $100
Soft Mesh (70 grams): $100
Unstrung (no pocket): $80

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Pocket Placement
(MESH ORDERS ONLY!)

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Customize Your X10 U 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!

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Color 1 = Top or Left Portion

Color 2 = Bottom or Right 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
NEW: Black Ninja	NEW: Neon Cross Speckle	NEW: Neon Half/Half	NEW: Neon Side Speckles	NEW: Neon Solid
NEW: Neon Top Speckle

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: - 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.

MESH MATERIAL: - We carry a variaty of hard, soft, 6 diamond, goalie hard and goalie 12 diamond mesh. These are the most common types of mesh used in the game.

String Color Options: Please choose carefully to avoid delays!

Color Option

Rock-it Pocket

Mesh Pocket

Color 1

Middle Strings

Mesh Piece

Color 2

Shooting Strings

Sidewall/Trim & Shooting Laces

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

Leather Color Options:

For ROCK-IT POCKETS ONLY!! Leathers are white by default. No leathers in mesh pockets!

Extra Hockey Laces:

Extra laces will be enclosed with your order for you to string later. These can be used if you have another head/pocket that needs new shooting laces.

NFHS or NCAA:

By default, our pockets are all strung to meet all regulation for the NFHS (high school and bellow). If you play in NCAA (college) please state so in the special instructions box below and we will make the small adjustment to make it legal for your regulations.

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.

SHIPPING AND RETURN POLICIES

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