Semi-soft can also be a good option for beginner lacrosse players. Meanwhile, a player who likes to feed to their teammates and get the ball out of their stick quickly may prefer a semi-hard mesh. By finding the right mesh and knowing the difference between semi-soft and semi-hard styles, you can get your pocket ready to perform at its best this season. Skip to content. Semi-Soft Mesh — As the name implies, this type of mesh is made of a softer material and designed to be easier to stretch and string.
It can also be quick to break in. High pockets are great for this position because they allow for easy ground ball retrieval. With a high pocket, ground balls fall straight into the pocket when you scoop them up and position them for a quick feed to the crease or a quick step-down shot. There are a number of good options when it comes to lacrosse mesh for LSMs. The third generation of StringKing semi-hard mesh provides Long Stick Middies with more ball handling control than ever before.
Twistex Tech provides three key characteristics every LSM needs: increased accuracy, increased control, and increased shot and pass speed. Twistex Technology makes Type 3x mesh perfect for players in any position or experience level. With a semi-hard feel, this mesh combines the benefits of hard mesh with the easier catching and quicker break-in time of a softer mesh. The kit contains 1 Type 3X Performance Lacrosse Mesh, 4 sidewall string, 1 bottom lace, 3 shooting laces, and 2 shooting cords.
View at Amazon for more information on how this mesh might work for you. These fibers make Otter mesh incredibly lightweight and ensure the mesh is weatherproof for consistency across all weather conditions.
These fibers also provide Otter mesh with UV protection that prevents thermal shrinkage or expansion when playing conditions get particularly hot or cold. Otter mesh maintains its low level of elasticity wet or dry and offers enhanced durability because it is engineered for abrasion resistance. View at Amazon for more information on how this mesh could work for your game. With HybridWeave Technology, ECD pairs a hexagonal and diamond pattern structures that can be strung like a transitional mesh pocket.
These two structures work to create a sweet spot in your lacrosse pocket to increase both feel and ball control.
The hybrid diamond structures of Vortex mesh create a SweetSpot in your pocket that improves the way you feel the ball in the pocket. This hybrid construction also increases hold, working well for LSMs who find themselves on the defensive more often in the game. LTH fibers in the Vortex mesh prevent expansion and contraction exposure to moisture or playing in dry, hot conditions can cause.
These hydrophobic fibers ensure your LSM pocket strung with Vortex mesh plays consistently no matter the weather. View at Amazon for more information on how this product could work for you. Sign in. ECD Hero 3. If you like Hero 2. Textured LTH fibers provide a more enhanced feel for the ball while decreasing the overall weight of the mesh. The Striker option features two stripes down the middle of the mesh, while the Storm option pushes the color strip to the outside.
One of our pros favorite mesh is the StringKing 4X and 4S. Stringking 4X is favored by feeders, inside shooters, and those that want the quickest releases in lacrosse. Deadly in the hands of an attackman strung with a lower pocket. Stringking 4S is the choice of elite outside middies and defensemen who want more hold and bigger bags in their upper and mid style pockets.
This newly-released mesh will immediately up the game of advanced youth players as well. Over the past couple of years, this has been our pro stringers favorite mesh and even though there is the new Hero 3.
Some players may simply want to stick with the mesh that they know and love and you can save a couple of bucks on the 2. The story here is the ability to weave two types of fibers into the core of the mesh. This produces a softer channel and more rigid sides of the mesh for an optimal release runway that literally rockets the ball out of the pocket while shooting but produces more hold and feel while cradling and ball handling.
ECD Vortex mesh is a distinct new hybrid technology that uses 2 shapes of diamonds to offer a ball hugging feel that releases straight up the channel with amazing feel and control.
This allows you to cradle like soft mesh, but shoot and pass like hard mesh. Our stringers suggest this for more advanced players that really know how to shoot, as they feel this gives the ball a little more whip and could take some getting used to. You get incredible hold and a quick snappy release which is great for those agile goal scorers. Extra stringing supplies is always a must in your gear bag, you never want a sidewall to snap or your stick to start bagging out in wet conditions.
We suggest you pack some sidewall string, shooters, tape, extra mesh, butt ends and a couple of screws just in case you have any emergencies in the middle of a game. ECD and StringKing make very high-quality strings and we also carry large and small spools of string, made in similar factories in the US, if you are looking to by in bulk and save a couple of bucks. East Coast Dyes Hero 3. Stringking Type 4S Mesh Kit. Stringking 4S mesh kit is designed with a new technology called Tri-Twist which weaves the mesh tighter than any previous elite level mesh.
The Stringking 4S increases hold, ball feel and control for players that want to feel a bit of a bag while cradling but want non-stretch performance while letting shots rip. This stuff is an outsider shooters dream. Also a favorite of LSM and long pole Defensive guys, the 4S is used by some of the best college and high school guys in the nation. As the price here dictates, Stringking is setting the bar for the highest levels of technology and performance. This centers the ball in the sweet spot and gives advanced players all the added control and feel they demand.
Stringking 4S is the thinnest and lightest mesh in the history of Stringking's high end mesh introduction. Try a piece of the next generation mesh and elevate your game like the best of the best. Keep one in your bag for emergencies as well.
Stringking Type 4X Mesh Kit.
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