How often do you replace your daughter's lacrosse stick?

[Anonymous]

I have a junior in HS. She plays travel lacrosse only in the fall and this will be her 3rd year of HS varsity lacrosse. She's had her current stick for 3 years. I went to have her stick restrung at a store in Vienna and they were very pushy about her needing a new stick because hers had warped. I don't see the warping and my daughter plays and scores just fine with it. But now I'm curious, do you replace your child's lacrosse stick often? I thought I would only replace it if broken.

[Anonymous]

Take her to look at new sticks and see if it works better for her.

[Anonymous]

My daughter used the same stick from seventh grade until she graduated and got new sticks from her D1 college program. She loved her stick and would still use it if she could.

[Anonymous]

Try to avoid shifting sticks. Heads maybe, but it takes time to break them in.

[Anonymous]

My daughter plays D1 and used the same stick for years. We only bought a new lacrosse head if it was cracked from checking or being checked and never replaced a stick shaft. We had the heads restrung about every other season.

[Anonymous]

If you’re talking to Stenson - run!!!! He’ll have you buying a new stick every 4 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior in HS. She plays travel lacrosse only in the fall and this will be her 3rd year of HS varsity lacrosse. She's had her current stick for 3 years. I went to have her stick restrung at a store in Vienna and they were very pushy about her needing a new stick because hers had warped. I don't see the warping and my daughter plays and scores just fine with it. But now I'm curious, do you replace your child's lacrosse stick often? I thought I would only replace it if broken.

You have definitely gotten your moneys worth if you have had the stick for 3 years. Time to get a new one for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try to avoid shifting sticks. Heads maybe, but it takes time to break them in.

Terrible advice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior in HS. She plays travel lacrosse only in the fall and this will be her 3rd year of HS varsity lacrosse. She's had her current stick for 3 years. I went to have her stick restrung at a store in Vienna and they were very pushy about her needing a new stick because hers had warped. I don't see the warping and my daughter plays and scores just fine with it. But now I'm curious, do you replace your child's lacrosse stick often? I thought I would only replace it if broken.

You have definitely gotten your moneys worth if you have had the stick for 3 years. Time to get a new one for sure.

We buy 1 complete stick every 3 years and keep old one as backup. Now has 2 Gait complete sticks with mesh that should last for a while, so might consider just buying a new shaft next to see if composite materials are better and may not buy another new head unless there is a jump in technology.

[Anonymous]

Every year or two when the head gets soft or out of shape. We keep the prior as a back-up. Goalie, so stick takes a lot of abuse. We usually take the shaft from the oldest head to the newest. She just switched models for head to the new ECD (previously used Eclipse II), so thinking about getting a second one of those early and rotating.

[Anonymous]

A new head about every year with a stringing refresh every 3 to 4 months. This with STX crux heads which are soft. This is also with a stick that is used almost daily and is played in travel, fall ball, indoors and spring varsity. The shaft we replace as needed and seems to be yearly. Like others have said, move the previous stick to backup.
Gaits seem to last a bit longer but I’ve seen breakage and warping out of them. The ECD seems indestructible.

Make sure you do not leave the stick in the car in the heat or cold. Also, garage is not a great idea. Clean them up when they get muddy or dirty and you’ll add some life to it.

Stenson is the man especially when it comes to stringing up a women’s head. Never found him to be pushy and the free tune up on heads they’ve strung is invaluable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: This with STX crux heads which are soft.

It was new stick time for my DD (raising Soph at the time). In the store she liked the feel of STX Crux Pro. Fine. We get it home and she doesn't like the mesh pocket nor the soft head particularly the scoop.
In the end, we got the STX Crux restrung, along with her old aluminum shaft STX (which she loves) and a UA composite stick that her older sister (DII) didn't use much. Shes been primarily using the UA stick since.

If your kid in the market for a new stick, I recommend having them try newer sticks that teammates have.

[Anonymous]

Multiple times a year. Either cracks head or shaft by the end of the season. Plays high school and club.

[Anonymous]

As for goalie heads and the eclipse II. Maybe a year if you’re lucky and not digging in hard but I’m seeing a varsity season and summer ball before it’s flexing and bending back too much. This is with hard, constant use.

Someone mentioned UA and you can still find a new Glory complete for around $130. Have Vienna throw a corner pocket in it for $50 and you have a stick that’ll last a few seasons of rec and maybe into HS. It’s not the latest but it is a solid rec and JV stick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A new head about every year with a stringing refresh every 3 to 4 months. This with STX crux heads which are soft. This is also with a stick that is used almost daily and is played in travel, fall ball, indoors and spring varsity. The shaft we replace as needed and seems to be yearly. Like others have said, move the previous stick to backup.
Gaits seem to last a bit longer but I’ve seen breakage and warping out of them. The ECD seems indestructible.

Make sure you do not leave the stick in the car in the heat or cold. Also, garage is not a great idea. Clean them up when they get muddy or dirty and you’ll add some life to it.

Stenson is the man especially when it comes to stringing up a women’s head. Never found him to be pushy and the free tune up on heads they’ve strung is invaluable.

A new stick every year is really unusual as is stringing every 3 months. What type of pocket does your daughter use?