Comments on: 2013 Rules In Action: Midfielders, Sticks, And Coaching

By: rabil99

rabil99 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:12:00 +0000

i find that since i was an attack men switch to middie last year i found it harder to be taught defense

By: connorwilson

connorwilson — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:07:00 +0000

Us and Vs don’t always cause whip by themselves, but they can often add to the whip in a stick, especially when you consider how people string their sticks nowadays with channel pockets. Not everyone used Vs for more hold and whip, but MANY did.

In this case, there is a correlation, and causation, although you may choose not see it. I proved my case above, I’d love to see a more thorough argument from you to back up the above comment!

By: Butler Patrick

Butler Patrick — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:38:00 +0000

Us and Vs =/= whip and correlation=/= causation

By: Christian Griffith

Christian Griffith — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:21:00 +0000

I agree with it being the stick. I only use straights mostly because I have a custom stick but it throws better and higher passes then when I had Us or Vs in my stick.

By: connorwilson

connorwilson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:31:00 +0000

I think you’re pretty spot on with that analysis.

By: Ryan Conwell

Ryan Conwell — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:33:00 +0000

I’ve only watched the Syracuse scrimmages so far with the new rules, but can agree with what you’re saying about the passes and attributing that to sticks. What I noticed more than anything for all 3 teams were plenty of passes and shots very high. Based on my own very novice pocket knowledge, my guess is these are mostly in very quick wind up and move the ball situations, causing the ball to sit higher in the pocket that it used to. With the same release point, this will cause the ball to go way higher than you intend.

It’s not across the board, but I think it’d mostly be with guys who had a very low V that kept the ball in place during the windup, but the ball now shifts up. Just some food for thought…