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HEAD The head of a lacrosse stick is the part used for handling the ball. Players catch, throw and cradle with the ball in the head of the stick. The head is usually made of or leathers and nylon strings to form a pocket. In field lacrosse, the pocket of the crosse is considered illegal if the top of the ball, when placed in the head of the stick, is below the bottom of the stick's sidewall. US Lacrosse Rules dictate that the head of a woman's stick may be from 7 to 9 inches wide, and must be strung traditionally, with a pocket formed by a grid of leather strings (no mesh is permitted); however, the goalkeeper's stick head may be up to 12 inches wide an is allowed to be strung with mesh. The top of the ball, when placed in the pocket, must remain above the sidewall. Also, women's lacrosse usually features much more colorful headshttp://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/womens_rules.phtml. Many people customize their heads by coloring the mesh and/or strings or dying the actual plastic head. Mesh and strings are sold in various colors so customizing a head this way is easy, however if one wishes to dye the head they would either need a custom job done or they would need to do it themselves. HANDLE Modern handles, more commonly referred to as shafts, are mostly hollow metal or composite. They are usually octagonal, instead of round, in order to provide a better grip. Most are made of aluminum, titanium, scandium, or alloys, but some traditional shafts are still made from other materials, including wood. Hollow metal handles must be covered with tape or a plug (commonly referred to as the "butt" or "butt end"), usually made of rubber, on the exposed end. Women's lacrosse handles are usually shorter than those found in men's lacrosse, since regulations limit the length of men's sticks (including the head) from 40 to 42 inches (52 to 72 inches for defensemen), while women's sticks can be 35.5 to 43.25 inches long. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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