Comments on: Stick Tech Q&A # 4 with Justin Skaggs

By: NICOtheFILIPINO

NICOtheFILIPINO — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:42:07 +0000

I’m so confused! but if you have that kind of whip wouldnt it slow your shot down? i was told that if your stick had less whip you would have a faster shot…

By: mjfitz

mjfitz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:26:08 +0000

Justin, I was wondering if the pocket screw you used is something you made, or if it is a product that I could find and purchase. i’d appreciate any info you could give. I love the blog. keep up the good work!

By: LaxLlama8

LaxLlama8 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:11:18 +0000

Well, this is a fairly good, but simplistic look at a mesh pocket. While suitable for newer stringers, you didn’t take into account a couple of things:

Channel- the tightness of a channel caused by interlocks/knots can really affect the whip, regardless of pocket placement

Pocket shape- not all low pockets are low whip. Many low pockets with a very “flat ramp” as demonstrated, will have a good amount of whip due to the ball releasing off of the first shooter.

I’ll use the bike analogy again: if there is a bump(shooter) on a very flat ramp, the biker will pop up off of the bump. On a ramp with a slight amount of curve, the centrifugal force is enough to keep the biker on the ramp.

Pocket definition- a very defined low pocket can have a lot more whip than a more gradual mid pocket.

So I’d say this video will help an inexperienced stringer but it could also mislead in some ways.

By: Skaggs

Skaggs — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:12:09 +0000

check out the up comming video. i explain the shooting V

By: rob

rob — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:43:41 +0000

and whats the difference between the way you string your shooting string weather it is a V or double V or the way you have it in the video

By: rob

rob — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:17:01 +0000

I have a V in my stick will this change anything