r/Womens_lacrosse • u/Ok_Account_1013 • Apr 26 '26
Difficulty Keeping Gait Apex 2 Legal
Has anyone ever had difficulty keeping a gait Apex 2 lacrosse head legal? My daughter plays on a club team that practices twice a week and has games on the weekend and with the factory stringing I am constantly tightening it up and it still is barely legal, if not illegal. Is there a trick to tightening it up so that it stays legal?
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u/QuantumBitcoin Apr 27 '26
How often has the stick been found to be illegal?
In four years of officiating collegiate lacrosse I've had one requested stick check. I've had 4 sticks fail pocket depth after a goal. I generally find one illegal stick in every five to ten games in HS
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u/Ok_Account_1013 Apr 27 '26
Agreed that it probably won’t even be an issue, but want to make sure that it’s not a problem. My daughter would be overly upset if her team had a penalty because of her stick
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u/phenryiv Apr 26 '26
Be sure to pull the pocket up before tightening the runners. I have a few girls running them (including my own daughter) and if you tighten the runners before adjusting the pocket upwards it will just happen again.
I restring them with Valkyrie runners as soon as the players let me.