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better d poles

Postby mbezruki Tue May 15, 2007 1:19 pm

next season i really really want to switch from midfield to defense. what are some of the better d sticks that are light, strong and affordable?[/footnote]
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Postby Tom_Southampton Tue May 15, 2007 1:29 pm

theres a long long thread on d-poles
i would say an excellent value combo (offering bangs per buck) would be a warrior platinum alloy shaft with perhaps an STX bionic.
bionic is a stiff, medium priced head and the platinum alloy is lightish and seems pretty strong for the price.
i have a bionic, wizard and revo pro and like the Revo pro the best but its pricey. as far as shafts go
titaniums are beastly (but expensive)
Kryptolytes are pretty nice, and light and strong
scandiums are very light
as are gait db803s (can be brittle)
woodie-bloody heavy, painful, cheap and strong
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Postby CenPaLAX41 Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:33 pm

Try an brine ignite d shaft and a brine answer head. cheap,light, and rather duarable
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Postby Mr.Stanford Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:30 am

CenPaLAX41 wrote:Try an brine ignite d shaft and a brine answer head. cheap,light, and rather duarable


I can tell you now that the Ignite D poles are not duarable. I'd be suprised if it survived a training session, never mind a game!
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Postby jake Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:45 am

Perhaps a scandium sci/ti light but very tough, and the bionic is a good d head to start off with as tom said, i play with one and its great!
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Postby Flanders Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:06 pm

I'll second that about the ignite's not lasting, I'm not the hardest hitter, especially in training, and I've broken two (the second was a replacement, as our team had got some in bulk, due to a special offer, i'd never buy one again).

The platinum alloy from warrior is pretty good, especially, when it comes to durabitlity vs. price.
Also wood is always fun, if only for the look on the attackers face as they realise the beast you're holding...
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Postby WarriorD90 Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:28 pm

i too have broken brine d poles, an ignite and an ignite supra. now i use a warrior diamond d pole, a bit pricey but definitely worth it, its a tank
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Postby orange08 Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:19 pm

i wouldn't recomend the new warrior kryptolytes already bent 2 this season
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Postby skit Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:07 pm

I wouldn't recommend any Warrior shaft at all!!
All of them bend or break quickly
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Postby SoCalD Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:08 pm

i use the STX steel its really great so far strong light and cheap only 55. and id say motive is a good d head
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Postby kjk20 Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:35 am

STX C405 axe - like a Kryptolyte, but more durable - thicker walls.
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Postby hatswell Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:54 pm

Best pole




Eurolax longsword. light as and costs about 60 i think and hasn't bent for 3 seasons i think im not sure.but really good. i play with that and STX X2 really stiff, light and hold the ball very well.
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Postby kjk20 Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:50 am

hatswell wrote:Best pole




Eurolax longsword. light as and costs about 60 i think and hasn't bent for 3 seasons i think im not sure.but really good. i play with that and STX X2 really stiff, light and hold the ball very well.


Eurolax make longs? I thought they concentrated on the box market.

Anyways, I don't think this kid is looking to be importing a pole from Germany.
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Postby hatswell Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:25 pm

well they do, because i 'borrowed' mine from tom slade, and its very nice, but on the eurolax website they have a retailer in the UK, http://www.davensport.com/ from what is says on the website. but their site is still undergowing re-development .im not sure anymore..... :?
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Postby Tom_Southampton Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:35 pm

but the kid is in america
and although there are a couple of american distributors i doubt the price is very appealing compared with american manufacturers
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Postby hatswell Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:44 pm

Oooohhhh :oops: now it makes sense lol but yeah fair enough.
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Postby NHS-Lax-23 Sun May 11, 2008 4:18 pm

A warrior kryptolyte is as light if not lighter than a shortstick but durability is the question and i'd suggest if u buy it to put a bionic head on it becaus with the right string job that has amazing hold but u would need to drill a new hold to mount the head as the kryptolyte was not built for a bionic. but if u get that stick with that head u r ready to go man!
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Postby cjlax Sun May 11, 2008 4:28 pm

hatswell wrote:Eurolax longsword. light as and costs about 60 i think and hasn't bent for 3 seasons i think im not sure.but really good. i play with that and STX X2 really stiff, light and hold the ball very well.


I use a longsword cut in half. JP went through a few of these in quick succession.
I've bent mine tons of times, mainly when shooting and a Pole gets in the way. shaft on shaft they don't hold up too great.

However a good plus is I bent it straight again and yes they are a great weight and fairly cheap!

Davensports used to stock STX and Brine stuff (my first stick!), they were a family run business. Now they are owned by someone else and I haven't been there for 10 years!

I've also had the Box shaft version - it's much thicker and stronger but doesn't come in pole.

And yesh probaly not the best if you're based in the USA!
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Postby RonnieDeley Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:03 pm

Mr.Stanford wrote:I can tell you now that the Ignite D poles are not duarable. I'd be suprised if it survived a training session, never mind a game!


I've had my Ignite D pole for about a year now and it's still in good condition even though I use it alot. Maybe I just got lucky.
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Re: better d poles

Postby Princess Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:14 pm

I have always loved the DB803, but the kryptolyte is a good option. NOT THE PRO its made of butter
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