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I have a wooden d-pole and was wondering if they are legal

They are definitely legal, I use one from time to time...and they hurt!

We have a guy on our team that makes them. They are pretty solid shafts and he uses it all the time and there are a few other guys on our team that use them.

As long as it is within the allowed length and is in good enough shape not to splinter and hurt someone, there should not be an issue.

You can actually get traditional bent-wood defensive sticks that are legal for field play. When you check someone with one of those, they stay checked.

Wooden shafts hurt. I had some serious bruises from those bad boys last year.

The wooden shafts are great for defense (any length stick) and faceoffs. The problem is that now everyone wants to be a shooter. Yes, before you ask, I'm old school! Everything other posters have said about wooden sticks is true. I used to have welts on my arms (through STX armpads) from stick checks in hs and college. They weren't from slashes either! I have two 20 year old wooden shafts on a "d" stick and a midfield stick and they are as solid today as they were 20 years ago.

If you're not into flash, I would recommend them to any defenseman!

laxative wrote:...and they hurt!

In high school, I had a small chunk of bone taken out of my shin because of one of those bad boys. Kinda scary at the time when I looked down and could see straight to the bone.

What took the cake was that I had possession of the ball, flew to the ground, and the ref never called anything. At least we won.

Must be some great refs. Ouch!

I was always under the impression that they were illeagal in regular season play. I used it all during summer league and in the fall and absolutely loved the power it had - a very slight check would send the ball or stick flying. I switched to titanium for the season and my stick is much faster, but now that i know its legal for wood, I may change back.

Wood shafts are legal- Rule 1- Section 18 of the NCAA rule book stipulates:

"SECTION 18. The crosse shall be made of wood, laminated wood or synthetic material, with the head approximately perpendicular to the handle."

I just switched the wood back onto my game stick. It feels good to lay the lumber.

if you dont want to use them in a game, they are always good to practice with, help build stick skills

Is Crooked Arrow still around?? They were based in Boulder, CO and made great wood shafts while I was in HS. It was the only thing I'd play with until I broke it on a kid's head.

I heard Harrow was making them now. I've also found an outfit in the northeast called Chilly Stick. They market the wooden shafts for any position. Lastly, Mohawk International Lacrosse on the Mohawk reservation in New York will make you just about anything you want. They are at www.mohawkintlacrosse.com

GREAAAAAT I love to hear that def. are starting to switch back to the crooked arrow (crooked arrow cause it's mean and hurts like hell thus very very crooked) the one possitive for you guys, mids and attack hate those freaking things, nothing better then getting your shin split open and looking down to see bone. As a mid, I hate you guys!!!!!!!

Troy Hood wrote:I heard Harrow was making them now.

No mention on Harrow's website about a wooden shaft, only the composite ones they've been making for a couple years now.