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@@billyconway7662 The more the better, nothing is worse than cutting a piece of crosslace, stringing the head, and then towards the end the string is too short. I will cut a piece that is as long as the distance from my finger tips to my armpit. This gives me plenty of string to use, might be too much for some guys. I have shorter arms and it’s enough string for me.

@@kochlax Great point, next time we’ll have to use super contrasting colors to help show the knots better. Thank you for the feedback!!

@Gklplus nothing but love for you guys! But you already knew that..

@@Phantom-___- Depends on a couple of things, what are you currently using?

@@Laxandfishing Ehh maybe, there’s one less sidewall hole on the 2.0 at the bottom (where I had to do that quadruple knot) so depending on how you strung your OG it might work in the 2.0 or you might have to do something crazy like I did!

@@trevortrevor2413 there’s 1 less sidewall hole on the 2.0 down at the bottom of the sidewall, which explains the “intricate” knot. Depending on the pattern you used for your og it might work for the 2.0, but worst case scenario you might have to play around with it towards the bottom of the head.

@@Parley-o2p Thank you!!

@@lp_6014 Great question! The ball 1000% sits deeper in the throat, which was what we were going for with this pattern. There’s nothing more frustrating than when a pocket is too shallow in the throat and makes it a struggle for us faceoff guys to comfortably cover the ball. The bottom lace technically is “less important” but I have mine pulled relatively tight so prevent the ball from sitting too low. With the ECD Hero 4.0 the pocket has more structure than expected and seems to reduce the potential of the pocket bagging super low.

@@lp_6014 It’s worth trying out!

@@Mikeyhaas08 Had to improvise! The one less sidewall hole on the 2.0 stresses me out so I had to come up with something that would work!

Went before the whistle

@@Mikeyhaas08 😂😂😂

@@Phantom-___- Great question! For shafts, we really enjoy the Savage X Titanium 7. It’s unbelievably affordable and is very nice quality. Tough to beat its price! For heads, it all depends on the player. Right now, we recommend the StringKing Mark 2F simply because its been the most popular head for years. It’s being used by almost everyone for a reason, not to say that these newer heads wont eventually replace the 2F, but until that happens the 2F is what we recommend for most players.

@@big1543 love it! Don’t notice much of a difference in the performance of the head. We think dying faceoff heads adds some creative seasoning to the position haha

@@He3sh5 We would say its smack dab in the middle. Where if you were to take a face flexing head like a CEO, but NOT make it face flex and made it a traditional flex this is very similar. Face flex is a very unique and “extreme” feel, so don’t expect to get that same feeling out of this head. It doesn’t feel like a super true traditional flex, nor a true face flex. It’s literally right in the middle.

@@trevortrevor2413 Fantastic question! Most would agree that the Mark 2F is the end goal. It’s the most used head on the market for a reason. For someone who’s just now starting to learn s who doesn’t have any habits or mechanics fully developed yet, I would say it’s worth a shot trying. The “growing pains” that most guys experience with the 2F who’ve never used one before, are because they are coming from a head that doesn’t flex like a 2F (Burn FO, CEO, etc.) so yes they will naturally struggle with getting used to it. In your situation, I would definitely recommend trying one out. Give it lots of time, make sure it breaks in, and make sure you understand the feel of the head.

@@Gklplus I am not completely new to faceoffs, I got a weapon x after freshman year because I was on jv, and I played every single position except attack and goalie. I thought it would be good as I mostly played middie and defense a if I was to take a faceoff it would be good for everything. Recently I started getting together with my team's faceoff guy, and I don't think the og weapon x is as great now that I am actually learning techniques and speed. He uses the mark 2f. I would probably take faceoffs with a pole, and I need something that I can really do everything. And based off your review of the 2f, I have been leaning towards that.

@ Gotcha, yea the 2F would be a great option for your situation!

@@alexpostelfogo Absolutely! We have lots of matchup videos coming up soon!

@@Phantom-___- Depends on the player. If you want a softer version of a 2F then you might like it. Feels like a Duel 2 and a 2F combines. The softness of the X-IT seemed to cause the head to struggle in 50/50’s because it would collapse in on itself, and the softness also causes the durability to suffer tremendously. It feels good to use but most people enjoy how the 2F is good in almost every category, the X-IT doesn’t do as well across the board.

@Gklplus thank you. I was thinking about getting the weapon x 2 I'm coming from a burn fo recovery do you think that's a good option

@ We mentioned this in the video, but if you are looking to get into a more traditionally flexing head, the Weapon X 2 is a great option. The 2F is difficult to get used to for some players who come from the Burn FO’s and the CEO’s. The Weapon X 2 is much easier to work with, especially the white one. The natty feels incredibly soft but for some reason it wouldn’t wrap around the ball ask well as the white one. We plan on making a video about the different color options for the WX2 and who would use which one so stay tuned for that!

@@lp_6014 of course!

@@Musicmelo14 are you referring to the OG Weapon X? If so, that’s agreeable. All heads get better with time, but I would rather use the WX2

@ yes I am

@ that’s fair it is better than the original. I just don’t think that the original deserves the heat it gets from the lacrosse community

@@Musicmelo14 the bar is just so high with faceoff heads ever since the 2F was released that any head not on its level is considered bad. It’s unfortunate but it is what it is. Love ECD and they definitely made massive improvements with the 2nd Weapon X. Easily one of our top 3 heads of all time.

@@Gklplus fair it is a high bar to break with the mark 2f thanks for the feedback and I would buy a wpx2 but it costs too much for me lol

@@kaiiser101 I appreciate the suggestion! We should definitely include rakes. We just assumed most guys prefer to see how the head looks when clamping. Can’t promise any reverse clamps, don’t think we’ve ever pulled one off!

@@lordofkorn3852 🫵

@@NathanSmith-hk9iq we would agree with it being slightly softer, at least the white one felt like this. We’ll be dropping a video on the different colors of the WX2 and how they feel as well as which player would prefer which. In our opinion, Burn FO guys will enjoy using the WX2 more than the 2F.

@@lcarax28 haha been getting this a lot!

@@miguelramirez2260 nope not at all! We would’ve mentioned if the head was bad for Foso use. In fact, that’s the industry standard for all heads. If it can’t be used for field it probably shouldn’t be used for faceoffs. However, we do need our heads to warp a bit. Can’t get the head to flex the way we want if it doesn’t have some warping to it. Would love to hear your suggestions on how we could make our next video more accommodating for foso use, anything we left out let us know!

@@victorkrislav7200 it’s in the list of videos!

@@jayprice7 darn! We’ll make sure to not touch the plastic at all next time👍

@@ziggykidder8861 2F for sure. Which Burn?

Formula

@ good choice, we’ll have to do this matchup!

@@Laxandfishing definitely going to make a video about this soon!

@@jak3morgan the WX2 would definitely be a head worth trying for you! The bottom rail on the white and natty versions is solid. Very sturdy and holds its shape

@@guyonthestreet2502 fully aware of the controversy. You can see on the film how much more the white version wrapped and twisted around the ball than the natty. Also, the warping on the white version formed much quicker than the natty. Same amount of reps were taken with both. Both heads were great but we really enjoyed using the white version! You could always pick up both to see for yourself😂

Just to clarify my numbers are based on our FEA simulations and lab testing - not face-off feel which could be different

@@lorenzog42.25 oh yea!

I promise you we’re not going early😂

Yea they early 95% of the time

Got some D1 haters!

Stellar products deserve the recognition! Can’t wait to see what else ECD puts out in the future!

Ion goalie head?

what’s under the ball stop?

@ nothing but plastic!

@@Gklplus I was hoping that it would have "Veni Vidi Vici" under the ball stop like the og weapon x

Now that would be interesting

Yess

natty but in the live reps the white one seemed to wrap around the ball a lot nicer

White. The natural feels softer in the hands but when facing off with it the white one is absolute butter. Just look at how our white one warped versus the warping with the natural. More warping = greater flexibility. If you want it to be soft go white, we are also confident that the black will be just as flexible as the white.

Ain’t no problem with that! Maybe you’ll love the wx2 natural

@@Gklplus i’ll have to try it

Same with me I used one and just bought another because I loved it. It takes lots of time to break in though. I use it for face off stay on which helps a lot ig.

@@Middyman43 we’re going to drop a video on the different colors of WX2’s and who should use which one. If you could I would hold off on picking one up till then, video will be out within a couple of days

Don’t get used to it haha😂

Much appreciated!

Hmmmm🧐

@@ethanstack2059 we can notice a difference, but it’s not a huge difference for most. We’ve grown so used to the normal 2F that we prefer it over the stiff. We also found that our stiff 2F’s broke in some weird spots faster than any of our normal 2F’s

@@frankviscomi6289 the 🐐

@@stephenray3838 it’s tough but we have to be honest!

How so? The 2F far surpassed the Duel 2 in pretty much every category: durability, stringability, ground balls, warp resistance, performance. The design isn't a copy of the 2F (like the X-It is copying the 2F). To me it's not even close, Stringking came up with something unique.

@@MaconCoolShitthe duel cane out first. The 2f copied the strut placement and the face shape. They took the idea of the shortened throat. Is the 2f the better option? For sure 100% but they definitely took a lot of inspiration from the duel

@@Laxreviews "taking inspiration" and "copying" are two wildly different things. Stringking is notorious for developing heads for years before releasing them, so there's a good chance their design was already in the works before the Duel ever came out. The faceshape of the Duel and the 2F are not that close in reality, and the strut design is pretty generic so saying they copied that is a reach. What's not a reach is saying the X-It definitely copied the face shape, sidewall strut design, and sidewall holes of the 2F. That is not up for debate.