Lacrosse stick Lacrosse stick A lacrosse stick or crosse is used to play the sport of lacrosse. Players use the lacrosse stick to handle the ball and to strike or "check" opposing players' sticks, causing them to drop the ball. The head of a lacrosse stick is roughly triangular in shape and is strung with loose netting that allows the ball to be caught, carried (known as "cradling"), passed, or shot. A wood lacrosse stick is usually crafted from hickory trees. The lacrosse stick is given its shape through steam bending. Holes are drilled in the top portion of the head and
DeBeer Lacrosse deBeer, Jr., Dick Pollak, and Jim Muhlfelder later joined the business and expanded to sports manufacturing. In the 1980s the baseball division was bought by Worth Inc. and Muhlfelder transformed deBeer into a lacrosse company. Using previous baseball experience, they created the first CU31, making lacrosse shafts lighter as well as stronger with the use of metal baseball bat technology. In 2000, DeBeer began a line of women's lacrosse equipment. Their first stick, The Apex, was the first women's lacrosse head to legally have a pocket in their stick, which significantly changed the women's game. DeBeer Lacrosse DeBeer Lacrosse is