Here are some of the lacrosse heads that I have played with over the span of 13 years of lacrosse. While they might not be the most popular heads, they have done me very well. There is still a handful of other heads I have tried, but these were my most money heads, shown in chronological order:
STX Hi-Wall-It was surprising to have such difficulty finding a quality photo of the STX Hi-Wall considering it was probably the most popular stick of the early-mid 1990s. It was not only the first stick I ever had, but also the second stick as well, which both ended up breaking. Lots of good memories with this head. I even bought a Hi-Wall on clearance about five years ago so I could have some nostalgia of my first lacrosse stick.
Brine Air Attack-I acquired an Air Attack from Lax World in high school because I bought a bunch of equipment and t-shirts at once and they threw in a free head. It was probably the best head that I never used in a game. I had other sticks that I used, so I let my dad use it when we played catch. It threw perfectly. I don’t think you could have made a better stick from this time period, it was the Brine equivalent of the STX Hi-Wall. Like all good things, it eventually broke.
Brine OZ-The OZ was Brine’s non-offset version of the popular edge. I used the OZ my junior year of high school. It was strung traditionally and threw pretty well. I stopped using this head for no good reason, and in hindsight, I should have stuck with it, but my curiosity to try other heads got the best of me. I did acquire a traditionally strung OZ off ebay last year and am still trying to make it as good as my original stick. Brine made an OZ II, which I have, but its not the same. It was not popular at all because people were onto offset heads by that time.
Brine MX-This head was one of my favorites in high school. I had two of them that I used my senior season. This was before the offset head became really popular. Its a great and very durable head. I still have both sticks that I used and mess around with them every now and then. The only reason they don’t see any game action is the fact that they aren’t offset and do not fit in with the current style of lacrosse. It would be like wearing canvas sneakers in a pick-up basketball game.
Debeer Shockwave-There is no debate. This is the greatest head ever made! My stick of choice throughout college. I would go with the traditional strung sticks, but the sidewalls would break pretty quickly so I gradually changed to mesh. My best Shockwave sticks were a dyed blue head with yellow duramesh, and a pure white head with blue monster mesh. Eventually all of my college sticks broke, but I did find a place that still sells them. Pacific Lacrosse! They are my savior. I currently use a Shockwave as my stick of choice.
STX Quark-The Quark from STX was the first stick I tried after college that wasn’t a Shockwave. It was kind of a slightly offset version of an earlier STX head, the Sonic. It was a decent stick, but it cracked pretty easily, which is why I never used it again.
Gait Intrepid (Triton)-After breaking my Quark, I needed another stick. The only decent head available in Northern Arizona in 2005 was a Gait Intrepid. I was pretty satisfied with it. It worked well for me in my club games and I ended up buying a second after breaking the first in a game. I also bought a Triton, which is basically the same stick with a different side wall design. They are now my back-up heads next to my Shockwave.
