> We were watching some of the later games and Richard (my hippy friend)
> pointed out that the best players have longer sticks. I looked at Lee
> Jellyhead, sitting in goal resting on his stick, and noticed that the
> stick comes up to his shoulder. The same was true for several of the
> top players. My stick comes up to my nipples. I know that Simon PJ is
> used to using shorter sticks than mine, yet he manages. How important is
> stick length in controlling the ball?
The main reason that the LUNIs play with long sticks is that the good sticks
we now buy (Titan) come long and we don't want to chop them off.
Pros and Cons:
Long
- Good reach - excellent for defending & tackling
- Awkward too close to the wheel
Short
- Good for close dribbling (which can lead to a lot of SUBs)
- Poor reach
The choice is yours... I'm just going to our weekly practice - you're
all welcome to join me if you want to, but it might get a bit crowded!
;^]
Peter
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Peter Philip Workshop and Team Practice (all welcome)
of the LUNIs 8-9.30pm every school-term Wednesday
London's Unicycle Hockey Team Acland Burghley School
Burghley Road
peterp@foe.co.uk (opposite Tufnell Park tube)
All views expressed are my own London NW5 United Kingdom
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