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This Years MustHave Lacrosse Shaft for Serious Players

Lightweight and Durable Carbon Fiber Build

Constructed entirely from carbon fiber, the Carbon LTX shaft provides an ultra-lightweight feel for quicker handling without sacrificing durability. The optimized carbon layup ensures maximum strength to withstand checks while minimizing overall mass. At under 5 ounces, players gain a lightweight advantage over the competition.

Excellent Balance and Control for Faster Hand Speed

With refined balance and a comfortable contoured grip, the Carbon LTX promotes excellent control and quick stick movements. The lightweight design reduces strain on the hands and arms, allowing players to maneuver their stick rapidly during intense gameplay. Defenders can throw quicker checks while dodgers can roll off checks with ease.

Aggressive Backside Bevel Adds Stiffness

The Carbon LTX incorporates an aggressive backside bevel along the entire backstay for enhanced stiffness without adding weight. This reinforced triangular design delivers a responsive feel when shooting, passing, and scooping ground balls. The added rigidity also improves durability against hacks.

Textured Sidewalls Prevent Slipping

To promote confident handling, ECD gave the Carbon LTX uniquely textured sidewalls. The matte finish includes etched micro-ridges that increase grip traction to reduce hand slippage in wet conditions. Players can cradle and carry the ball with consistency regardless of the weather.

Engineered to be a game changer for serious lacrosse athletes, the Carbon LTX carbon fiber shaft stands out with its featherlight proprietary technologies. Built for speed, control, accuracy and strength, it’s this year’s top choice for taking performance to the next level.

Excellent Balance and Control for Faster Hand Speed

Maneuvering a lacrosse stick swiftly requires excellent balance and control. The Carbon LTX shaft delivers on both fronts thanks to its strategically contoured grip and lightweight carbon fiber construction. By removing unnecessary mass from the design, ECD engineered a shaft that feels like an extension of your hands.

The smooth rounded contours nestle comfortably in your fingers and palms, promoting a natural gripping motion that bolsters control. With the shaft weighing under 5 ounces, no energy is wasted trying to swing around extra heft. The carbon fiber disperses vibrations evenly throughout, preventing the shaft from twisting or flexing unpredictably as you cradle and pass.

All these factors translate into lightning-quick hand speed, allowing you to roll off checks, switch directions on a dime, and fire crisp accurate passes. Whether you’re trying to burn a defender or hit a teammate on the run, the Carbon LTX gives you the balance and control needed to capitalize on small openings and make decisive moves. Your hands will feel unencumbered as you wield your stick like a maestro’s baton.

Aggressive Backside Bevel Adds Stiffness

To ratchet up the structural integrity of the Carbon LTX without piling on weight, ECD engineered an aggressive backside bevel that runs the length of the shaft. This reinforced triangular architecture along the backstay acts like a stiff spine right below the surface.

As you cradle, pass, or take shots, the backside bevel robustly resists flexing and twisting forces. It provides a rigid backbone at impact so energy transfers efficiently to the ball instead of dissipating. You’ll notice a lively springy feel when shooting as the carbon fiber instantaneously rebounds off checks and passes.

The backside bevel also effectively shields the backside of the shaft from inevitable hacks. Its fortified geometry deflects the brunt of checks without buckling or denting the carbon fiber walls. With strength akin to a lacrosse stick exoskeleton, the Carbon LTX takes the abuse so your game doesn’t have to.

Textured Sidewalls Prevent Slipping

Maintaining a steady grip on your lacrosse stick is crucial, especially in wet rainy conditions. To combat slippage, ECD outfitted the Carbon LTX with uniquely textured sidewalls featuring etched micro-ridges. This matte finish provides extra friction to keep the shaft securely locked in your hands.

The textured grip pattern brings a tactile sensation along the entire circumference of the shaft, allowing you to cradle and carry the ball with stability. When winding up for a shot or pass, you can drive through with confidence knowing the shaft won’t rotate or twist. The textured sidewalls work synergistically with the contoured shape to promote a controlled, slip-free handling experience.

Whether you’re getting hacked by defenders or perspiring on a hot humid day, the textured sidewalls help you hang on tight. Combined with the lightweight carbon fiber construction, the etched ridges give you the grip and control needed to operate your stick as a natural extension of your hands.

Low-Torque Design Reduces Twisting

An elite lacrosse shaft should feel like an extension of your hands, responding instantly to subtle movements and manipulations. To achieve that intuitive connection, ECD optimized the Carbon LTX’s low-torque design to resist twisting forces.

As you whip your stick through passing and shooting motions, the symmetrical carbon fiber layup evenly distributes torque. This prevents energy loss from the shaft unpredictably rotating or flexing. You’ll notice crisper more accurate shots and passes thanks to the shaft maintaining structural integrity through the motion.

During ground ball scoops and defensive checks, the low-torque geometry allows you to flick your wrists without the shaft corkscrewing in your hands. The carbon fiber construction returns to true alignment so you can immediately transition to passing or shooting after a possession grab.

By minimizing torque and twisting, the Carbon LTX promotes precise stick handling. Your inputs translate directly into the shaft’s movements for a natural feel and dynamic response.

Triangle Top-Tube Profile for Structural Integrity

The Carbon LTX shaft employs a triangular top-tube profile running the length of the upper rail to bolster overall structural integrity. This rigid beam-like shaping reinforces the carbon fiber construction to minimize flex and increase stiffness.

As you cradle and pass, the triangle top-tube ensures the head won’t wobble out of plane. It maintains the pocket’s shape to promote smooth accurate feeds to teammates. You’ll also notice added stability when winding up for powerful checks and shots thanks to the upper rail resisting bending.

During ground ball scoops, the fortified triangle peak allows you to scrap and pry aggressively without worrying about the shaft splintering. And on shots, it provides an unyielding platform to drive through the ball with maximum energy transfer and velocity.

For elite play that punishes lesser shafts, the Carbon LTX’s triangle top-tube is an essential architectural element that withstands abuse while retaining responsive feel and precision.

Ergonomic Bottom-Tube Shape Fits Comfortably

To promote natural cradling and handling, ECD optimized the bottom-tube shape of the Carbon LTX shaft to fit ergonomically in your hands. The smooth rounded contours allow your fingers and palms to nestle into a relaxed grip.

Rather than a harsh rigid edge digging into your hands, the Carbon LTX provides cushioned comfort even during extended play. You’ll notice less hand and forearm fatigue, allowing you to hang onto ground balls longer and absorb checks without losing control.

The ergonomic bottom-tube transitions seamlessly into the textured sidewalls and contoured rear taper. Together these elements create a handle designed to feel like an intuitive extension of your hands. Gripping the Carbon LTX shaft becomes second nature.

For superior comfort and control, the ergonomic bottom-tube promotes natural cradling so you can focus on your game rather than how the shaft feels in your hands.

Strategic Wall Thickness Boosts Strength

To optimize the strength-to-weight ratio, ECD strategically engineered the wall thickness at different regions of the Carbon LTX shaft. Thicker carbon fiber walls reinforce high-stress areas while thinner walls reduce weight elsewhere.

Around the throat and bottom handle, the thicker walls provide extra impact resistance against checks, slashes, and other abuse. On shots and passes, the fortified chest area ensures durability as energy transfers through the shaft.

Along the upper handle and lower shaft, the thinner profile shaves off unnecessary mass without compromising structural integrity. The strategic carbon fiber cloth layout creates a featherlight feel to prevent fatigue yet retains rigidity.

By tuning the wall thickness and carbon fiber layers with precision, the Carbon LTX shaft achieves robust strength where needed without overbuilding. The optimized construction stands up to hardcore play.

Impact-Resistant Carbon Fiber Resists Hacks

In the rough and tumble sport of lacrosse, sticks take a beating from constant checks, hacks, and slashes. The Carbon LTX is built to withstand this abuse thanks to the high impact resistance of its carbon fiber construction.

The tightly woven carbon fiber cloth creates a durable damage-tolerant surface that dampens vibrations and diffuses energy from collisions. When hacked, the carbon fiber effectively disperses the forces to retain structural integrity rather than crack or chip.

The epoxy matrix bonding the carbon fibers provides further shock absorption and resistance to impacts. Checks and slashes glance off rather than take chunks out of the Carbon LTX.

Built for elite play, the carbon fiber construction offers the best combination of strength, stiffness and impact resistance. The Carbon LTX won’t quit after taking a beating – it will keep performing at a high level despite the rough conditions.

Harrow Disperses Vibrations for Consistent Feel

To fine tune the Carbon LTX’s responsiveness, ECD integrated a Harrow layer just below the carbon fiber exterior. This engineered core helps disperse vibrations for a smooth, consistent feel on shots, passes, and checks.

As you cradle and feed, the Harrow dampens high-frequency vibrations and harmonics that can cause the shaft to resonate unpredictably. It provides a more stable feel so you can place accurate touch passes.

On booming shots, the Harrow prevents unpleasant hand sting by attenuating vibration transmission into your hands. You’ll experience a lively springy sensation as energy transfers cleanly through the shaft into the ball.

With its vibration-damping properties, the Harrow gives the Carbon LTX a refined consistency so the shaft reacts true to your inputs without squirrelly harmonics influencing feel and control.

Durable Matte Finish Withstands Weather and Wear

In addition to its technical innovations, the Carbon LTX features a durable matte finish that protects the exterior carbon fiber from weathering and wear. This textured coating provides a few key benefits:

First, the matte finish significantly improves grip and control, especially in wet conditions when plastic shafts become slick. The textured surface provides extra traction so you can hang onto ground balls longer and cradle smoothly regardless of the weather.

Second, the matte coating protects the carbon fiber from UV rays and oxidation. Over time, the sun’s intense radiation degrades and fades untreated carbon fiber through a process called photodegradation. The Carbon LTX’s UV-resistant finish preserves the carbon’s black cosmetic appearance.

Third, the matte finish shields against scuffs, scratches and dings. As an open-weave material, raw carbon fiber easily snags on abrasive playing surfaces. The textured coating acts as an armor, reducing visible wear and tear.

And finally, the matte texture hides grime buildup. Without a protective layer, dirt and debris work their way into carbon fiber’s porous surface, becoming ingrained. The Carbon LTX resists staining and stays looking fresh.

For serious players who log long hours on the field in all weather conditions, the Carbon LTX’s durable matte finish enhances longevity while maintaining premium aesthetics. It’s built to withstand heavy use and keep performing at the highest level.

Thinner Profile for Quicker Ball Release

In the fast-paced game of lacrosse, fractions of a second matter. The Carbon LTX shaves precious time off passes and shots with its thinner profile that promotes lightning-quick ball release.

Compared to bulky hollow shafts, the Carbon LTX’s streamlined architecture has tighter clearances along the throwing lanes. This allows for tighter cradling and faster rolls off the pocket. You’ll notice crisper passes and tighter shot groupings thanks to the ball moving seamlessly from stick to air.

The lower sidewall also reduces friction against the ball as it enters the pocket’s throat. Rolls, feeds, and quick-sticks gain speed for keeping the defense on their heels. When dodging and shooting on the run, the thin profile lets you whip your stick through wraps and transitions without the ball slowing you down.

Additionally, the Carbon LTX’s lightweight design reduces inertia for even livelier hands. You can achieve quicker stick velocities for deceptive moves and faster shots. The ball simply jumps off the Carbon LTX as soon as you think about passing or shooting.

With handle shapes catering to fit and control, ECD optimized the Carbon LTX’s thin architecture solely for lightning-quick ball release. Expect an instant snappy feel perfect for playing uptempo and dictating the pace of games.

Easy Stringing With Established Top-Hole Design

Stringing up a new head on a unfamiliar lacrosse shaft can be frustrating and time consuming. To make the stringing process easy and intuitive, ECD utilized a proven 6-hole top design on the Carbon LTX.

With a traditional pinched triangle hole pattern, experienced stringers can lace up pocket geometries they’re comfortable with. The top string holes align predictably for setting up a natural feeling channel and whip. You won’t have to experiment with odd string angles and knot placements.

For pocket personalization, the Carbon LTX accommodates leathers, nylons, mesh, and shooting strings with ease. The string holes sit flush on the inside walls with no sharp edges that prematurely slice laces. Any pocket style you prefer will string up cleanly.

Because great players develop a feel for certain pocket shapes, ECD focused solely on performance and ergonomics with the Carbon LTX’s design. The familiar 6-hole top-string layout allows you to recreate your gamer pocket or test new styles with confidence.

Whether setting up a custom pocket from scratch or quickly restringing before a game, the Carbon LTX’s established top string geometry simplifies the process so you can focus on playing at your best.