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Brine Clutch X

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The Brine Clutch has been a popular 'high-end' head model choice for the last few years, presumably because lacrosse players liked the extremely narrow throat opening that stayed narrow very far up the head, Canadian/box style. By that we mean the head looks a bit like the ball can only enter or leave the pocket from the very top of the head. All that has been somewhat minimized in the 2010 Brine Clutch X because the throat is no longer pinched down to 2.5" as the original Clutch was.

In the final analysis, the Brine Clutch X is, however, simply the Clutch retooled to meet the new NCAA specifications that call for a wider three-inch throat opening. It is indeed Legal for both NCAA and NFHS play. It does somehow retain some of that same sort of tight looking face that the more pinched Clutch has.

The Clutch X remains a combination of all Brine's head building technology. It's offset includes a curve, like the Brine Answer, and it has the front profile of a Brine Pulse. It even has some echoes of the Matrix in its rear sidewall design. This head does seem to be a little more flexible than the original Clutch. At just over 128 grams the Brine Clutch X is one of the lightest out there, and that fact alone should help to keep this one of the top choices for the player who wants lightness in an offense friendly head model.

The shape of the bottom of the sidewall and the shape of the stringing holes on the Clutch X help to push the pocket to the inside and to shape a little narrower pocket for extra ball control. There are 18 holes at the bottom of each sidewall for extensive stringing options, and the holes are quite large. The holes continue all the way up to where they are almost inside the scoop. This helps the ability to keep a tight and or lifted top part of the pocket for good release on passes and shots. These heads string up pretty well and more easily than some as well.

The Clutch X has a fairly flat scoop. The blade width on the scoop is small at about 7/8", whereas most heads measure closer to one full inch across the flat part of the blade. That would all seem to be mostly a scooping preference thing, although it does follow that the blade might flatten out on the ground a little more quickly with there being less of it, making it a little more scoop-the-ball friendly.

We recommend the Clutch X to midfielders and attackmen. It is a high performance head. We tend to think it is too light and too flexible to put on a long pole.

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Choose How Your Clutch X is Strung

View Stringing Options:
Rock-it Pocket (90 grams): $120
Pookie Pocket (90 grams): $125
Davis Dog Pocket (85 grams): $125
George Pocket (80 grams): $125
Bam Pocket (80 grams): $125
Spider Pocket (70 grams): $125

NEW: Wax Mesh (70 grams): $105
Hard Mesh (70 grams): $105
6 Diamond Mesh (70 grams): $105
Soft Mesh (70 grams): $105
Unstrung (no pocket): $85

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Pocket Placement
(MESH ORDERS ONLY!)

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Customize Your Clutch X with Colors

Head Dye Options:

Choose a dyed head with 1 or 2 colors on white. Be sure to specify the dye color(s) and style you want!

View Head Dye Options Details

Color 1 = Top or Left Portion

Color 2 = Bottom or Right Portion

Solid All Over	Solid Vertical Split	Solid Horizontal Split	Solid Top Fade	Solid Bottom Fade
Solid Horizontal Combo	Solid Vertical Combo	Speckled All Over	Speckled Top Fade	Speckled Bottom Fade
Speckled w/Horizontal Split	Speckled w/2 Colors	Speckled Fade Combo	Stars & Stripes	Stars & Speckle
Canadian Flag	Rasta Style	Tiger Print	Fire Top Burn	Fire Bottom Burn
Arctic Camo	Forest Camo	Urban Camo	Blaze Camo	Desert Camo
NEW: Black Ninja	NEW: Neon Cross Speckle	NEW: Neon Half/Half	NEW: Neon Side Speckles	NEW: Neon Solid
NEW: Neon Top Speckle

String Color Options: Please choose carefully to avoid delays!

ROCK-IT POCKET LEATHER: - Our leathers are 100% real hide, which is durable and resistant to water. These leathers are strong and do not sag in humid conditions.

ROCK-IT POCKET & MESH MATERIALS: - We use a high quality nylon string for the middle part of our Rock-it Pockets and the sidewall/trim of our mesh pockets.

LACES: - Jima Lax supplies us with colored hockey laces we use on our mesh pockets. These laces can be used on Rock-it Pockets, but we recomend our high quality (default) laces that come only in white.

MESH MATERIAL: - We carry a variaty of hard, soft, 6 diamond, goalie hard and goalie 12 diamond mesh. These are the most common types of mesh used in the game.

String Color Options: Please choose carefully to avoid delays!

Color Option

Rock-it Pocket

Mesh Pocket

Color 1

Middle Strings

Mesh Piece

Color 2

Shooting Strings

Sidewall/Trim & Shooting Laces

**Note: We keep the side strings that connect to the middle of our Rock-it Pockets white to avoid confusion**
**Note we use high quality hockey laces (white only) for our Rock-it Pockets. State on the special instructions if you want different color laces for Mesh Pockets**

Leather Color Options:

For ROCK-IT POCKETS ONLY!! Leathers are white by default. No leathers in mesh pockets!

Extra Hockey Laces:

Extra laces will be enclosed with your order for you to string later. These can be used if you have another head/pocket that needs new shooting laces.

NFHS or NCAA:

By default, our pockets are all strung to meet all regulation for the NFHS (high school and bellow). If you play in NCAA (college) please state so in the special instructions box below and we will make the small adjustment to make it legal for your regulations.

Special Instructions:

Let us know if you would like us to focus on anything in particular.
We do our best to make each pocket to our customers' specifications.

SHIPPING AND RETURN POLICIES

Rock-it Pocket Factory:
5609 Bighorn Crossing
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Order by Phone:
  800-374-7468 (toll-free)
  970-377-1390 (local)
  970-377-1391 (fax)

Order Processing:
The current approximate wait time (+shipping) for a custom work:
String Jobs: 2-3 Days
Dye Jobs: Add 2-3 Days