Review: TradiTree Retro

Review: TradiTree Retro

TradiTree has released iteration after iteration of the already innovative original TradiTree that include one for pita pockets, six-shooters, and even for a women’s stick. Most recently they have release the TradiTree Retro.

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At first glance, it might just look like the original TradiTree.  It has four branches that hold the leather in place so that you can string around them and a base that sits snuggly between the sidewall and the sidewall string just like the original. What makes the Retro different, is that the two side leather holders are lower, providing a tighter channel for wider heads.

For those who don’t know, the older, shovel-like, heads where much wider and required that the outer leathers be strung tighter to the side wall so that the stick would be able to throw consistently. Even though X-spec heads aren’t as wide, a tighter channel would mean that the stick would be more consistent and have less whip.

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I used the TradiTree Retro with a Nike Lakota U strung with a six diamond classic trad using LaxRoom’s Premium Leathers (which are awesome if you want leathers that aren’t too soft) that Hank sent to me. While I was playing wall ball, I thought the stick felt amazing right away. I love playing with traditional but right away I could feel that the pocket was going to settle in such a way that adjusting the leathers wasn’t going to be necessary. After a few wall ball sessions, I didn’t feel the need to change anything around.

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The tighter sidewall also prevents such a pronounced rattle when the ball is cradling in the stick. I didn’t think I would like that at first, but I actually came to enjoy it. I think it’s because I wasn’t constantly cradling to make sure the ball was still there. I could tell by my normal cradle motion.

TradiTree is doing big things for the traditional game. This is hands down the easiest way to string a traditional. Totally worth the buy if you want to receive the numerous benefits of a traditional stick.

 

 
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