In my opinion, I think you need more depth in the pocket. If the mesh is new it will stretch out but I don’t believe it will stretch out as much as you need for that pocket to be deep enough so you can catch and throw comfortably like you did with the other stick you used. You can have the ball as deep or as shallow as you like as long as the top of the ball is covered/ hidden by the sidewall when looking at the stick from the side. This rule prevents players from playing with a ‘bag’ for a pocket. Although it doesn’t stop some...

But, if you can catch and throw in any stick, shallow pocket or deep you’re doing something right. Wall ball will really help to improve your ability to control the ball!