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Eagle and Pattern dyes from Max McCool

By Lacrosse Playground | June 19, 2013 |
Recently did a couple sticks for my man Cory down in Georgia. This is the first time I’ve tried the Eagle idea before, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing something like it again. The plus pattern is the second time I’ve tried that, and I’m glad it worked this time. Simple pattern, pretty cool. Read More...

Digital Camouflage Dye by Max McCool

By Lacrosse Playground | August 30, 2011 |
The Digital Camo dye job has been a long time coming for me. It has been done before by patient people with steady hands. I wanted to do my own take on it, and it took me a long time to do it exactly how I wanted to. To begin, I created a design on the computer in the shapes of various digital camo pieces. Read More...

Max McCool: Wood Grain Dye Job

By Lacrosse Playground | May 2, 2010 |
Max McCool's latest dye jobs is a wood grain dye job on the STX Revolver head.

Max McCool’s Gait Shockwave strung with traditional leathers

By Lacrosse Playground | March 28, 2010 |
Max McCool is Lacrosse Playground’s resident stick doctor. Over the past year he’s shown you a variety of stringing and dye jobs. Now it’s time to see what he uses. McCool has been using the Gait Shockwave on and off since high school. McCool, who now plays club ball in the DC area, took a twist on a traditional string job by combining elements of the Heat Turtle and the Doerr pockets to make a pocket with strong hold that has held up for him this spring.

Max McCool: STX Revolver dye job

By Lacrosse Playground | December 28, 2009 |
This month Lacrosse Playground's resident head dyeing guru takes on the STX Revolver head. Max McCool does a revolver pattern on the new STX head.

Max McCool: How to string the Corner Pocket

By Lacrosse Playground | December 14, 2009 |
Max McCool gives Lacrosse Playground readers another stick stringing tutorial, this time on how to string the Corner Pocket.

Max McCool: The Triangle Top String

By Lacrosse Playground | November 30, 2009 |
Want to reduce the lip under the plastic at the top of your head? Try the Triangle Top String method of stringing, shown to you by Max McCool.

Max McCool: Simple Polka Dot Fade Dye Job

By Lacrosse Playground | October 30, 2009 |
Today Max McCool offers up a simple dye job that involves a two-color fade and polka dots.

Max McCool: Making a Rubber Butt End for your Lacrosse Stick

By Lacrosse Playground | August 19, 2009 |
The latest from Lacrosse Playground's resident stick doctor Max McCool is an extensive video tutorial series about creating permanent rubber butt ends on your lacrosse stick. The 15 video series is after the jump.

Camouflage Dye Job from Max McCool

By Lacrosse Playground | August 8, 2009 |
Max McCool is Lacrosse Playground’s resident stick stringing and head dyeing expert. This week he shows off a recent black and grey camouflage dye job. Max provided Lacrosse Playground readers with step-by-step instructions so you can do it at home.

Max McCool: Rubber Sidewalls

By Lacrosse Playground | July 25, 2009 |
We've all been in a position where we've broken a sidewall string in the middle of a game. That got Lacrosse Playground's resident stick-stringer thinking how he could do something to strengthen the sidewall strings and lengthen their life. Max came up with the Rubber Sidewall Experiment, where he tested melting rubber onto the sidewall strings. Still in its conceptual stage, here are his initial results:

The best of Max McCool

By Lacrosse Playground | May 28, 2009 |
Lacrosse Playground is proud to have Max McCool on board as its resident stick doctor. Max has made his name in the lacrosse community with his innovative string and dye jobs. Max will be blogging on LPG and doing tutorials on stringing and dyeing lacrosse heads. As your intro to Max, we asked him to give us ten of his favorite projects he's worked on. Here are five.