Max McCool: STX Revolver dye job
Max McCool: How to string the Corner Pocket
Max McCool gives Lacrosse Playground readers another stick stringing tutorial, this time on how to string the Corner Pocket.
What if Louis Vuitton Made a Lacrosse Stick? Check out the dye job that answers that question.>>Read More

Max McCool: Simple Polka Dot Fade Dye Job
Today Max McCool offers up a simple dye job that involves a two-color fade and polka dots. >>READ MORE

Max McCool is back with another dye job — a three-color striped fade. Learn all the steps and see the photos after the jump.

As summer draws to a close we have to face the fact that it won’t always be bright and sunny outside. Rain can do the worst things to your lacrosse stick, from making it throw like a windsock to destroying your strings with the resulting mud. There are a few steps you can take to ensure that your pocket will actually throw the next day, and it just involves giving your head a little TLC. These things will also make sure your pocket lasts as long as possible, so it’s really worth taking the extra few minutes when you get home from a drencher.
Max McCool: Making a Rubber Butt End for your Lacrosse Stick
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

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
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:








