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Here are some links to informative articles that you may have missed this week.
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Will traditional stringing cease to exist permanently? The New England Lax Journal delves deep into prose. Lax Journal's Kyle Devitte poses a widely speculated notion that many have considered for quite some time; that mesh has taken the place of traditional. It is not the subject that captivates you, the reader and lacrosse player, but really the metaphorical style that which he writes about the traditional pocket past and present.
"The King was greatly loved by all his peoples – in his time. He was respected as a visionary far beyond the many teams over which he reigned. Yet, as of late, we thought of him as a novelty. We thought of him when we wanted attention, or appreciation from our peers. We used him selfishly to our own ends. We would like to think we held him in an esteem without ambition, or want of self-confidence, as he assumed the heavy burden of the Jester and was succeeded by his sister whom he loved and to whom he had rendered perfect loyalty, despite her largely synthetic defection."
This week Kudda.com and Boston Cannon, Bobby Horsey, have been showing the basic materials you must have before you begin stringing a stick. Today they show you how to string the sidewalls on your head. Make sure to check out the continued video after the jump.
More DIY videos at 5min.com
More DIY videos at 5min.com
Take a sneak peek at some of the glove choices Rutgers has next spring.
We recently uploaded The University of Maryland attackman, Travis Reed, to our YouTube Channel. The clip features Travis dancing to Colby O'Donis' "What You Got" with some of his teammates in the locker room before they hit the field for practice. Any gathering of lacrosse players dancing to music is newsworthy enough for us. Check out more vids after the jump.
Maryland Lacrosse Team Dancing Before They Hit the Field
Yesterday Kudda.com and Boston Cannon, Bobby Horsey, displayed the basic materials you must have before you begin stringing a stick. Today they show you how to prepare the mesh prior to actually stringing your head.
More DIY videos at 5min.com
More DIY videos at 5min.com
Kudda.com and Boston Cannon, Bobby Horsey, show us the basic materials you must have before you begin stringing your stick.
More DIY videos at 5min.com
More DIY videos at 5min.com
"Brain Wreck" Dunk High Premium just hit the shelves of most stores this week. Notice the writing on the back of each shoe and the famous SB fat tongue. The fat tongue adds extra padding for comfort and was initially made to help skateboarders out, i.e. SB. Nevertheless, the fat tongue became popular with many because of the spongy cushion. More after the jump...
We continue our previews of 2010 uniforms and equipment by looking at the glove options for Loyola. The Greyhounds have three options for 2010 and will be wearing one of three Brine Shakedown gloves.
Max McCool is back with another dye job -- a three-color striped fade. This dye is a three color process, and involves two fades and some electrical tape stripes. You'll need electrical tape, a ruler, an X-ACTO knife and two colors of dye (any of your choosing), plus black dye. Learn all the steps and see the photos after the jump.
LacrosseAllStars.com recently interviewed LacrosseWear founder Bo Lamon. Lacrosse All Stars asks the uniform manufacturer an array of insightful questions including why he even got involved with this industry and how his company has progressed to become one of the best in the business. It's clear Bo Lamon still has the lacrosse player in mind.
