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Symmetry Is One Of The Building Blocks Of Beauty; Also, Pockets

By Lacrosse Playground | February 11, 2011 |
Good morning laxers and lax lovers. After teaching my Gonzaga workshop this week, I obtained some more insight into what troubles beginner stringers: symmetry. Symmetry is among many of the important aspects to stringing your pocket. Some of the other most important parts: sidewalls and tension.

PULLLLLLLL!!!!!!

By Lacrosse Playground | February 3, 2011 |
Good morning laxers and lax lovers. This morning we're going to get nice and comfortable with man handling our mesh. Just remember that this piece of mesh is going to be scooping, throwing, shooting, ripping, and laxing it up for you -- make sure it's up to grade.

Sidewalls: interlocking, floating, and/or both?

By Lacrosse Playground | January 27, 2011 |
Good morning laxers and lax lovers. Hope you're 'snowed in' and enjoying some muesli and a cappuccino. For this post, let's get a bit intricate. I want to talk about the difference between interlocking and floating sidewalls.

Grip ‘N Rip: LXM PRO Player Kyle Harrison

By Lacrosse Playground | August 23, 2010 |
Lacrosse Playground, every once in awhile, features a different lacrosse athlete as part of our “Grip ‘N Rip” series, where we’ll find out what the best use to fine tune their game. As LXM PRO draws closer you might be wondering what the pros will be playing with. Take a look at Kyle Harison's new chromed out Proton Power his will be ripping rope with this weekend as well as his custom Evespeed StickSKIN.

The Basics of Stringing Mesh x Video

By Lacrosse Playground | June 2, 2010 |
The fellas at LaxWorld Denver put together a great video highlighting the steps for stringing a stick with mesh. The video is very informative and easy to follow along. VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP...

Grip ‘N Rip: Chris May

By Lacrosse Playground | March 12, 2010 |
Each week Lacrosse Playground will be featuring a different lacrosse athlete as part of our “Grip ‘N Rip” series, where we’ll find out what the best use to fine tune their game. This week we are featuring Gonzaga Senior face-off specialist Chris May. Chris has committed to Georgetown and is looking to repeat as a Washington Post First Team All-Met selection. Listen to Chris May talk about what he uses to plunge with this season.>>VIEW VIDEO

Grip ‘N Rip: Alex Capretta

By Lacrosse Playground | March 2, 2010 |
Each week Lacrosse Playground will be featuring a different lacrosse athlete as part of our “Grip ‘N Rip” series, where we’ll find out what the best use to fine tune their game. This week we are featuring Princeton sophomore attackman, Alex Capretta, out of St. Ignatius Prep in California. Alex is well known in many circles for his stringing abilities. Check out what he uses to snipe corners. More after the JUMP.

Jesse Hubbard dishes on stringing your wand

By Lacrosse Playground | December 3, 2009 |
Jesse Hubbard is one of the most decorated players in all of lacrosse. He won three NCAA Championships with Princeton, was a three-time All-American in college, was a five-time MLL All-Star and won a World Lacrosse Championship with Team USA. Oh, and he knows his equipment. So we thought we’d talk to Jesse about all-things lax. In part one of a three-part series, today we discuss the pocket. With so much experience in the sport, Hubbard is an expert on stringing your spoon. Since Hubbard used traditional leather for much of his career before switching to mesh several years ago, we thought we’d get his take on how pockets have evolved and have him chime in on the mesh vs. traditional debate. >>READ MORE

Is the King Dead?

By Lacrosse Playground | October 16, 2009 |
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."

Stick Care: A Little TLC Goes a Long Way

By Lacrosse Playground | September 5, 2009 |
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.

Breaking in your new mesh: The basics

By Lacrosse Playground | May 12, 2009 |

There’s no right or wrong way to break mesh in as long as you are trying.  There are, however, some … Read more