Stringing

Grip N' Rip: Max Hubbard

By Lacrosse Playground | March 31, 2010 |
Each week Lacrosse Playground 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. This week we are featuring Swarthmore's scoring threat Max Hubbard. Hubbard is Jesse Hubbard's brother, who continues the great legacy established by his older brother by ripping nets and rocking Warrior. Check out how Jesse and Max string their wands after the Jump. Keep Reading

Brendan Mundorf: Stick Preference

By Lacrosse Playground | March 8, 2010 |
Brendan Mundorf, newest member of the STX team, discusses what head and shaft he plays with in a recent interview.

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.

Grip ‘N Rip: Max Feely

By Lacrosse Playground | February 23, 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 Cornell's Max Feely. This stud was extremely underrated going into college, but soon got on everyone's radar after Cornell's championship run in '09.

Grip ‘N Rip: Will Harrington

By Lacrosse Playground | January 5, 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 Towson midfielder and captain, Will Harrington. Check out what this sharpshooter from Baltimore uses to rip rope. More after the jump.

SHIPS x Glenroyal x Victorinox Swiss Army USB Knife

By Lacrosse Playground | December 9, 2009 |
SHIPS, a retailer in Japan, has teamed up with Glenroyal and Victorinox to produce a superior Swiss Army knife.>>READ MORE
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Syracuse Lacrosse Aesthetics and Hot Wings

By Lacrosse Playground | October 29, 2009 |
Professor of History at Marist, Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie, is a scholar and educator. Many of his students probably wouldn't know he was a big time player in his day at Syracuse or that he is a published author of a history book about food with some recipes. Dr. Opie recently launched a blog for just that; to share what he is passionate about. In his latest post Dr. Opie reminisces about how he and his teammates would dye heads over wings at the local restaurant, Acropolis. His memory is uncanny and the topics could not be more relevant in this given day.
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"Organized white lacrosse head dying sessions, using Rit fabric dye, and downing dozens of hot Buffalo style chicken wings in the process represented an important part of SU lacrosse culture in the 1980s. There was definitely an unspoken competition over both who could eat the most wings and who could come up with the most aesthetic multi-colored design with your name, number, and Syracuse somehow all fit on a small surface."

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."

How to String a Lacrosse Stick: Part 3

By Lacrosse Playground | October 16, 2009 |
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.

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How To String A Lacrosse Stick: Part 2

By Lacrosse Playground | October 15, 2009 |
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.

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How To String a Lacrosse Stick: Part 1

By Lacrosse Playground | October 14, 2009 |
Kudda.com and Boston Cannon, Bobby Horsey, show us the basic materials you must have before you begin stringing your stick.

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