Stringing
East Coast Dyes brings you a tutorial on the different choices of shooting strings and what they can do for your game. Shooting strings are a vital part of a player's game. They can provide for aim or for style. Watch the video and pick up a few tips. Read More...
East Coast Dyes brings you a tutorial on how to prep your mesh before your string job. We've received a lot of emails about breaking mesh in, so this will answer all of your questions. Read More...
Two of our best content providers, The Lacrosse Network and East Coast Dyes, have teamed up to bring LPG readers weekly instructional videos on stringing. In the first video, Greg From East Coast Dyes, shows us how to string a 9 diamond top string. Read More...
Buying a new stick is like getting a new baseball mitt – it needs to be properly broken in before it can be used effectively. Most players and parents don’t realize this, and we see many “tennis racquets” –new or restrung sticks that haven’t been adjusted – in our training sessions. The pocket of a girls stick must be adjusted to make it easier to catch, cradle, and throw while also conforming to the rules. Read More...
Knots are an obligatory part of any stick doctor's repertoire, often acting as a lifeline for your pocket. All The Knots You Need will teach you the most basic and necessary skills for knots on all levels of difficulty. According to R.S. Lee, there are only 12 knots that you need to know, but after reading his thoughtful and incredibly comprehensive manual you won't want to put it down.
33 inches of high quality shoelace shooting string. Shoelaces are generally used as the middle and/or bottom shooting strings on mesh strung lacrosse heads. 33 inches is just enough to string a nice shooting string (straight or curved). As you can see, this is available in a variety of colorways in an Argyle pattern.
When I wrote my last article on putting together and Old School/New School stick, I mentioned that it would be interesting to try one. Mission accomplished, and the new gut string can be seen in the header image. It’s not obvious at first glance, so you may have to squint. But there it is, twisted around the top of the lacing from side to side, course, slightly translucent. Read More...
Justin Skaggs from Stylin' Strings brings us a lax tutorial on how to maintain your mesh pockets top string. Skaggs uses a very creative method that might surprise you. Read More...
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...
With the MLL weekend come and gone faster than you can not find a flashlight at your local hardware store, I wanted to note how admirably all the players dealt with the conditions laid forth: IRENE. For those of you who spent Saturday and Sunday glued to your couch watching the MLL, whether by choice or not, you probably noticed the distinct, severe difference between Saturday's weather in Annapolis when compared to Sunday's. Read More...
If you're going back to school like Billy Madison or just want to recapture how to string a beautiful wand, then you'd be smart to brush up on the craft. Read More...
Stick Doctor fans, we are happy to announce the partnership with Rose School of Stringing to provide LIVE ONLINE stick stringing classes. Classes will be taught by myself, Greg Rose, of Rose School of Stringing. The idea: we wanted to provide a more active forum for learning to string a stick online, not just hitting stop and start on a YouTube video. Students will be encouraged to follow along, pose questions, and learn! Keep Reading... 