Eight Ball, Corner Pocket: #TheGopherProject
How do I follow up on last week’s edition of #TheGopherProject of the spotlight on Max McCool? Easy! Here’s my take on the Corner Pocket.
Max McCool Spotlight: #TheGopherProject
Max is responsible for some of the greatest dye tutorials back when it was truly work to transform vinyl. Learn more about his work on #TheGopherProject.
Inside Out Dye: #TheGopherProject
For this week’s edition of #TheGopherProject, we are about to tackle one of the trickier dyes out there. That’s right, it’s the Inside-Out Dye. These dyes are challenging in that you don’t see how well it turned out until you peel off all the vinyl and glue. One tiny seam can ruin the entire dye, […]
#TheGopherProject: June Monthly Mailbag
It’s June, time for another mailbag on #TheGopherProject. This time, we’ll break these questions into four sections (Stringing, Heads, Stringing, and Summer!). #TheGopherProject: Stringing Favorite stringer? You only get to pick one! Man, I am going to start including names with these. How about I’ll pick one of my favorites and a few reasons […]
Floating Sidewall Pocket: #TheGopherProject
I’ve strung many floating sidewall pockets, but always in a traditional pocket. Never have I tried one with mesh….until now on this week’s edition of #TheGopherProject. The challenge with mesh is that you need at least the top-third of the head anchored down tight to create the channel. Floating sidewall pockets are more forgiving to […]
Box Pinching: #TheGopherProject
Let’s make this part clear. Box pinching a head will void any warranty and is not legal in youth, HS, or college. So why do this? We’re answering that question on this week’s edition of #TheGopherProject. One, box pinched heads are more accurate and have better hold. Two, I think it’s a great topic for […]
#TheGopherProject: Spotlight On Andrew McCrite
This week on #TheGopherProject we grab our Hogwarts robes and head to platform 9 3/4! I know what you’re thinking “Kevin, this is a lacrosse article, why did you go dork it up?” Well, for one, I am a dork so this is pretty natural. Two, we are taking a trip to see stringing wizardry. […]
#TheGopherProject: May Monthly Mailbag
It’s May! Time for another mailbag on #TheGopherProject! This time, we’ll break these questions into four sections (stringing, heads, dyes and summer!). Stringing Do you prefer SI (Special Interlock) or KSI (Knotted Special Interlock)? I prefer the KSI since I like how it locks the mesh and knot in place. If done correctly, it won’t […]
Space Commander: Traditional Goalie Head on #TheGopherProject
This week, I lost my sanity stringing up my version of the Space Commander for today’s installment of #TheGopherProject. While there are several challenging string-ups in the community, the Space Commander is at the top of the hill. Not only is it a lot of time to string (you’ll see below), it’s a giant pain […]
#TheGopherProject: No Vinyl Dyes Tutorial Galaxy Dyes
For this week’s edition of #TheGopherProject, we are going to build on the previous Fade Dye Tutorial with another no vinyl dye. These dyes are completely random which is part of the fun of doing these. You can dye two of the same heads at the same time and get completely different outcomes. This week […]
#TheGopherProject Spotlight: Stringing To The Inside Sidewall With Lars Keil
Every so often something new comes along in the world of stringing. Someone has a new top string set up or something unique with how they string up a head. Truth be told most of these hit a fad phase and then slowly fade away. For example, the Chenango top string anyone? It was all […]
Vintage Lacrosse Head: The Barney — #TheGopherProject
This week we’re going old — I’m stringing up a vintage lacrosse head. That’s right, the STX Barney. Let’s take a quick recap of the Barney. This head was released in the late 1970s and was off the market by 1983 (or around that time). This was primarily a defensive head where the SAM was […]