Chris Rieley Collaboration: #TheGopherProject
The idea for this week’s article dates back to this summer during a post-game conversation. I was handed an amazingly strung wooden box stick from Chris Rieley and the idea dawned on me. Chris and I should team up to string an open gut sidewall on a current head. I dyed a True Key to […]
Reclaiming a Lacrosse Head: #TheGopherProject
Today we’re reclaiming a lacrosse head. You can choose any lacrosse head and follow along. My goal is here is to take a head that wasn’t the commercial hit (that doesn’t mean it was a failure by the way) and see if I can construct a pocket that could turn this into a gamer. There […]
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.
Stringing, Dyes and More on the April Monthly Mailbag
Another month, another installment of the Monthly Mailbag here on #TheGopherProject. Thank you all for submitting so many great questions. So, we’ll break these questions into four sections (Stringing, Dyeing, Heads, and Nonsense!). Stringing Q: Are sticks with prefabricated pockets bad for lacrosse? As you see, we start this month off with an easy question….Let’s […]
#TheGopherProject Spotlight: Robin Brown
For the first #TheGopherProject spotlight, how could I not pick someone who I consider the queen of stringers? I do not think there is anything Robin cannot do. Dye a head? Check. String a phenomenal traditional women’s pocket? Check. String mesh in any stick? Check. Since my traditional tutorial was geared towards the men, it’s […]
The Gopher Project: How to Break in Leathers
Welcome to The Gopher Project! My name is Kevin aka Gopherlax. Every Thursday here on LaxAllStars, we’re going to take a look at one aspect of stringing. Unlike Traditional Thursday’s in the past, I will not be focused solely on traditional stringing. I envision this space having a collection of tutorials, new twists on pockets and spotlights from […]
Win a Tewaaraton Tribute Dye by Gopher Lax
Up for grabs this week is a Tewaaraton tribute lacrosse head, expertly colored and strung by Kevin Henry of Gopher Lax. Enter to win this one of a kind prize now!
Stick Trick Saturday: The Bottle Rocket
Memorial Day is the kickoff of summer, so what better way to celebrate than by firing off this week’s Stick Trick Saturday, The Bottle Rocket!?