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

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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

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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

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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 […]

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 […]

Stringing, Dyes and More on the April Monthly Mailbag

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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 […]

Vinyl Free Dyes: The Fade —#TheGopherProject

For this week’s edition of #TheGopherProject, we are going to visit how to do some dyes with nothing but things you may have around the house (or can easily purchase). While elaborate dye jobs can be great, there is also something that is pretty rad about a simple fade. Back in the day before vinyl […]

#TheGopherProject Spotlight: Robin Brown

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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 […]