How Performance Mesh Took Over the World
Performance mesh is ubiquitous now, but how did we get here? We all remember the day wax mesh took over the lacrosse world; this new type of mesh could withstand any weather and always held its ideal pocket shape. From East Coast mesh to Throne mesh and everyone in between, it was revolutionary to even […]
Hot Pot: Imitation in the Lacrosse Industry
Imitation in the lacrosse industry doesn’t bother me, but what does bother me is the amount of smack talk between direct competitors in the lacrosse space.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED – Ultimate Marc Mesh Contest: Win Custom Pro V for Your Entire Team!
Winning the hottest new product on the market for yourself is one thing, but winning enough of it to outfit your entire team? Now that’s just living the dream. Now through September 28th, you and your teammates can enter to win a bucket load of awesome prizes from our friends at Blue Collar Lacrosse, including the newest style of Marc Mesh.
The History of Multicolor Mesh: A Blue Collar Timeline
The following is the story behind the history of multicolor mesh, told in coordination with BC Lax co-owner Tim Weston. Blue Collar Lax is confident that multicolor Marc Mesh was the spark that led to all of the multicolor lacrosse heads we see today. They note, before Marc Mesh came out with multicolored netting there was only solid color stick heads offered by the manufacturers. Around 2010, a few manufacturers came out with some basic multicolor designs and they were obviously successful as we saw over half the heads available on the wall of a lacrosse store were multicolored by 2011.
Lacrosse Patents: Offset Heads & Waxed Mesh
Connor Wilson is bringing up the age old Lacrosse Patents topic because two different patentable products are about to change, and the impact on the game could be pretty notable… In fact, we’re already seeing some pretty big changes!
Gear Review: Barrier Waxed Mesh
Spring lacrosse is here, and you know what they say about Spring… spring showers bring another waxed mesh company. Kidding aside, I’ve spent the past few weeks trying out some of Barrier Waxed Mesh and so far I’m liking what I see.
Gear Review: ECM Black by East Coast Dyes
When Connor asked me if I wanted to test out some of East Coast Dye’s new Black mesh, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a piece. We’ve been looking at nothing but rain in Portland these past few weeks so I was excited to see how this stuff held up.
Gear Review: Lax Splat Mesh
Lax Splat mesh is a new product on the market that we were excited to get our hands on. Our friend Beau, of Lax Splat, sent us some great samples…so let’s get reviewin’!
Mesh Buyer’s Guide 2013
One of our gifts to you this holiday season is a Buyer’s Guide for some of the hottest high performance, wax, dyed, and/or rubberized lacrosse mesh available. Every single piece of mesh on the market may not be included in the guide, but it covers the vast majority of the major players. At the same time, that doesn’t mean there aren’t other quality mesh pieces being put out by other companies out there too!
Gear Review: 15mm Mesh by East Coast Dyes
Playing lacrosse in north Idaho, the weather comes in to play a lot during both the fall and spring season. I would always blame a bad pass on the weather or my bagged out mesh. The best solution I have found to extreme weather conditions is, wax mesh. If you want the best performance out of your wax mesh, East Coast Dyes is what you are looking for.
Is Wax Mesh Worth It?
Another stringing question in the LAS Community Forum! This time, our poster wants to know your opinion on wax mesh. Is it worth it compared to hard mesh?
Dyeing Waxed Mesh
A question popped up this week about the possibility of dyeing waxed. I’m no dye expert, but maybe you can help our poster out!