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warning: Parent or guardian supervision and help required. Stringing your stick can result in serious injury. LaxDoctor.com is not responsible for the results of your actions. Be Careful! 

Supplies

For this tutorial you will need a mesh kit, we recommend one from Authentic Lacrosse (Use the Build a Kit menu and choose 10 Diamond to pick all your colors), scissors, a lighter (Be Careful Please!), and some patience.

Depending on your mesh kit you may or may not have to cut the the sidewall into the various lengths. If you have one large piece of sidewall it should be cut into the following lengths. Beginner stringers… you may want to make the sidewall cuts slightly longer than needed until you have a hang of it. The following lengths are needed.

(1) 40″ Sidewall Cut - This will be used as our topstring attaching the mesh to the scoop of our stick

(2) 32″ Sidewall Cuts - These will be used as our sidewall strings to attach the mesh to the holes running down the length of the stick (the sidewall)

(1) 18″ Sidewall Cut - This smaller cut will be used to attach the end of the mesh to the throat (bottom) of the head

In addition to the above sidewall cuts your mesh kit should also include at least three shooting laces and of course a piece of mesh.

Topstring

The Topstring is a vital part of the mesh pocket. The topstring not only hold the mesh to the stick but it also greatly determines how the ball will feel when it leaves the stick. As rule of thumb the topstring can never be too tight to the plastic scoop, the tighter the better. If your hands don’t hurt a little when your stringing the topstring your probably not pulling tight enough.

 We are going to begin with stretching the mesh. This minor yet important step will make the rest of your time stringing much easier. To stretch the mesh begin at one end and pull apart; slowly work your way down the mesh. Repeat this process a few times until the mesh is roughly 5 to 6 inches wide. Once the entire mesh piece has been stretched out focus on stretching one end slightly more than the rest of the mesh, this will become your top.

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