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Just a few insider secrets. If you have any tips or tricks of your own, please post as comments. We are starting a new series of stringer tips!

Hot water and mesh – When you first get that new piece of hard mesh; it is sometimes just too hard. Soaking the mesh in some hot water can loosen it up and make it easier to string. If you’re looking for a more permanent fix to soften your mesh try using fabric softener. If you don’t have actual fabric softener a dryer sheet will do fine. Damped the dryer sheet and rub/massage the dryer sheet on the mesh. Be sure to rinse the mesh thoroughly.

Colored sidewall/crosslace – With certain suppliers and depending on the manufacture of your sidewall or crosslace, some colors have the tendency to bleed. To keep both your white mesh and white head, white, rinse your sidewall or crosslace before stringing with it. Cut the amount you think you will need and run it under some warm water with a dab of soap. Most supplies have resolved the bleeding issues, although it is not entirely uncommon to have some string that does bleed.

Goalie shooting laces – First off, if you’re a goalie learn to string your stick. Everyone should know how to string their own stick, but especially goalies. Not only will you be able to save a reasonable amount of money over the years, but, you will understand the mechanics of how your stick throws. For those goalies that can string their stick one problem you may find is the length of your shooting laces. Some supplies do sell goalie length shooting laces but, the color line is usually quite limited and the laces are not always in stock. An alternative is to tie two regular length shooting laces together. You will have plenty of length to string all the way across a goalie head.