How to String a Traditional Lacrosse Head

A traditional lacrosse stick is crafted from wood and has a triangular head and throat part at the top. The contemporary lacrosse stick is plastic and in a shape of a bicycle seat. But, there are still parts of the world where using traditional hickory lacrosse stick is legal. A head of a lacrosse stick has a net consisting of leather and nylon strings. If you are using a traditional stick, you may want to know the proper way to string the lacrosse head.

Things You'll Need

  • Leather strings
  • Nylon strings
  • Scissors
  • Lighter
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Instructions

    • 1

      Choose the nylon string you want to use for your traditional lacrosse head. Usually both the leather and the nylon are white for the traditional model.

    • 2

      Choose the mesh pattern you want to achieve and get the instructions on that particular style. Note that modern lacrosse stick use a readymade mesh, which makes the installment easier. But the traditional model needs to have a special design, as close to the original lacrosse stick as possible.

    • 3

      Pull the leather strings through the holes on the top of the lacrosse head, to the throat. These leather strings will be the so called 'runners' and they will make the base for the lacrosse mesh. Do not make the leather strings too tight but don't let them hang loose either.

    • 4

      Pull the nylon string through the top hole on the side wall of the lacrosse head. Start weaving the string through the runners to the other side of the side wall.

    • 5

      Repeat looping and twisting until you get a mesh pattern you want. There are different types of mesh pattern but they are basically all variations of a basic, diamond shaped style. Remember that a lacrosse head needs to have a slightly loose mesh.

    • 6

      Finish the nylon strings at the bottom of the lacrosse head, near the throat. After tying the ends of the sidewall strings, use scissors to cut the excess and then a lighter to seal the knot.

    • 7

      Place four shooting strings across the top part of the lacrosse head. They should be placed horizontally, near one another. The top one should be very tight and then gradually, every other should be looser than the previous one.

    • 8

      Smooth and fix any bumps or tangles in the mesh.