How to String a Lacrosse Head Step-by-Step

An important part of either the men’s or women’s lacrosse gear bag is the stick, or “crosse.” Properly stringing your stick allows you to make more crisp and accurate passing as well adding more stiffness to your shots on goal. Regardless of your level of play, learning to string your stick yourself can go a long way in helping you improve your game and have confidence in your equipment.

Things You'll Need

  • Scissors
  • 4 Leather cords
  • 2 Sidewall strings
  • Wide shoelace
  • Nylon string
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Instructions

    • 1

      Stretch each leather cord to make them easier to work with. Soaking or spraying each cord with water can make the leather more malleable. Loop the end of the sidewall string over itself and pull it through to create a basic knot.

    • 2

      Feed the sidewall string through the top sidewall hole in the left side of the head. Pull the string through until the knot is flush to the outside of the head. Loop the string and fold it over the head, then thread it through the next sidewall hole underneath the first hole. Thread the string through the loop you made and pull it through.

    • 3

      Continue this looping and threading method all the way down the head until all sidewall holes on the left are filled. Knot the string at the end. Repeat the same process to string the sidewalls on the right side of the head.

    • 4

      Thread a leather cord through one of the larger holes on the top lip of the crosse head. Pull the cord through enough to expose the hole on the end of the leather, then thread the cord through this hole, pulling it taut. Repeat for the remaining three leathers, and thread and knot each through its respective hole on the bottom of the head.

    • 5

      Thread the nylon string through the hole adjacent to where you began tying the left sidewall string. Knot the end, pull it through, loop it over the first leather cord, back through the sidewall string and finally through the next hole on the same side of the head. Repeat this step, going from top to bottom as you work your way across from the left side of the head. As you work, you'll see a mesh pattern begin to emerge. When you have completed the mesh, reaching the bottom right of the head, tie off the nylon string with a knot on the outside of the head.

    • 6

      Thread one of the shoelaces through the next hole on the left side of the head, then work your way to the right, threading the string through the leathers and nylon in an over/under pattern, pulling the lace (the shooting string) taut as you work. Weave the shoelace from left to right, then right to left, then left to right again, with each line of shoelace slightly below the previous. Pull the shoelace to your desired tension and tie it off with a knot around the head.