How to Lace a Lacrosse Stick with a Hard Mesh

The lacrosse stick is a simple piece of equipment. The handle is attached to the head, which is strung with mesh for catching and throwing the ball. Players usually custom string their stick heads according to their playing style and what position they play. Defensive players need to get rid of the ball quickly and throw it over long distances. Hard mesh is better suited to these players because the stiffness allows for quicker releases. They also need to control the ball with less whip than an offensive player’s shot. Whip is kept at a minimum with hard mesh.

Things You'll Need

  • Lacrosse stick
  • Nylon strings
  • Hard mesh pocket
  • Shooting string
  • Lacrosse ball
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Instructions

    • 1

      Attach the hard mesh pocket to the top of the head using one of the nylon strings. Pass the nylon string through the two middle holes in the head and through the holes next to the middle hole in the mesh.

    • 2

      Fold the mesh over the outside edge of the head and stitch the nylon string in and out of the holes on either half of the head and through the edge of the mesh. Continue down both sides of the head with this string for a few stitches and then tie off both ends.

    • 3

      Stitch another nylon string down the left side of the head and through the mesh, keeping the stitches very tight and using all of the holes provided. Keep going until you run out of holes on this side of the head.

    • 4

      Stitch the third nylon string down the right side of the head and through the mesh in the same manner that you did on the left side, keeping the weaves tight and using all the holes.

    • 5

      Weave both strings into the remaining holes and into the mesh toward the center where the top of the stick connects to the bottom of the head. When there are no more holes to stitch through, tie the two strings together.

    • 6

      Weave a shooting string tightly into the mesh at the top of the head under the plastic frame. Tie off this string.

    • 7

      Cradle a lacrosse ball in the mesh. It will rest naturally in the hard mesh pocket.