
The first head I'm showcasing is my Under Armour Charge 2 U that I dyed with a Buffalo Bandits theme and strung up. I'm a huge Bandits fan and this head was on my game stick for about nine months until I warped it too much using it for face-offs.
For the dye, it was semi-inspired by the head that Dhane Smith used in the NLL, which Greg from East Coast Dyes did for him a few years ago.
On the front of the scoop, I put pre-cut vinyl lettering that you can buy anywhere on the head for "BANDITS," as well as "EST. 1992" and "NLL." On the back, I put good ol' "93," which is my go-to jersey number.


Next, I put marbling on it and did an orange to purple fade with orange on the scoop and purple at the throat. I did the marbling by spraying the entire head with Krylon webbing spray before putting it in the Rit dye, then used a Brillo pad to take all the spray off when the dye was all done, leaving the head with a cool marbled look. The dye came out sweet, if I say so myself.


For the stringing, I strung it up with Jimalax's 20mm Jimawax mesh and all Jimalax materials. It is a deep pocket since I play box and like a lot of whip and a good channel that's not too tight. The pocket is a shifty mid pocket that will shift high right under the shooters when shooting but shift low when I am cradling one handed. I used SI's (special interlocks) in the middle of the head so that the ball could pop out of and in the head easily on faceoffs. For the top string, I used a triangle top string to keep the mesh tight to the head. Usually I use a double string for the main portion of the nine-diamond top string, but for the Charge 2 which has tiny top string holes I had to use a single string top string. I used three rolled shooters which reduced the whip a little bit since the pocket itself had a lot of whip. Overall I love the whole setup.


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