What am I doing wrong? mesh break in

[Garor]

I've attempted to break in my mesh, but everytime I soak it or wet it, it gets very hard and shrivels up. I've tried showering with it, I've tried putting it in the washer and I've tried shampoo, fabric softner and conditioner. Does all mesh get this hard and shruken? Do you string up mesh while its still wet, or should it be dry?

[skip0l]

don't try to cheat breaking it in. pounding is the only way to go. just pound 'er out

[atacklax]

What kind of mesh it it? Are you stretching it right?

[LaxBoy92]

Before you string it, be sure to wet it and stretch it as much as you can. I string it up wet and let it dry after I wedge a ball in the pocket with a chopstick.

[scooterstyx]

stretch and pound it for a long time before u string it, fabric softeners only work to a certain degree, but the best way is to beat the hell out of it

[Garor]

What kind of mesh it it? Are you stretching it right?

I'm using 12d.

So let me get this straight:

Wet it. Stretch it. String it. Pound it. Then lay a weight in it. Sound right?

[HRodLAX]

check one of the tutorials and make sure your are stringing the sidewalls correctly if you have tried everything. If the mesh sidewall holes are streched to far apart you do not have a pocket to form and conversely if the sidewall holes are to close together the pocket bags and is very hard to make legal.

[tomahawks11]

pound pound pound...... or just put a ball in it and have it hang over a table

[Polaris]

When everyone says pound, how do you do it? If i try pounding my stick by holding it in one hand and pounding with the other, I can't get much force to actually stretch it well...kinda just like bounces off....

[gigo567]

When everyone says pound, how do you do it? If i try pounding my stick by holding it in one hand and pounding with the other, I can't get much force to actually stretch it well...kinda just like bounces off....
Use a baseball bat or something to pound it, it isn't that hard. And put a shaft on it and hold the shaft between your legs and pound the pocket.