StickStop

With 4 lacrosse players I am constantly replacing and upgrading equipment. I have been to several shops here in STL and have consistently found that the combination of helpful staff, reasonable prices and location near a major highway make stickstop my first choice. I have never felt «over sold» when leaving and have received excellent customer service and advice. Their restringing services are top notch and turn around is usually very short (about 48 hours).

Recently I’ve been doing my best to get back into shape and be more active. I decided to try and pick back up the game of Lacrosse after watching a bunch of games on TV this past summer and watching the NCAA games on ESPNU. So I went down to the basement, grabbed my old duffle bag and broke out my old equipment. Let’s say it didn’t age all that well sitting in the old bag.
I checked several websites and shopped around and then I found StickStop. I would have preferred to shop in a retail outlet anyway, rather than online due to shipping costs and wait time so I found this place to be perfect. The shop has a lot of gear from the major brands like Warrior, Brine, and STX. First I knew I was in the market for a new head so I asked the guy who was working what a good head for a Defenseman would be. I picked up an unstrung Brine head for about $ 90. Since it had been so long since I played I decided to have the shop string the head for me which I thought the price was pretty reasonable at $ 25.
While I was in there a few parents stopped in and asked the guy who was helping me a few questions about shafts. The price between an aluminum shaft and titanium shaft is probably between $ 40 and $ 60 and well worth the investment since the titanium is a bit more durable and hurts a bit more when your defending your net so I thought his point was sound when talking with them about it.
The turnaround time for having a head re-​strung was 48 hours. Since it was a little later on a Saturday and they weren’t open till Sunday I knew that I wouldn’t be able to pick it up at least until Tuesday. Had I been thinking ahead I would have brought my other head in to have it restrung at the same time. Picked up the new head on Wednesday and the mesh and I was impressed by the pocket. Dropping off my other head to get it restrung. I was happy that I got a phone call the following day after dropping off my old head that it was ready.
To complete this shopping excursion I decided to go ahead and get some new spikes and a new bag. I’m glad I was able to find a pair in my size and a half size too small or else I think my feet would have been killing me after practice.
I probably spent almost an hour just browsing the equipment to see what they had and didn’t have and I think they could outfit just about anyone who walked into the place. I have to say the staff knows their stuff and I haven’t had a problem with their stringing of the heads I have. I’ll definitely be going back for all of my equipment needs.