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I get that, I would do the same. This idea came out about from a similar situation where Jesse broke his tenth stick last season and literally had only $99 to spend on a stick. He was forced to seek an alternate solution since even a $150 stick from a recognized company exceeded his budget. I believe this is when he discovered Bison and fell in love. What became evident was that there are amazing sticks under $150 made by complete unknowns; the issue wasn’t that these sticks were flimsy or easier to break, it was that massive, reputable stick companies suppress competitors from entering the market aggressively. Their marketing tactics range from exclusivity contracts across major leagues where obscure sticks could be discovered by players who aren’t quite good enough to be sponsored or receive Bauer’s for free to hiring teams of trolls to scour the internet for forums like these to spread misinformation and distrust about competing brands. All that said, if you’re happy with your current stick, scoring goals and the price point isn’t an issue, all the power to ya. My only point is that LUMBR tests all the sticks they choose to carry on their marketplace to make sure they’re not going to disappoint. We’re hockey nuts too.

Thanks, I was not aware of this. I’ve had Jesse send you an email.

Happy to hear it! I assume it’s because you learned something new and that you will now begin today with a breath of freshly attained knowledge.

LUMBR is new so it's not easy for us to send free sticks to people at this time. I did speak with the founder (Jesse) and he said that he'll guarantee a full refund to senior members who post a review and don't like the stick(s) for any reason. We want to hear your honest comments and we're confident you'll want to keep the stick. Any senior, trusted members of this community that want to do this, please include your display name in your purchase so we can track this properly. Happy Holidays!

The founder is my friend and I am somewhat connected to the company through the holding company, which I work for. I don’t do any work on Lumbr however.

Look, the review in Hockey Tutorial is honest; if you want to find out, grab a stick for yourself and tell us what you think from your firsthand experience. Our only interest is in making it easier to find great sticks without breaking the bank and the leaders in this industry try their absolute hardest to prevent people from finding companies like LUMBR.

My buddy is the one who started it and I can tell you these are not cheap, fly-by-night sticks. These are high end sticks from companies that simply can’t afford a huge marketing push against the giants like Bauer. These are single owner brands from middle Ontario, Buffalo-region and they make as good a stick as anyone. The sticks are manufactured by small companies who invest a lot of time and energy into making quality products. They attach their names to their products and many have been around for years. Slap some black tape over a Bauer and a Futur and you would never tell the difference!