camlutz

After searching for a new stick for a while, I decided to snag myself a NoName stick. The main reason I wanted one is because of the flex they offer. I had been looking for a low-kick, sub 70 flex senior stick but didn't have much luck. I'm about 5'9" so with most senior sticks I cut off about 2-3 inches, which means I'm probably already sacrificing some flex. NoName offers senior sticks down to 67 flex which also seemed to be a little bit shorter than other sticks, so I'd only have to cut off about an inch. I ordered the custom senior low-kick, 67 flex, NN88 on Feb 15th. I had used the coupon code "TWENTY" which I found online to get 20% off the stick bringing the price down to $120. Sweet. Tack on $39.44 shipping and handling and we're right back up to $159.44. Not too sweet. (Side note. Anybody who does wanna try out a NN stick can use the code "BENDER" provided by the YouTuber Beer League Bender to get 15%. Good channel if you enjoy GoPro beer league hockey) On the site it had said "Delivery Time is 4-6 weeks". March 28th rolls around (5 weeks and 6 days for those who don't wanna math) and I hadn't heard anything so I emailed them asking when I could expect the stick to ship. No response. Messaged them on facebook which is there primary chat support. No response. April 9th I get an email saying my stick has shipped. April 11th (7 weeks and 6 days after the day I placed the order) my stick arrived in the mail. As I'm bringing it inside from the porch, I'm cut by 3 staples that are somehow prong side out on the box. I'll attach an image of them. As soon as I unboxed the stick I noticed how light it was and how great it felt in my hands. At the time I was using a Bauer x700 lite and I could immediately tell the NN stick was significantly lighter. The grip was exactly the same as that of a Bauer grip stick. Even the blade had the slight tack to it that you find on higher end sticks. (not the same grip as the shaft) I cut it down, taped it up, and took it to a stick n puck. Everything felt great. I felt like the puck was more responsive when stick handling, my shots were harder, and that I could get shots off a bit quicker. I have never had a good slap shot, but for the first time, they were getting some elevation and had some velocity behind them. Snappers and wristers were coming off my stick harder and more accurate than ever. I was really happy with how the stick performed. No complaints. I play in a beer league once a week and had been trying to improve my slap shot so was trying to get as much ice time as possible. By May 28th, I had maybe 3 league games, a drop in, and maybe 5 or 6 stick n pucks. I was at a stick n puck with a buddy of mine who feeds me a one timer and crack.....the blade goes in the net as the puck trickles towards the corner. The stick broke about 2 inches down from where the blade makes initial contact with the ice. This is the second stick I've ever broken. Even if I had purchased the 30 day warranty (an additional $20) it would have been expired at this point. To finish the stick n puck I went back to my old Bauer stick and it felt like shit. Overall, I'm not sure how I feel about the NN hockey stick. I did love the performance of the stick, but was not impressed with it's durability or how long it took to get. For as much as they advertise it being a "custom" stick, I wish they'd let you customize the lie as well. All that said, I did order another one because of how good it felt. Since I know it'll probably be damn near 8 weeks before I get it, I went to a local shop and bought an intermediate (to get that lower flex) Sher-wood Rekker EK15. I didn't have to cut anything off so it's shorter than what I'm used to, but I gotta say it performs similarly to the NN...and it was only $120 out the door. I know that I rambled there, but I wanted to provide as much info as possible for people who are on the fence. Let me know if you have any questions. tl:dr; Took almost 8 weeks to get in. Stick performed great. Broke after a month.