Every step of the process of getting a player a stick is a chance for me to smile. And the final step, the player receiving the stick and their response, gets the biggest smile - and if I'm completely honest, maybe a even a tear. I had already heard early this week that Greg LOVED his new stick, but today I received the picture below. Greg was referred us by Paul during our first week and he sounded like a player we could help.

Hi, I saw your post about the giveaway and my mind immediately went to my friend Greg. Greg is and has been one of my best friends ever since we me in 5th grad. Greg and I both are farmboys. Greg is an amazing kid, he is the sweetest kid I know. Never gets angry (exception of the field) and just has always been an excellent skills player....
He is a lacrosse player of three years and has never had the chance to buy a nice or new head. THe never complains about his stick but he deserves one better. He is a kid that wants to go to Cornell university and he always talks about playing lacrosse.

Thank you Paul for referring Greg! And Greg, I'm glad you like your twig, good luck on your upcoming season! Keep up us updated on how it goes!

The Setup:

Head: Grey Maverik Metrik U donated by Joe from Stringer's Shack
Handle: STX Force donated by Neil from Cardinal Lacrosse

Big news today! Brody at SureShotsLax has pledged to donate 1 handle to LaxSeeds for every 20 handles that are sold.

Brody doesn't just whip out a bunch of haphazard boards. Each handle goes through a seven step process before it heads from his hands to yours. With step seven being a clear coat. Brodie's clear coat of choice allows for fractional wear down in the places seeing the most abrasion. That means it personalizes its grip to your play.

There are many choices of wood type, and finish. You can even customize your handle with different engraving, he has several stock designs, or you can chose to go custom for a extra fee.

Once you have one of these handles in your hand, it is apparent the care and skill Brody has in his craft. Which is why we are proud to partner with SureShotsLax!

UPDATE: The STX Force handle was moved to another setup.

Big things happening today. And a huge thank you to Neil at Cardinal Lacrosse who hit me up less than 20 minutes after I posted the first image about my idea. He went above and beyond! He sent a STX Force handle to pair up with the ProtonPower head I tied up, and he also included a ShearLax Crook X with a Warrior KryptoLyte. These two sticks will be heading out this weekend. More are on their way in, and will likely be heading out just as fast.

On Saturday, January 23th 2016 I decided that I was going to give a way head I strung up for a contest. I thought about how I was going to do it, I didn't want to rush the idea so I slept on it. The next day I remembered my Instagram bud, Lew (@florida_lax_connection) was doing a fundraiser trying to save a middle school lacrosse program. Then it hit me, I'd ask my online friends who should get it this head. I figured I post about it first thing on Monday:

Inspired by @florida_lax_connection I have been thinking of how I can help grow the game knowing that I have less than no money. And here is the first step of what I hope is many. I tied this up for the string league challenge. It is a replica of @kyleharrison18 's pocket with G3 mesh from @stringersshack After messing with it felt it would be a great pocket for a beginning player (or any player really.) So, I have decided to give it away. I am not interested in a random giveaway with a bunch of folks following me for a few days until the contest is over. Follower count doesn't motivate me in the least. What I want is to help a young player discover this game. And I would like your help to find this player. You can do this a number of ways, you can DM me, you can go to dubilicious.net and click "Contact Me"...whatever. And tell me who you think could use this head and why. Also, I am a single dad, and like I said, less than no money. So, if you are somebody that would like to contribute to this little project by providing a handle to round out this head, let me know. I have a few extra heads (I have lots). If there is enough interest, I may continue to do this. Even if you don't know someone, spread the word. I'm sure someone knows someone that could use a new head. There is no WRONG reason to deserve this, but there will be a reason that gets it.

For a few years, I have been giving away sticks here and there. If I saw someone that needed, I did it. But this was something different. I opened it up to everyone, everywhere. You say that I seriously under estimated there response. I honestly expected to give out one here and there.

Within 20 minutes another Instagram friend, Neil (@cardinallacrosse, contacted about donating the cause. By that evening, I had many many more handles and heads heading my way. And more than a few nominations for free sticks.

Tuesday morning, I knew I had to make this more formal - and the name "LaxSeeds" came to me. Playing on the LaxAllStars.com mantra of "Grow the Game". I started working on the logo, and thru together a website. Then launched the new organization today, Wednesday.

Whirlwind! There is so so much more coming. Stay tuned. And help us: "One Stick at a Time."