If you need to closely balance high-end performance with bottom-line cost then the Bauer Nexus 4000 should the stick of choice. It has many of the features of the higher priced models at a very competitive price point. Feel free to blast away with the Mid-Flex profile as it delivers excellent energy transfer and still provides accurate tactile response.

With its double concave walls this stick can take the grinding of a forward that likes to muck it up in the corners and spin out in the slot for the upper corner shot. A 3K Carbon-fiber wrap surrounds an Aero Foam 1 blade core.

A GripTac texture to the stick increases stick control for those who prefer a tacky feel, It does not matter if you like drive it in with a wicked slapshot from distance or chip it in up close, the Nexus 4000 simply works.