Editorial standards
How we rank.
Every ranking on this site is built the same way. No paid placements, no invented opinions, no first-person reviewer who magically tested every piece of gear ever made.
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Source
We start with r/lacrosse and YouTube.
For each gear category, we scan recent threads on r/lacrosse and the consensus picks from established YouTube reviewers. We weight by recurrence (how often a product comes up) and recency (this season beats five seasons ago).
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Synthesis
We pull the picks the community keeps making.
We don't invent rankings. We don't review gear we've never touched. Our job is to read what real players keep saying, then put the names in front of you with their pros, their watch-outs, and a direct link to find them on Amazon.
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Independence
Zero paid placements. Ever.
We are an Amazon Associate. We earn a small commission when you buy through our links. That's it. No brand pays us to rank their gear higher. No sponsored "best of" lists. The Amazon commission means we get paid the same whether you buy a $30 head or a $300 head, so we have no incentive to push you toward expensive picks.
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Updates
Rankings refresh as the community shifts.
Lacrosse gear cycles fast. New head drops, old shafts hold up better than expected, cleat models get tweaked year over year. Each ranking carries an "updated" date so you know when it was last reconsidered.
A note on voice
You will never see "I tested this for six months" on this site. Nobody tests every head ever made. We sound like a lacrosse player wrote it because one did. We sound like the community because we are the community, distilled.