Search for a new stick

Last week at practice, there was a ground ball during our scrimmage and I hit two attackman pretty hard while trying to get it and I bent my metal shaft... needless to say it was kind of upsetting. Lacrosse sticks can vary in prices but for the most part they are not cheap, and that's only for the shaft, getting the head restrung is a completely different story. There are basically 3 types of sticks in lacrosse a short pole, which is what an attackman or offensive middie use (sometimes defensive middies use them as well). 

A long pole, which is what I'm holding in the picture from the previous post, is what I use as a close defender and sometimes long stick middie (LSM), but who wants to do all that running at midfield? The other stick used would be a goalie stick, which for obvious reasons is only used by the goalie. Goalie shafts are slightly longer then short poles and while short poles and long poles have similar heads, goalies have much larger heads so it's "easier" to save the ball. Everyone has their own stick and head combination and unless you buy a complete stick, it's rare that someone would have the same exact head, shaft, and stringing as you do. It brings a uniqueness to the game because no other sport is like this. Sure baseball players have their bats and hockey players have a stick but they can't personalize it like you can in lacrosse, you really have to work to try and find that perfect stick that feels good. Luckily since it's the off season I don't have to worry about getting a stick right away and I can take my time to look up some shafts and see what the hot new ones are. Also finding lacrosse equipment in PA is really tough seeing that barely anybody plays it here, so I have to wait to get my equipment back home in Maryland.