STX

For other uses, see STX (disambiguation)}}}.

STX, LLC (Prounoced like "Sticks", but commonly mis-pronounced "S-T-X") is a sports manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a subsidiary of William T. Burnett Inc. It makes lacrosse equipment, field hockey equipment, and golf putters, but its main business is in lacrosse. It markets its products under its own brand, as well as STX Lacrosse, STX Field Hockey, and STX Putters. The company was founded in 1970 by Richard B.C. Tucker, Sr. STX's first stick was the double wall, synthetic lacrosse head, it was the first synthetic stick and the only type used to score goals in the first NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship (1971).

Innovations

In chronological order

First synthetic lacrosse head (Developed 1966-1970)
First aluminum shaft/handle (1973)
First mesh pocket (1974)
First tab stick (1977)
STXBall, first soft lacrosse game for physical educational use (1979)
The "Excalibur", first open sidewall stick (1985)
The "Arc", first open sidewall stick for women (1998)
The "Eclipse", first open sidewall goalie stick (1999)
The STX Fuse, first overmolded head and first "morphed" stick (2002)
The STX Liquid, first floating sidewall head (2002)

External links

[STX Lacrosse Official Website]
[The G Force Nation] - The Official Website of the "G Force" line of protective equipment
[STX Australia Official Website]
[STX Field Hockey Official Website]
[STX Putters Official Website]

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