I work at G.S. and I have for 5 years, if you can find a decent stick for $50 kudos to you my friend, the problem with most “one-piece” sticks that you buy from the stores at or below the $100 dollar mark, are generally made out of just fiberglass, and carbon. Thats good and all, they are lighter then most wood sticks, but take it from me, for the $50 you’d spend on one “one-piece” stick, you could get two wooden that will more than likely last you longer. You may want to look into getting a shaft and blade too, b/c on the “one-piece” sticks you are more then likely going to break the blade on it, and then the stick is pretty much shot, whereas with a two-piece you can just buy a new blade.
We have a Easton Typhoon 80 flex shaft for $49.99, and a Bauer One40 Blade for $18.99, which wouldn’t be a bad idea to start with.