FIELD HOCKEY STICK WITH BALL PORTION
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1. A field hockey stick comprising:
- a shaft having an upper end, a lower end, a front surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, and a convexly curved back surface extending between said upper end and said lower end opposite from said front surface;
a handle section located near said upper end of said shaft;
a toe section located near said lower end of said shaft, said toe section having a ball contacting surface adjacent to said shaft front surface; and
a ball portion formed in said front surface of said shaft to assist in stabilizing a ball on said front surface.
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Abstract
A field hockey stick that allows a player to have improved handling of the ball. The field hockey stick of the present invention includes a ball portion in at least a portion of the shaft front surface. The ball portion provides an area to seat the ball providing the player better control of the ball and more accurate drag flicking.
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1. A field hockey stick comprising:
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a shaft having an upper end, a lower end, a front surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, and a convexly curved back surface extending between said upper end and said lower end opposite from said front surface;
a handle section located near said upper end of said shaft;
a toe section located near said lower end of said shaft, said toe section having a ball contacting surface adjacent to said shaft front surface; and
a ball portion formed in said front surface of said shaft to assist in stabilizing a ball on said front surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A field hockey stick comprising:
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a shaft having an upper end, a lower end, a front surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, and a convexly curved back surface extending between said upper end and said lower end opposite said front surface;
a handle section located near said upper end of said shaft;
a toe section located near said lower end of said shaft, said toe section having a ball contacting surface adjacent to said shaft front surface; and
wherein a portion of said shaft front surface includes a ball portion defined by an outer perimeter and an inner ball contacting area, said ball portion generally having a major axis oriented parallel with respect to the length of said shaft and a minor axis oriented perpendicular with respect to the length of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A field hockey stick for contacting a field hockey ball, comprising:
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a shaft portion having an upper end, a lower end, a front surface extending between said upper end and said lower end, and a back surface extending between said upper end and said lower end opposite said front surface;
a handle section located near said upper end of shaft that is intended to receive a player'"'"'s hands thereon;
a toe section located near said lower end of said shaft, said toe section having a ball contacting surface adjacent to said front surface of said shaft for contacting the field hockey ball;
a ball portion formed in at least said front surface of said shaft, said ball portion being recessed with respect to said front surface of said shaft.
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