Field Hockey Stick
In field hockey, each player carries a stick and cannot take part in the game without it. The stick is usually between 80–95 cm (31-38") long (but this is not defined or restricted) and traditionally made of wood but now almost all the more expensive sticks are composite, that is made of a number of materials. They usually contain a combination of fibreglass, aramid fiber and carbon fibre in varying proportions according to the characteristics (flexibility; stiffness; resistance to impact and abrasion) required.
Read more about Field Hockey Stick: Early Rules, Head Length, The Hook, The 'midi' Head, Heel Bend, Ball Position, Hitting & Stopping, Set-back Heads, Ball Position & Stopping, The Modern Hook, Set-back Stickheads, Kinked-shaft & Recurve Heads., Permitted 'deviation', "O" Technology, Permitted Bow, Stages of Development, The Forehand Striking Position, Material Construction, Manufacturers
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