Lacrosse goalie stick head with forward offset

Abstract

A head for a lacrosse stick includes a socket defining a female aperture for receiving a lacrosse shaft. The socket and the lacrosse stick being longitudinally aligned along a stick axis in a throat region. A head member is connected to the socket member and defines a number of holes therethrough for attachment of flexible pocket material thereto. The head includes a front open end with a front edge and a closed rear end with a rear edge and defining a head axis longitudinally through a center axis of the frame member. The head is configured with a reverse offset where the head axis is closer to the front open end than the stick axis. As result, saves are made sooner, increased stick face at throat area, improved balancing and increased head bending stiffness is achieved.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates generally to a head for a lacrosse stick. More specifically, the present invention related to a specialized head for a goalie lacrosse stick.[0002]The game of lacrosse and lacrosse sticks used to play lacrosse are very well known in the art. There are field sticks used by all players except the goalies and goalie sticks used by goalies. For field sticks, as governed by the rules of lacrosse, the heads used for field sticks are generally the same size but the length of the stick shafts themselves and pocket configuration vary greatly (in mens game, less so in the womens game) depending on the position and personal preferences of the player using the stick. The head frame carries a pocket, which is formed from laces, strings and webbing / netting, as is very well known in the art.[0003]In addition, specialized goalie lacrosse sticks are well known in the art. Similar to a field lacrosse stick, a goalie stick includes a stick portion...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention provides a new and improved head for a lacrosse goalie stick that solves problems with current heads. The head has a reverse offset, making it faster and more effective. It also has a larger front-to-back distance for supporting structures which increases bending stiffness. The head is also designed to improve balked shots by showing more of the stick face and better balancing for better ball handling. These technical improvements make the new head the best choice for goalie lacrosse sticks.

Problems solved by technology

A rearwardly offset head 14 makes it rear-weighted resulting in an overall unbalanced piece of equipment.

All of the attempts in the prior art have been insufficient to solve the aforementioned problems.

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