Patent ID: 7857717
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A hockey stick for training a person in stick handling, comprising: a. an elongate upper stick portion configured to be gripped by a control hand of the person; b. an elongate lower stick portion having a blade member extending outwardly therefrom; c. an elongate coupling member rigidly coupling the upper stick portion to the lower stick portion; and d. an elongate middle stick portion positioned between and collinear with the upper stick portion and the lower stick portion and configured to be gripped by a directional hand of the person, the middle stick portion being rotatably coupled to the elongate coupling member so that rotation of the upper stick portion causes the lower stick portion and the blade member to rotate without rotating the middle stick portion gripped by the directional hand; e. wherein the upper stick portion has an upper insert therein configured to securely engage a first end of the coupling member, and the lower stick portion has a lower insert therein configured to securely engage a second end of the coupling member so as to rigidly couple the upper stick portion to the lower stick portion.