Patent ID: 8852035

Claim:
A lacrosse stick, comprising: an elongated shaft having a butt end and a head end, and a port formed entirely through the head end; and a head attachable to the shaft, the head comprising: a base portion, a pair of sidewalls extending forwardly from the base portion, a scoop connecting the pair of sidewalls opposite the base portion, and a throat portion extending from the base portion, the throat portion having a front portion, a back portion and a socket for axially receiving the head end of the shaft, wherein the front portion defines a front aperture and the back portion defines a back aperture, wherein when the head is secured to the shaft, the port formed in the head end of the shaft is axially aligned with both the front aperture and the back aperture such that a void extends entirely through the head and the shaft, and wherein at least one of the front aperture and the back aperture has substantially the same shape as the port formed in the head end of the shaft.