Patent ID: 8808120

Claim:
A lacrosse shaft comprising: a first end having an octagonal cross-section; a second end opposite the first end; a first side surface having a first length along a first edge of the octagonal cross-section; a second side surface opposite the first side surface, the second side surface having a second length along a second edge of the octagonal cross-section; a top surface having a third length along a third edge of the octagonal cross-section; a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the bottom surface having a fourth length along a fourth edge of the octagonal cross-section, wherein the first and second lengths are longer than the third and fourth lengths; and a first bamboo layer extending substantially from the first side surface substantially to the second side surface, the first bamboo layer having a width between 0.5 and 1.5 inches, wherein a first surface of the first bamboo layer is joined to a first surface of a second bamboo layer along a first lamination plane substantially normal to the first side surface, substantially normal to the first end, and parallel to the top and bottom surfaces, wherein the second bamboo layer has a width less than the width of the first bamboo layer, wherein a second surface of the first bamboo layer is joined to a first surface of a third bamboo layer along a second lamination plane substantially parallel to the first lamination plane, wherein the third bamboo layer has a width less than the width of the first bamboo layer, wherein all lamination planes in a cross section perpendicular to a length of the shaft are oriented in the same direction and are substantially parallel, and wherein the shaft is configured to receive a lacrosse head.