Patent ID: 8727915

Claim:
A lacrosse stick, comprising: a tubular shaft having a top end for engagement with a head and further comprising a shaft wall having a first portion omitted on one side of said shaft, and having a second portion of said shaft wall omitted on an opposing side of said shaft and offset beneath said first portion; a resilient insert within said tubular shaft proximal to said top end, said resilient insert extending lengthwise down the tubular shaft past said second omitted portion of said shaft wall; and a head comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls joined by a stop member having a socket for receiving a shaft, and a throat aligned with said socket such that said shaft passes through said throat when received in said socket; said socket engaging said resilient insert via said first omitted portion of said shaft wall and said throat engaging said resilient insert via said second omitted portion of said shaft wall when said top end of said shaft is seated in said socket; whereby said head is permitted to rotate when a force applied to a front of said head and wherein said resilient insert is a tubular member.