Patent ID: 8052549

Claim:
A lacrosse stick with an improved head and shaft connection, the stick comprising: a head having an arcuate frame and a narrow hollow throat extending rearward from the frame, the throat having an opening for receiving a shaft and a mounting hole located on a side of the throat; a hollow tubular shaft configured to slide within the throat in telescoping fashion, the shaft having a sidewall and mounting hole disposed therein; a separate plug having a body, the body having a length, a side, two opposing ends, and a cross-sectional shape substantially the same as the shaft, the body having a side and an opening disposed in the side, the plug being configured to be slidably received within the shaft and capable of sliding freely up and down inside the shaft, the plug further comprising a magnet; and attachment means; wherein the plug can be inserted into the shaft and the shaft slid into the throat so that the head and shaft mounting holes and the plug opening are held in alignment for receiving the attachment means and wherein said attachment means is selected from the group consisting of a screw, bolt and nail.