Patent ID: 6953405

Claim:
A field hockey stick comprising; a head; a shaft adjoining the head, wherein the shaft has a first end proximate the head and a second end opposite the first end, and wherein the second end of the shaft defines a cavity; and a vibration damper disposed within the shaft proximate the second end and disposed in the cavity, wherein the vibration damper comprises a core and a jacket surrounding the core, wherein the core is made of a core material and the jacket is made of a jacket material, and wherein the core material has a higher specific gravity than the jacket material, wherein the shaft has an interior structure on a side of the cavity opposite the second end, and wherein the interior structure supports the vibration damper, wherein the shaft comprises an outer wall and an interior rib, wherein the interior rib stops short of the second end, and wherein the vibration damper rests on the interior rib, and wherein the interior structure is the interior rib.