Influence of shapes on restitution of field hockey sticks

Abstract

The top players of field hokey experientially know that high restitution area of their hokey stick exists not near the head but on the position slightly shifted to grip end. They would have to swing the stick horizontally with low posture to hit the ball near the area when strong and high speed balls were needed in the game. Therefore, we have been developing a new hockey stick that has high restitution area near the head. In this study some FEM analysis has been carried out to examine relations of shape of field hockey sticks and the position of the high restitution.