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1. A hockey stick for use by a goalkeeper in playing hockey on a playing surface, the stick being comprised of:
a shaft having a first side, a second side, a lower edge, and a top edge, wherein a longitudinal axis lies parallel with the shaft; a paddle having a first end and a second end, a front face and a back face, a top edge and a bottom edge, and a center portion between the top and bottom edges; a blade combined with the paddle at the second end and angled from the paddle; and a grip portion formed at the first end of the paddle, wherein the grip portion of the shaft provides a space for the goalkeeper's hand to grip the shaft, and wherein a wrist of the goalkeeper is maintained at an angle substantially in line with an arm of the goalkeeper, wherein a plane lies across the grip portion and perpendicular with the longitudinal axis, wherein the plane has a paddle side and a shaft side, wherein the grip portion includes:
a first portion entirely formed on a first side of the stick, the first portion including a finger contact edge forming a spline having a first point on the lower edge of the shaft and a second point on the bottom edge of the paddle, wherein the spline runs from the lower edge of the shaft to the bottom edge of the paddle and forms an acute angle therebetween, and wherein an apex of the spline lies on the paddle side of the plane forming a concavity into the paddle; anda second portion entirely formed on a second side of the stick, the second portion including a thumb and/or palm contact edge forming a bevel running from the back face to the front face of the paddle and from the second side of the shaft to the top edge of the paddle and sloping away from the blade, wherein the first side and second sides of the shaft are on opposite sides of the shaft, and wherein the bevel is generally formed in the front face of the paddle at the second portion. |
