Stick
Stick the implement with which the ball is struck in some sports, e.G. Hockey and lacrosse (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 198P.) Stick if a gymnast sticks a landing, he or she lands perfectly, without any foot movement (gymnastics) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 312P.) Stick same as mallet (polo) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 447P.) Stick same as peg (cricketslang) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 178P.) Stick the field hockey stick is made of wood or fiberglass and has a curved head that is flat on one side and rounded on the other. Only the flat side of the stick can be used to strike the ball (hockey) stick the flagstick (golf) stick the hockey stick may be no more than 63 inches long from the heel to the end of the shaft. A skater‟s stick may be no more than 12 ½ inches long from the heel to the end of the blade. The blade of a skater‟s stick must be between 2 and 3 inches wide at every point, with a curvature of no more than ½ inch, measured from a straight line drawn between the heel and the end of the blade. The goaltender‟s stick must be no more than 15½ inches long from the heel to the end of the blade, and the blade must be no more than 3 ½ inches wide except at the heel, where it must be no more than 4 ¼ inches wide (ice hockey) stick to land a dismount or final move without taking additional steps (artistic gymnastics)
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