Field Hockey Sticks-Composition and Length Make the Difference
field hockey sticks aren’t simply sticks but complex designs and specific compositions to provide the greatest advantage to the player with accuracy and strength.
Made of composite materials, wood or a combination, design is important. For beginners, a wood field hockey stick is slipped inside a fiberglass sleeve for more durability on the toe and to dampen the vibration as they need good shock absorption.
As players advance, they experiment with different reinforcements in the composition of the field hockey stick, length and the toe design if their playing position changes.
Just as composition of field hockey sticks is important for power, stability and flexibility, the length affects control. Dita, a leading manufacturer of field hockey equipment, strongly supports the Dutch Stick Sizing Method to keep from getting one that is too long. Hold your stick upside down; insert the head into your arm pit. The end of the handle should fall about the middle of your knee cap to an inch below the knee cap but no lower. This length gives you the best control.
For fans of field hockey, folding stadium seats are a must—easy to carry to games with comfortable cushioned seat bottoms and back support.
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