Transitioning and nonlinear lacrosse stick handles

A method for forming a lacrosse stick handle having an overall length in an x-direction of an x-y plane, the method comprising:

• inserting a hollow tube made of malleable material into a cavity of a negative mold, the negative mold defining a shape along the length of the cavity that defines at least one nonlinear portion,
• injecting a fluid into the hollow tube under pressure such that the hollow tube expands and is pressed against the negative mold;
• releasing the pressurized fluid when the hollow tube matches the shape of the cavity, thereby forming the hollow tube into a lacrosse stick handle having
• a linear main portion defining a first longitudinal axis extending parallel to the x-direction within the x-y plane, wherein the length of the linear main portion is approximately one half of the overall length,
• a linear dowel portion defining a second longitudinal axis within the x-y plane, wherein the linear dowel portion is configured to attach to a lacrosse head, and
• a curved intermediate portion continuous with and disposed between the linear main portion and the linear dowel portion,
• wherein the curved intermediate portion comprises a first end adjacent to the linear main portion and a second end adjacent to the linear dowel portion,
• wherein the curved intermediate portion and the linear dowel portion together extend in the x-direction for approximately one half of the overall length,
• wherein a first midpoint of the first end of the curved intermediate portion is aligned with the first longitudinal axis and a second midpoint of the second end of the curved intermediate portion is aligned with the second longitudinal axis, wherein the first midpoint is above the second midpoint with respect to the y-direction, and wherein the curved intermediate portion curves increasingly away from the first longitudinal axis from the first midpoint to the second midpoint within the x-y plane,
• wherein the first longitudinal axis is at an angle to the second longitudinal axis, and
• wherein the second longitudinal axis of the linear dowel portion extends from the second midpoint increasingly away from the first longitudinal axis from the second midpoint to a midpoint of a distal end of the linear dowel portion;
• and
• removing the lacrosse stick handle from the negative mold.

A lacrosse stick handle having an overall length in an x-direction of an x-y plane, the handle comprising:

• a linear main portion defining a first longitudinal axis extending parallel to the x-direction within the x-y plane, wherein the length of the linear main portion is approximately one half of the overall length;
• a linear dowel portion defining a second longitudinal axis within the x-y plane, wherein the linear dowel portion is configured to attach to a lacrosse head;
• and
• a curved intermediate portion continuous with and disposed between the linear main portion and the linear dowel portion,
• wherein the curved intermediate portion comprises a first end adjacent to the linear main portion and a second end adjacent to the linear dowel portion,
• wherein the curved intermediate portion and the linear dowel portion together extend in the x-direction for approximately one half of the overall length,
• wherein a first midpoint of the first end of the curved intermediate portion is aligned with the first longitudinal axis and a second midpoint of the second end of the curved intermediate portion is aligned with the second longitudinal axis, wherein the first midpoint is above the second midpoint with respect to the y-direction, and wherein the curved intermediate portion curves increasingly away from the first longitudinal axis from the first midpoint to the second midpoint within the x-y plane, and
• wherein the second longitudinal axis of the linear dowel portion extends from the second midpoint in a direction parallel to the first longitudinal axis.