Sports implement and shaft having consistent strength

A sports implement shaft elongated along an axis and having a handle portion at one axial end and having at the other axial end a seat portion for attachment to a sports head, said sports implement shaft forming a tubular member, said tubular member comprising

• at least one interior ply having at least a biaxial fiber component with a matrix material, and
• at least one intermediate ply having at least one axially extending fiber component disposed within said matrix material, said intermediate ply being exterior to said interior wherein said tubular member further comprises an outer ply including a second biaxial fiber component and a stitching fiber,
• wherein said outer ply is external to said intermediate layer.

A sports implement shaft elongated along an axis and having a handle portion at one axial end and having at the other axial end a seat portion for attachment to a sports head, said sports implement shaft forming a tubular member, said tubular member comprising

• at least one interior ply having at least a biaxial fiber component with a matrix material,
• at least one intermediate ply having at least one axially extending fiber component disposed within said matrix material, said intermediate ply being exterior to said interior ply, and
• a web member disposed within said tubular member and mounted to said inner ply and extending at least partially into a bore defined by said inner ply, said web member extending along at least a selected axial length of said tubular member.

A sports implement shaft elongated along an axis and having a handle portion at one axial end and having at the other axial end a seat portion for attachment to a sports head, said sports implement shaft forming a tubular member, said tubular member comprising

• at least one interior ply having at least a biaxial fiber component with a matrix material, and
• at least one intermediate ply having at least one axially extending fiber component disposed within said matrix material, said intermediate ply being exterior to said interior
• wherein said biaxial fiber component further comprises a stitching fiber.

A sports implement shaft elongated along an axis and having a handle portion at one axial end and having at the other axial end a seat portion for attachment to a sports head, said sports implement shaft forming a tubular member, said tubular member comprising

• at least one interior ply having at least a biaxial fiber component with a matrix material, and
• at least one intermediate ply having at least one axially extending fiber component disposed within said matrix material, said intermediate ply being exterior to said interior wherein said tubular member comprises a pair of axially oriented, opposed walls.