Handle for a lacrosse stick

A handle for a lacrosse stick, comprising:

• a tubular member having a polygonal cross section and a top end for attachment to a lacrosse head and a bottom end that is opposite to said top end, said tubular member having an outer surface, said polygonal cross section including a top portion having a first plurality of walls joined at a first plurality corners, the first walls and first corners being of a first uniform thickness and a bottom portion having a second plurality of walls joined to a second plurality of corners, the second walls and second corners being of a second uniform thickness, that is greater than the first uniform thickness, said top portion delineated from said bottom portion by a plane;
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• a coating coupled to said outer surface of at least one of said top portion and said bottom portion of said tubular member for strengthening said tubular member, preventing damage thereto, and decreasing vibration therein;
• wherein said tubular member has an eccentric construction so that a center of mass of said tubular member is offset from said plane, said eccentric construction created by the difference in said first uniform thickness relative to said second uniform thickness for providing tactile feedback as to the orientation of said top portion and said bottom portion of the lacrosse stick in a player's hand.

A handle for a lacrosse stick, comprising:

• an elongate tubular shaft having a polygonal cross section with two sides of greater length than the remaining sides of the polygonal cross section, the shaft including a top end adapted to attach to a lacrosse head and a bottom end, opposite the top end, the tubular shaft including an outer surface, the tubular shaft defining a longitudinal axis, the tubular shaft including a top portion and a bottom portion delineated from one another by a plane that is transverse to the two sides of greater length of the polygonal cross section, the plane passing through the longitudinal axis,
• a coating joined with the outer surface of the tubular shaft for strengthening said tubular member, preventing damage thereto, and decreasing vibration therein;
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• a no-slip layer joined with at least one of the outer surface and the coating, the no-slip layer adapted to further strengthen the tubular shaft, to prevent damage thereto, to absorb shock transmitted therethrough, and to provide tactile feedback as to the orientation of the lacrosse stick in the player's hand,
• wherein the no-slip layer only partially circumferentiates the tubular shaft, so that at least a portion of the tubular shaft remains uncovered by the no-slip layer,
• wherein the no-slip layer includes a first end and a second end, the first end terminating adjacent one of the two sides of greater length of the polygonal cross section, and the second end terminating adjacent the other of the two sides of greater length of the polygonal cross section,
• wherein the no-slip layer tapers from a first thickness to a second thickness, lesser than the first thickness near the first and second ends,
• wherein the no-slip layer provides weight sufficient to offset a center of mass of the tubular shaft from the longitudinal axis, thereby providing tactile feedback as to the orientation of the top portion and the bottom portion of the lacrosse stick in a player's hand;
• wherein said tubular member having an eccentric construction so that a center of mass of said tubular member is offset from said plane, said eccentric construction created by a difference in said first wall thickness relative to said second wall thickness.

A handle for a lacrosse stick, comprising:

• an elongate tubular shaft having a polygonal cross section, the shaft including a top end adapted to attach to a lacrosse head and a bottom end, opposite the top end, the tubular shaft including an outer surface, the tubular shaft defining a longitudinal axis, the tubular shaft including a top portion and a bottom portion delineated from one another by a plane that passes through the longitudinal axis;
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• a no-slip layer joined with the tubular shaft, the no-slip layer adapted to strengthen the tubular shaft, to prevent damage thereto, to absorb shock transmitted therethrough, and to provide tactile feedback as to the orientation of the lacrosse stick in the player's hand,
• wherein the no-slip layer is joined with the top portion of the tubular shaft, with the bottom portion being uncovered by the no-slip layer,
• wherein the no-slip layer includes a first end and a second end, distal from the first end, the no-slip layer terminating at the first end and the second end,
• wherein the no-slip layer tapers from a first thickness to a second thickness, lesser than the first thickness adjacent the first and second ends,
• wherein the no-slip layer provides weight sufficient to offset a center of mass of the tubular shaft from the longitudinal axis, thereby providing tactile feedback as to the orientation of the top portion and the bottom portion of the lacrosse stick in a player's hand;
• wherein said tubular member having an eccentric construction so that a center of mass of said tubular member is offset from said plane, said eccentric construction created by a difference in said first wall thickness relative to said second wall thickness.