Lacrosse goalie stick head with forward offset

Abstract

A head for a lacrosse stick includes a socket defining a female aperture for receiving a lacrosse shaft. The socket and the lacrosse stick being longitudinally aligned along a stick axis in a throat region. A head member is connected to the socket member and defines a number of holes therethrough for attachment of flexible pocket material thereto. The head includes a front open end with a front edge and a closed rear end with a rear edge and defining a head axis longitudinally through a center axis of the frame member. The head is configured with a reverse offset where the head axis is closer to the front open end than the stick axis. As result, saves are made sooner, increased stick face at throat area, improved balancing and increased head bending stiffness is achieved.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A head for a lacrosse stick, comprising:
 a socket member defining a female aperture for receiving a lacrosse shaft; the socket member and the lacrosse shaft being longitudinally aligned along a stick axis in a throat region;   a frame member connected to the socket member and defining a plurality of holes therethrough configured for attachment of flexible pocket material thereto; the frame member including a front open end with a front edge and a closed rear end with a rear edge and defining a frame axis longitudinally through a center axis of the frame member; and   wherein the frame axis is closer to the front open end than the stick axis.   
     
     
         2 . The head of  claim 1 , wherein the head is made of molded plastic. 
     
     
         3 . The head of  claim 1 , wherein the front edge resides in a plane located in front of the stick axis. 
     
     
         4 . The head of  claim 1 , wherein a pocket is defined by the front edge of the frame member to a rear wall of the pocket material.