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Design Process of a Field Hockey Stick
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Field Hockey Stick Design Process
By: Maggie Monroe
History behind the Field Hockey Stick
The first field hockey stick made by Egyptians
Originally made by wood, hickory,ash, or bamboo
First recorded use of the field hockey stick was in the 1800's, England
History behind a Field Hockey Stick
Design Process
The design process is a common series of steps that engineers use in creating a new or` to improve products and processes
What is the design process?
State the Problem
In order to make the ball to go far, you need to apply a great amount of force to the stick as it hits the ball. The ball only goes so far with a wooden stick, what different materials and designs would make the ball go the furthest it can?
State the Problem
Brain Storm: Goal is to have the ball go the furthest it can
Brian Storm
Field Hockey stick designers have added all different types of materials to the stick in order to weigh down the stick so your hit goes further
Similar ideas and concepts:
Ice Hockey Stick
-Ice Hockey Sticks
-Bandy Sticks
Study Related Products
Both either made from wood or similar materials
Bandy Stick
Design Ideas
England people have developed the first stick based of the Egyptians paintings on cave walls
Today's designers have developed many different stick lengths, curves, and grips
There are many different ranges of lengths that could suit your ability to play
Develop a Design
Make a Model
A field hockey stick model is a very tedious model to make because it could work good for one person, and an another person could not feel comfortable with it.
Make a Model
Model 1
Test it out
You could test it out by seeing if the ball goes any further with you newly modeled stick than your "control stick" by hitting the ball with both sticks with approximately the same force
Test
Improving the stick
Improve
After testing out your new model, you can go back and and make fine improvements to the stick that could change the hit length drastically
Sticks throughout the years
Throughout the years, field hockey stick materials have changed significantly for the better with different models
Field Hockey Sticks throughout the years
Citations
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1078981#:~:text=It%20can%20be%20made%20from,made%20for%20right%20handed%20players
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey_stickhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey_stick