US Patent 7699723 Weighted stick practice aid

A weighted stick practice aid is provided for use with a lacrosse stick assembly including a lacrosse stick, a lacrosse head having a head neck portion, a head ball stop portion, head sidewalls, and a head lip. The weighted stick practice aid comprises a flexible padded weight donut comprising a horizontal donut portion including a first engagement end, a second engagement end, and a weighted interior center portion. The weighted interior center portion includes a plurality of weighted particulates contained within. A head engagement portion extends from the second engagement end and includes a donut loop hole formed within. The horizontal donut portion is configured to wrap around the lacrosse stick and form a primary catch by engaging the first engagement end to the second engagement end. The head engagement portion is configured to extend to sit within the head ball stop portion. An anchor assembly comprises an arched rigid anchor element including an anchor outer portion having an outer width, an anchor inner portion having an inner width, and an anchor middle portion having a middle width smaller than said outer width or said inner width to form a pair of anchor connector grooves. An elastic anchor loop is secured to the arched rigid anchor element (through center) and is configured to be positioned between the lacrosse stick and the horizontal donut portion prior to the primary catch formation such that the elastic anchor loop protrudes through an upper donut edge and the arched rigid anchor element protrudes through a lower donut edge. The elastic anchor loop is configured to pass through the donut hole loop and be brought down to engage the anchor grooves to form a secondary catch.