Reminds me of a hurley, the bat used to play the Irish game of hurling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling#mediaviewer/File:Hurling_Ball_and_Hurley.JPG https:

Reminds me of a hurley, the bat used to play the Irish game of hurling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling#mediaviewer/File:Hurling_Ball_and_Hurley.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling#mediaviewer/File:Hurli... . Notice the metal band to keep the end from breaking. The ball is about as hard as a baseball. It can be caught in the hand, without a glove. Within the last few years they've had to wear (light) helmets. Hurling follows the Dodgeball approach of "If you can dodge a wrench...".