A hurley or hurl or hurling stick (Irish: camán) is a wooden stick used in the Irish sports of hurling and camogie. [1] It typically measures between 45 and 96 cm (18 and 38 in) long with a flattened, curved bas (BOSS, "palm of hand") at the end. The bas is used to strike a leather sliotar ball.

Hurling (Irish: iománaíocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology.

The stick, called a hurl or hurley, is long and wooden with a flat, broad base to strike the ball and balance the ball when soloing. The ball, called a sliotar (pronounced “slit-er”), is hard with stitched leather, similar to the shape of an American baseball.

It is a stick and ball game, played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The stick that we use is called a ‘hurley’, or a camán in the Irish language, while the ball is called a sliotar.

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Sep 18, 2008 · The ball, or sliothar [say: shlit-her] is about the size of a tennis ball and is leather covered with raised ridges where the leather is stitched. Hurling is an amateur game and is played only by men (or boys).

Hurling rules require that all players have a helmet with a faceguard and a hurley that meets IS:355 or an equivalent standard set by the National Safety Authority of Ireland (NSAI). The ball used in hurling is a sliotar. The sliotar, made from leather, boasts a diameter of around 3.5 inches.

Scoring is achieved by sending the sliotar (ball) between the opposition’s goal posts. The posts, which are at each end of the field, are “H” posts as in rugby football but with a net under the crossbar as in football. The posts are 6.4 m apart and the crossbar is 2.44 m above the ground.

Each hurler uses a hurley (stick) to compete over the sliotar (ball) on a 160-yard long pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. Some of the basic rules for playing hurling are: The sliotar must be flicked up from the ground using the hurley. Picking it up by hand is not allowed.

Dec 1, 2014 · Hurling is an Irish sport that combines the skills of field hockey, lacrosse, and baseball. It is played using a wooden stick, called a hurl or a hurley, and a leather ball that is similar to a baseball, called a sliotar, in an exciting and fast-paced field game.