Breakpoint: An Overview of Stick, Racket, and Bat Failure

There exists a large disparity in the breakage frequency of different types of rackets, bats, sticks, etc.... but why?

Throughout the world of high-performance athletic equipment, there exists a puzzling dichotomy: some rackets, sticks, bats, paddles, etc. are prone to frequent breakage, while others are not. Badminton rackets, golf clubs and other flimsy "Impact Extensions" (what I will call the family of hitting instruments from now on) almost never break in every-day…