How do you know what size hurling stick to buy?

Answer 1

"The general rule to find the correct size is that a hurley standing beside your leg should have its top at your hip."

This was the old rule for the length of a hurley. It refers to the top of the hip bone.

This rule is not now regarded as correct as a hurley of this length is too long and cumbersome for most players.

The new thinking is that with the hurley held firmly at the top of the handle in the dominant hand and arm and hurley are allowed to hang down in a relaxed position at the side of the body the heel/toe of the hurley should be brushing the grass beside the dominant foot.

In fact one should be able to freely swing the relaxed dominant arm and hurley, forward and backward, in a pendulum motion without the hurley hitting the ground.

In other words the hurley is an extension of the dominant arm to the foot on the dominant side of the body. also a player should be easly able to manipulate and swing the hurley with the dominant arm only