Why is carbon fiber often used as a stick to hit objects in sporting goods

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Things like Badminton rackets, Tennis rackets, golf clubs, softball bats and hockey sticks. I know its light and all but what are the other reasons why is it used as a stick to hit objects? Can someone give me a detailed answer? Edit: Is tensile strength an important factor to making these sticks if so why?

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I have a few carbon fiber hockey sticks. They are WONDERFUL. Jumping over a 3 foot wall and carrying it around for 2 hours you’d be surprised at how much shaving a bit of weight off helps things. Not like a standard stick is heavy but these carbon fiber ones are stupid light, like unbelievably light. They are expensive though, I got lucky and got a few from a neighbor who is an equipment manager for a pro team. My goalie stick s worth like $450 and my regular sticks are $300+ compared to about $100 for a standard pretty decent stick.

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