Players must not play the ball with any part of the stick when the ball is above shoulderheight (except: defenders are allowed to raise the stick to any height if they are attempting to stop or deflect a shot at goal).
The strongmen, rather than jerk it overhead (the easiest part of the lift), had to raise it to their chest, flip it up to shoulderheight, then drop it and repeat the lift as often as possible in ninety seconds.