The record is spun using a small stick like a pencil.
Ray bent down to pick up a small stick from the ground.
Mary sat down by the fire and fed small sticks into it.
A pile of small sticks was already laid out there.
He took one of the small sticks from its packet.
Not a bad speech, he decided - a large carrot and a small stick.
In this case they are being mounted on small wooden sticks.
Another player, who is out in the field, tries to catch the small stick.
This time the second player has no right to catch the small stick.
He just watches for how far the small stick will fly.