When the surface is struck the initial hit is just the rubber face and the plastic or metal housing of the mallet, the significant force if from the weight inside moving from the back of the hammer to the striking face after it is struck. So the significant blow comes when the hammer is not moving or dead. This helps keep the surface that is being struck from being damaged.
Mallet finger is sometimes called baseball finger.
It's called a mallet.
A Mallet
A mallet.
mallet
It's called a gavel (pronounced as in travel).
Go into the room G is in and there should be a mallet on the wall.
croquet Mallet
It is called either a mallet or striker.
It is called either a striker or a mallet.
It's a Gavel. (rhymes with gravel)
This item is called a mallet.