Golf club and golf club head
US5297794A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2053/0495
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A golf club includes a flexible shaft, a grip at a proximal end of the shaft and a club head at a distal end of the shaft. The club head includes a body portion and a weight. The weight furnishes at least twenty to twenty-five percent (20-25%) of the total club head mass and is mounted to the body portion so as to allow limited relative movement therebetween. Specifically, the weight is mounted directly behind the golf ball striking face of the body portion of the club head. The weight is preferably formed from at least two wedge-shaped blocks that may be oriented to shift weight toward the toe or heel as desired. When striking a golf ball, the golf ball striking face of the club head is interdisposed between the weight and the golf ball so as to prevent direct contact between the weight and ball thereby reducing the potential for spin application to the ball.
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