Golf club

A self-contained retrofittable balancing mechanism of a golf club, the golf club having a shaft, a grip attached to the shaft, and a golf club head attached to the shaft, the self-contained retrofittable balancing mechanism comprising:

• a housing member adapted to be coupled to the golf club head;
• an elongated threaded member rotatably associated with the housing member;
• and
• a weighted member threadably engaged with the elongated threaded member,
• wherein rotation of the elongated threaded member moves the weighted member along the elongated threaded member to change center of gravity of the golf club head,
• wherein the weighted member comprises a body portion, one or more buffers, and an indicator provided on the body portion.

A method for balancing a balancing mechanism attached to a golf club, the golf club having a shaft, a grip attached to the shaft, and a golf club head attached to the shaft, the method comprising:

• providing the balancing mechanism with a cavity of the golf club head, the balancing mechanism being self-contained unit, and having:
• a housing member adapted to be received within the cavity of the golf club head,
• an elongated threaded member rotatably associated with the housing member, and
• a weighted member threadably engaged with the elongated threaded member;
• rotating the elongated threaded member to move the weighted member along the elongated threaded member to change center of gravity of the golf club head, wherein the weighted member comprises a body portion and one or more buffers wherein the one or more buffers extend laterally towards first and second end portions of the housing member, and
• resisting contact of the body portion with respective end portions of the housing member via each of the one or more buffers, thereby preventing jamming of the weighed member with respect to the housing member.

A golf club comprising:

• a shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion opposite to the proximal end portion,
• a grip attached to the proximal end portion of the shaft;
• a golf club head attached to the distal end portion of the shaft, the golf club head having a cavity formed therein, wherein the cavity comprises an elongated profile, and extends along an axis of the golf club head;
• and
• a self-contained balancing mechanism adapted to be received within the cavity of the golf club head, the balancing mechanism comprises,
• a housing member,
• an elongated threaded member rotatably associated with the housing member, and
• a weighted member threadably engaged with the elongated threaded member,
• wherein rotation of the elongated threaded member moves the weighted member along the elongated threaded member to change a center of gravity of the golf club head,
• wherein the housing member comprises a shape corresponding to a shape of the cavity to be snugly accommodated within the elongated profile of the cavity that extends along the axis of the golf club head, thereby removably coupling the self-contained balancing mechanism with the golf club to change the center of gravity of the golf club head,
• wherein the weighted member comprises a body portion and one or more buffers wherein the one or more buffers extend laterally towards first and second end portions of the housing member.