Method and device for the manufacture of sporting goods and sporting goods manufactured thereby

A method for the manufacture of sporting goods, the sporting goods comprising a first component with a first connection surface and a second component with a second connection surface, the method comprising:

• positioning a heat source in a gap between the first and second connection surfaces;
• positioning a shield over a part of the first component to prevent the part of the first component from being subjected to as much heat as an unshielded portion of the first component;
• activating at least one portion of the first connection surface by providing heat energy from the heat source in the gap without contact between the heat source and the first connection surface;
• moving at least one of the heat source, the first component, or the second component so that the heat source is no longer in the gap between the first and second connection surfaces;
• and
• connecting the first component with the second component by joining the first and the second connection surfaces.