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US 2012/0071266 A1Published application
Golf club shaft with high balance point and golf club including same
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsScott A. Rice, Donald S. Bone, Dustin A. Barksdale
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Abstract
A golf club shaft having a weight distribution such that the balance point percentage is less than or equal to 44.50%. The weight distribution of the shaft allows for an increase in length and/or club head weight of a golf club while having a reduced impact on the swing weight.
Claims9
A shaft for a golf club, comprising:
- an elongate body having a length greater than 44 inches and extending between a tip end and a butt end, wherein a center of gravity of the elongate body is located a distance from the butt end that is less than or equal to 43.75% of the length of the elongate body, and wherein the outer diameter of he tip end is 0.250-0.353 inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.