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US 2014/0274444 A1Published application
Golf clubs with hosel inserts and methods of manufacturing golf clubs with hosel inserts
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Solheim, Eric V. Cole, Jeffrey A. Blankenship
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads with hosel inserts are presented herein. Other embodiments can be described and claimed.
Claims30
A golf club comprising:
- a golf club head comprising a strike face and a hole, the golf club head comprising a first material having a first density;
- and
- a hosel insert located within the hole and comprising a second material having a second density, the second material different from the first material, and the second density is less than the first density;
- and
- a shaft comprising a shaft tip, the shaft tip located within a portion of the hosel insert.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body comprising a first material and further comprising:
- a strike face,
- a crown coupled to the strike face and comprising a crown hole opening into an interior of the hollow body,
- a sole coupled to the strike face,
- an interior surface forming an outer boundary of the interior of the hollow body;
- and
- a support structure coupled to the interior surface and aligned with the crown hole;
- and
- a hosel comprising a first hosel portion configured to house a shaft tip and a second hosel portion adjacent to the first hosel portion;
- wherein:
- the first hosel portion engages the crown hole;
- the second hosel portion engages the support structure;
- and
- the hosel comprises a second material different from the first material.
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A method for providing a golf club comprising:
- providing a golf club head comprising a strike face and a hole, the golf club head comprising a first material having a first density;
- and
- positioning a hosel insert within the hole and comprising a second material having a second density, the second material different from the first material, and the second density different from the first density;
- and
- positioning a shaft within a portion of the hosel insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.