Stepless golf shaft with multiple taper rates in mid section

Abstract

A stepless golf shaft includes; a butt portion having: a proximal end configured to be attached to a golf grip; and a distal end; a tip portion having; a distal end configured to be attached to a golf club head; and a proximal end; and a midsection connecting the proximal end of the tip portion with the distal end of the butt portion, the midsection including; a first portion having a first outer diameter that gradually decreases in the direction of the proximal end of the tip portion at a first taper rate and not having any step changes in the first outer diameter; and a second portion having a second outer diameter that gradually decreases in the direction of the proximal end of the tip portion at a second taper rate, where the second taper rate is different than the first taper rate.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.