Golf club and method for making it

A method for making a golf club head having a desired weight, comprising:

• forming a non-final golf club head having a heel end, a toe end, and a ball-striking face, wherein the heel end includes a hosel that defines a substantially cylindrical cavity having a lower portion and an upper portion;
• providing a plurality of hosel plugs, each comprising a mixture of a metallic powder and a compliant polymeric material, in prescribed relative proportions, wherein the plurality of hosel plugs all have substantially the same size and shape and each are dimensioned to fit snugly into the lower portion of the substantially cylindrical cavity of the hosel, where it is secured in place by compression of its compliant polymeric material, and wherein the plurality of hosel plugs together have a range of weights;
• selecting a particular one of the plurality of hosel plugs having a weight that will combine with the non-final golf club head to provide a desired total weight;
• and
• installing the selected hosel plug into the lower portion of the substantially cylindrical cavity of the hosel, to produce a final golf club head having the desired weight.

A golf club comprising:

• a head having a heel end, a toe end, and a ball-striking face, wherein the heel end defines a hosel that includes a lower cylindrical cavity having a first diameter and an upper cylindrical cavity having a second diameter, larger than the first diameter;
• a substantially cylindrical hosel plug;
• and
• a shaft having a lower end sized to fit into, and be secured to, the upper cylindrical cavity of the hosel, above the hosel plug;
• wherein the hosel plug comprises a mixture of a tungsten powder and nylon, in prescribed relative proportions;
• wherein the hosel plug is sized to fit snugly into the lower cylindrical cavity of the hosel, where it is secured in place by compression of its compliant polymeric material;
• and wherein the hosel plug has a weight that constitutes between about 0.25% and at least about 3.25% of the club head's total weight.