Golf club with universal hosel and/or spacer

#1. Field of the Invention

#This application generally relates to golf clubs, and in particular to universal type hosels and spacers for golf clubs that can be used to accommodate a plurality of different sized shafts.

#2. Description of the Related Art

#These and other features and advantages of the present embodiments will become more apparent upon reading the following detailed description and with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a hosel in accordance with at least one embodiment;

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a hosel in accordance with at least one embodiment;

#A golf club universal hosel and/or spacer is disclosed herein. The embodiments disclosed herein are described in the context for use with any type of club head, including but not limited to woods, fairways, hybrids, and irons.

#With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a golf club head can include a hosel 10 that is configured to receive more than one size club head shaft. For example, and with reference to FIG. 1, in some embodiments a hosel 10 can comprise a hosel body 12 and an inner hosel opening 14. The hosel 10 can comprise a first hosel section having an outer diameter d0, an inner diameter d1, and a length L1. In some embodiments, the inner diameter d1 can be greater than the diameter of a remaining portion of the hosel opening 14. In some embodiments the inner diameter d1 can be approximately 10.9 mm, though other ranges and values are also possible. For example, in some embodiments the inner diameter d1 can range from approximately 10 mm to 12 mm. In other embodiments, the inner diameter d1 can range from approximately 9 mm to 13 mm. The inner diameter d1 can be wider than the diameter of a club head shaft to be inserted into the hosel opening 14 so that the club head shaft can be more easily inserted initially into the hosel opening 14. In some embodiments, the first section of the hosel 10 can act as a guide to guide a club head shaft into the hosel opening 14.

#With continued reference to FIG. 1, and as described above, the first section of the hosel 10 can have a length L1. The length L1 can be approximately 3.3 mm, though other values and ranges are also possible. For example, in some embodiments the length L1 can range from approximately 3 mm to 4 mm. In other embodiments the length L1 can range from approximately 2.5 mm to 4.5 mm.