Golf clubs with hosel inserts and methods of manufacturing golf clubs with hosel inserts

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 insert 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;
• the hosel insert comprises a second material different from the first material;
• the strike face has an exterior strike face surface configured to strike a golf ball, and an interior strike face surface opposite the exterior strike face surface and forming a portion of the outer boundary of the interior of the hollow body;
• the support structure is a support structure boss coupled with the interior strike face surface and spaced between the sole and the crown hole;
• and
• the support structure comprises a second hole extending entirely through the support structure, the second hosel portion extends through the second hole, and the support structure supports the second hosel portion.

A method for providing a golf club, the method comprising:

• providing a golf club head comprising:
• a hollow body comprising a first material having a first density and further comprising:
• a strike face;
• a crown coupled to the strike face 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;
• positioning a hosel insert within the crown hole, the hosel insert comprising a first hosel portion configured to house a shaft tip of a shaft and a second hosel portion adjacent to the first hosel portion;
• and
• positioning the shaft tip within the first hosel portion of the hosel insert;
• wherein:
• the hosel insert comprises a second material having a second density;
• the second material is different than the first material;
• and
• when the hosel insert is positioned in the crown hole:
• the first hosel portion engages
• the second hosel portion engages the support structure;
• the strike face has an exterior strike face surface configured to strike a golf ball, and an interior strike face surface opposite the exterior strike face surface and forming a portion of the outer boundary of the interior of the hollow body;
• the support structure is a support structure boss coupled with the interior strike face surface and spaced between the sole and the crown hole;
• and the support structure comprises a second hole extending entirely through the support structure, the second hosel portion extends through the second hole, and the support structure supports the second hosel portion.