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Golf club

a golf club and club technology, applied in the field of golf clubs, can solve the problems of restricting the degree of freedom of adjustment in conventional techniques, and achieve the effect of high degree of freedom of adjustmen

Active Publication Date: 2014-07-15
SUMITOMO RUBBER IND LTD
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Benefits of technology

[0007]The club balance may be changed by changing the position or the mass of the weight. The conventional technique cannot change a specification such as the club mass without changing the club balance. The conventional technique restrains a degree of freedom of adjustability.
[0008]It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf club having a high degree of freedom of adjustability.
[0011]Preferably, a club mass can be adjusted without substantially changing a club balance.
[0015]The present invention can provide a golf club having a high degree of freedom of adjustability.

Problems solved by technology

The conventional technique restrains a degree of freedom of adjustability.

Method used

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example 1

[0126]“SRIXON Z-TX2 Driver Loft 10.5 degrees” (trade name) manufactured by SRI Sports Limited was used as a base club. A head and grip of the base club were revised. The above-described two holes 14 were formed in the head. The above-described cavity body 10 was attached to each of the holes 14. A grip shown in FIG. 7 was produced. In the production of the grip, an end material constituting the cavity body 40 was produced by a first rubber composition, and a body material constituting the grip body 42 was produced by a second rubber composition. The unvulcanized end material was put into a grip metal mold. Furthermore, the unvulcanized body material was put into the grip metal mold, and the metal mold was closed. A split mold for forming a hole 44 was disposed in the end material. The materials were vulcanized by heating and pressurizing, and the split mold was then removed, to obtain a grip integrally formed with a cavity. A standard grip of the base club is changed to the grip int...

example 2

[0128]The weights 12 of example 1 were attached / detached or changed, to obtain a club of example 2. The club of example 2 had the same club balance as that of example 1 and a club mass lighter by 9 g than that of example 1.

example 3

[0129]The weights 12 of example 1 were attached / detached or changed, to obtain a club of example 3. The club of example 3 had the same club balance as that of example 1 and a club mass heavier by 9 g than that of example 1.

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Abstract

A golf club 2 is provided with a head 4, a shaft 6, a grip 8, a head cavity body 10 mounted to the head, a grip cavity body 40 mounted to the grip 8, a head weight 12 attachable to / detachable from the head cavity body 10, and a grip weight 12 attachable to / detachable from the grip cavity body 40. A material of the grip cavity body is a polymer. A material of the head cavity body is a polymer. Preferably, the head weight 12 is attachable to / detachable from the grip cavity body 40. Preferably, the grip weight 12 is attachable to / detachable from the head cavity body 40. Preferably, in the golf club 2, a club mass can be adjusted without substantially changing a club balance.

Description

[0001]The present application claims priority on Patent Application No. 2010-294363 filed in JAPAN on Dec. 29, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a golf club having a weight.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]A golf club having adjustability has been known. For example, a head in which a mass and position of a weight can be changed has been known. A position of a center of gravity of the head can be adjusted by the weight attached to the head. The weight attached to a sole can contribute to lowering of a center of gravity of the head. An increase in a head weight caused by the weight can improve rebound performance to a ball. A golf club in which a weight can be attached to a grip portion has been also known. The weight contributes to lightening of a club balance (swing weight). An increase in a club mass suppresses useless motions of hands ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/00
Inventor YASHIKI, TATSUYA
Owner SUMITOMO RUBBER IND LTD