Granted Patent B2

US 7,115,045 · App. 10/645,995 · Granted Oct 3, 2006

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. A set of golf club shafts adapted to connect to iron club heads, the set comprising:

a first shaft subset consisting of composite/metal combination shafts adapted to connect to iron club heads; and

a second shaft subset selected from the group including:

first shafts consisting of composite shafts adapted to connect to iron club heads; and

second shafts consisting of metal shafts adapted to connect to iron club heads,

wherein:

one of said first and second shaft subsets have lengths within a first predetermined range; and

another of said first and second shaft subsets have lengths within a second predetermined range;

said first and second predetermined ranges being different; and

wherein:

said one of said first and second shaft subsets includes at least one of a 1 iron, a 2 iron, a 3 iron, a 4 iron, and a 5 iron; and

said another of said first and second shaft subsets includes at least one of a 6 iron, a 7 iron, an 8 iron, a 9 iron, and a wedge.

2. The set of golf club shafts of claim 1 wherein:

said one of said first and second shaft subsets includes said 3 iron, said 4 iron and said 5 iron; and

said another of said first and second shaft subsets includes said 6 iron, said 7 iron, said 8 iron, said 9 iron, and said wedge.

3. A set of golf club irons comprising:

a plurality of iron club heads having varying lofts; and

a plurality of shafts individually coupled to said plurality of iron club heads, said plurality of shafts including:

a first shaft subset consisting of composite/metal combination shafts; and

a second shaft subset consisting of one of composite shafts and metal shafts.

4. The set of golf club irons of claim 3 wherein:

one of said first and second shaft subsets are coupled to club heads having lofts within a first predetermined range; and

another of said first and second shaft subsets are coupled to club heads having lofts within a second predetermined range;

said first and second predetermined ranges being different.

5. A set of golf club irons comprising:

a first subset including a 3 iron, a 4 iron, and a 5 iron; and

a second subset including a 6 iron, a 7 irons an 8 iron, a 9 iron, and a wedge;

wherein:

all shafts in the first subset consist of one of composite shafts, composite/metal combination shafts, and metal shafts; and

all shafts in the second subset consist of another one of composite shafts, composite/metal combination shafts, and metal shafts;

such that the shafts in the first subset are different from the shafts in the second subset.

6. The set of golf club irons of claim 5 wherein:

said first subset consists of composite shafts; and

said second subset consists of composite/metal shafts.

7. The set of golf club irons of claim 5 wherein:

said first subset consists of composite/metal shafts; and

said second subset consists of metal shafts.

Assignments (15)