Golf club shaft with high balance point and golf club including same
View Patent ↗A golf club shaft having a weight distribution such that the balance point percentage is less than or equal to 44.50%. The weight distribution of the shaft allows for an increase in length and/or club head weight of a golf club while having a reduced impact on the swing weight.
1. A wood-type golf club shaft, comprising:
an elongate body extending between a tip end and a butt end, wherein a center of gravity of the elongate body is located a distance from the butt end that is less than or equal to 43.75% of the length of the elongate body, and wherein the outer diameter of the tip end is 0.250-0.353 inch,
wherein the elongate body has a weight less than 90.0 grams, and
wherein the elongate body has a butt frequency of 200-400 cycles per minute, a tip frequency of 400-1200 cycles per minute and a mid frequency of 150-450 cycles per minute.
2. The shaft of claim 1 , wherein the weight of the elongate body is 40.0-70.0 grams.
3. The shaft of claim 1 , wherein the outer diameter of the butt end is 0.550-0.900 inch.
4. The shaft of claim 3 , wherein the outer diameter of the tip end is 0.330-0.353 inch and the outer diameter of the butt end is 0.560-0.700 inch.
5. The shaft of claim 1 , wherein the elongate body has a butt frequency of 230-275 cycles per minute, a tip frequency of 550-1000 cycles per minute and a mid frequency of 250-375 cycles per minute.
6. The shaft of claim 1 , wherein the elongate body has a torque value of 1°-10°.
7. The shaft of claim 6 , wherein the elongate body has a torque value of 2°-9°.