A club 2 includes a head 4 , a shaft 6 and a grip 8 . A club length L 1 is equal to or greater than 43 inches and equal to or less than 48 inches. A frequency of the club is equal to or greater than 240 (cpm) and equal to or less than 290 (cpm). A club inertia moment Ix is equal to or greater than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ) and equal to or less than 7.50×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ). A ratio Iss/Ix is equal to or greater than 0.085 and equal to or less than 0.115. The inertia moment Ix is a club inertia moment about a swing axis Zx. The moment Iss is a shaft inertia moment about the swing axis Zx.
1. A golf club comprising:
a head, a shaft, and a grip on the golf club grip end, wherein:
the golf club has a length that is equal to or greater than 43 inches and equal to or less than 48 inches;
the golf club has a frequency that is equal to or greater than 240 (cpm) and equal to or less than 290 (cpm);
if a shaft inertia moment about a swing axis is defined as Iss (kg·cm 2 ), a club inertia moment about the swing axis is defined as Ix (kg·cm 2 ), and the club inertia moment Ix is equal to or greater than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ) and equal to or less than 7.50 ×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ), then a ratio Iss/Ix is equal to or greater than 0.085 and equal to or less than 0.115;
the inertia moment Ix being calculated by Equation (1), and the inertia moment Iss being calculated by Equation (2):
Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic (1)
Iss=Ws ×( Ls+ 60) 2 +Is (2)
wherein the golf club weight is defined as Wc (kg), the golf club axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm), a club inertia moment about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), the shaft weight is defined as Ws (kg), the shaft axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Ls (cm), and a shaft inertia moment about the center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Is (kg·cm 2 ); and
wherein if a static moment of the club is defined as Mt (kg·cm 2 ) and the static moment Mt is calculated by Equation (5):
Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6) (5).
then a ratio Ix/Mt is equal to or greater than 415 and equal to or less than 442.
2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft inertia moment Iss (kg·cm 2 ) is equal to or less than 900.
3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein:
a grip inertia moment Igs (kg·cm 2 ) about the swing axis is equal to or less than 280; and
the inertia moment Igs is calculated by Equation (3):
Igs=Wg ×( Lg+ 60) 2 +Ig (3)
wherein the grip weight is defined as Wg (kg), an axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the grip is defined as Lg (cm), and a grip inertia moment about the center of gravity of the grip is defined as Ig (kg·cm 2 ).
4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein if an axial direction distance from a shaft tip end to the center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Lf 1 , and a shaft length is defined as Lf 2 , then a ratio Lf 1 /Lf 2 is equal to or greater than 0.55 and equal to or less than 0.67.
5. A golf club comprising:
a head, a shaft, and a grip on the golf club grip end, wherein:
the golf club has a length that is equal to or greater than 43 inches and equal to or less than 48 inches;
the golf club has a frequency that is equal to or greater than 240 (cpm) and equal to or less than 290 (cpm);
if a shaft inertia moment about a swing axis is defined as Iss (kg·cm 2 ), a club inertia moment about the swing axis is defined as Ix (kg·cm 2 ), and the club inertia moment Ix is equal to or greater than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ) and equal to or less than 7.50×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ), then a ratio Iss/Ix is equal to or greater than 0.085 and equal to or less than 0.115;
the inertia moment Ix being calculated by Equation (1), and the inertia moment Iss being calculated by Equation (2):
Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic (1)
Iss=Ws ×( Ls+ 60) 2 +Is (2)
wherein the golf club weight is defined as Wc (kg), the golf club axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm), a club inertia moment about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), the shaft weight is defined as Ws (kg), the shaft axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Ls (cm), and a shaft inertia moment about the center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Is (kg·cm 2 ); and
wherein the club static moment Mt is equal to or greater than 16.3 kg·cm and equal to or less than 18.0 kg·cm, and the static moment Mt is calculated by Equation (5):
Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6) (5).