Distance golf clubs
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1. A distance golf club comprising:
- (A) a hosel;
(B) a shaft having the lower end thereof received by said hosel in fixed relation; and
(C) a club head fixed to said hosel for movement therewith, said club head comprising;
(a) a hollow steel body having a face for striking the ball and a top wall; and
(b) a sole member extending along the bottom of said hollow body between said face and said top wall,(c) said hollow body having a bottom wall surrounding said sole member and having a plastic core therein disposed on said bottom wall,(d) said top wall having a smooth, gradually exposed curved surface extending between the upper portion of said face and said bottom wall to provide improved aerodynamic characteristics for said club head.
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Abstract
A distance golf club for hitting a golf ball a distance generally designated for golf clubs using wooden heads and under conditions where the golf clubs using wooden heads are generally used. The golf club comprises a shaft, a club head and a hosel integrally formed with the club head for fixedly receiving an end of the shaft to secure the end of the shaft to the club head in alignment with the face of the club head. The club head is formed from a hollow steel casting and has either a metallic sole plate or an epoxy sole plate, dependent on whether the distance club is either a driver or one of the other distance clubs.
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1. A distance golf club comprising:
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(A) a hosel; (B) a shaft having the lower end thereof received by said hosel in fixed relation; and (C) a club head fixed to said hosel for movement therewith, said club head comprising; (a) a hollow steel body having a face for striking the ball and a top wall; and (b) a sole member extending along the bottom of said hollow body between said face and said top wall, (c) said hollow body having a bottom wall surrounding said sole member and having a plastic core therein disposed on said bottom wall, (d) said top wall having a smooth, gradually exposed curved surface extending between the upper portion of said face and said bottom wall to provide improved aerodynamic characteristics for said club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A distance golf club comprising:
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(A) a hosel; (B) a shaft having the lower end thereof received by said hosel in fixed relation; and (C) a club head fixed to said hosel for movement therewith, said club head comprising; (a) a hollow steel body having a face for striking the ball and a top wall, said hollow steel body being made of a 17-4 stainless steel, and (b) a sole member extending along the bottom of said hollow steel body between said face and said top wall, (c) said hollow steel body having a bottom wall surrounding said sole member and having a plastic core therein disposed on said bottom wall, (d) said hosel having a center line disposed in alignment with a plane passing through an exposed surface of said face, (e) said top wall having a smooth, gradually exposed curved surface extending between the upper portion of said face and said bottom wall to provide improved aerodynamic characteristics for said club head. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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