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Golf club shaft

  • US 5,935,017 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1996
  • Issued: 08/10/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A golf club shaft having a tip end and a butt end, comprising:

  • a tip section including said tip end for receiving a golf club head;

    a lower section having an upper end and a first tapered section tapering in a direction toward said tip section at a substantially constant first taper per unit length from an upper end of said first tapered section to said tip section;

    the lower section further including a reverse taper section extending from the upper end of the first tapered section toward said butt end of the shaft and to the upper end of the lower section;

    an upper section extending from said butt end of the shaft towards the lower section and including a grip section at said butt end, formed to be gripped by a golf player;

    said upper section tapering in a direction away from said butt end of the shaft at a substantially constant second taper per unit length from said grip section to the upper end of said lower section; and

    wherein the first taper per unit length of the first tapered section is greater than the second taper per unit length of the upper section so that the stiffness of the lower section is greater than the stiffness of the upper section.

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