Golf club head and hosel construction
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1. A golf club construction, comprising:
- a ball-striking metal head;
a hosel integrally unitary with the head having an opening extending from an outer surface into said hosel and including a continuous groove extending in an outer surface of said hosel about the opening at which groove bending can be effected in any direction to adjust club head lie and a shaft having an end portion received with said head opening.
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Abstract
A golf club metal-wood head (10) includes a unitary hosel (16) having a continuous curved bottom groove (26) extending completely about the hosel to form a reduced bending moment region enabling the making of reliable minor adjustments in both lie and face angle of the club to achieve custom fitting to individual players.
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1. A golf club construction, comprising:
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a ball-striking metal head; a hosel integrally unitary with the head having an opening extending from an outer surface into said hosel and including a continuous groove extending in an outer surface of said hosel about the opening at which groove bending can be effected in any direction to adjust club head lie and a shaft having an end portion received with said head opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A golf club head and hosel construction for being received on an end portion of a shaft, comprising:
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a metal shell head including a ball striking face and hosel formed in one piece; said hosel being generally cylindrical elongated and tapered having one end unitarily related to said head, and having a uniformly increasing transverse bending moment moving from a hosel outer end toward the head except along an exterior portion immediately adjacent the head of reduced bending moment characteristic such that transverse bending forces applied outwardly of the reduced bending moment portion produces bending at the reduced bending moment portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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