Patent ID: 6352482
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club comprising:a golf club head having a crown, a sole, a striking plate, a heel end, a toe end and an internal hosel having a crown opening and a sole opening, the golf club head having a volume in excess of 300 cubic centimeters and weighing less than 215 grams; a hosel liner having an upper portion, a lower portion and a bore therethrough, the upper portion having a concaved longitudinally curved surface with a plurality of recesses therein and a greater diameter than the lower portion, the lower portion positioned within the internal hosel, the hosel liner having a shoulder below the upper portion, the shoulder engaging the crown, and the hosel liner composed of a polymer material; and a shaft having a tip end and a butt end, the tip end shaft positioned through the bore of the hosel liner and through the internal hosel to the sole opening, the shaft weighing less than 85 grams.