Patent ID: 7037212

Claim:
A golf shaft comprising: a rip portion, a butt portion, and a middle portion located between the tip portion and the butt portion, the golf shaft being made of fiber reinforced plastic and including a tapered shape having an outer diameter that generally increases gradually from the tip portion to the butt portion, the golf shaft further including: a first portion in which linear density is generally uniform; a second portion defined by the part of the shaft excluding the first portion, the first portion occupying 30% or more of the entire shaft length, and the linear density of the first portion being greater that that of the second portion; a prepreg sheet; and a braid layer having a braiding yarn arranged on the prepreg sheet, wherein an orientation angle of a braiding yarn in the braid layer is increased at a position in where a minimal value of a linear density distribution of the prepreg sheet is located.