Patent ID: 8079918

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a body comprising: a heel portion; a toe portion; a front face extended between the heel and toe portions; and a hosel proximate the heel portion; and a hosel weight mountable around the hosel; wherein: the hosel comprises: an inner hosel perimeter configured to accommodate an end of a golf club shaft; an outer hosel perimeter bounding the inner hosel perimeter; and a hosel wall defined between the inner and outer hosel perimeters; the hosel wall comprises: a first hosel wall thickness between the inner and outer hosel perimeters; and a second hosel wall thickness between the inner and outer hosel perimeters and located opposite the first hosel wall thickness; the hosel weight comprises: an inner weight perimeter complementary with, and configured to accommodate, the outer hosel perimeter; an outer weight perimeter bounding the inner weight perimeter; and a weight wall defined between the inner and outer weight perimeters; and a weight longitudinal axis extended from end to end of a bore of the weight; the weight wall comprises: a first weight wall thickness between the inner and outer weight perimeters; a second weight wall thickness between the inner and outer weight perimeters and located opposite the first weight wall thickness; and at least a portion of the weight wall with a closed perimeter cross-sectional shape; and when the hosel weight is mounted around the hosel: an entirety of the inner weight perimeter is configured to contact the hosel; the hosel weight is straight throughout the weight longitudinal axis from end to end of the weight; and the first and second weight wall thicknesses are different from each other and a thickness difference is along the entire length of the weight, wherein the entire hose weight inner perimeter is in contact with the hosel, wherein the hosel weight is straight end to end in the longitudinal direction when attached to the hosel, and wherein the weight has a closed cross sectional shape from end to end.