Patent ID: 8047929

Claim:
A golf club providing a more natural swing, the golf club comprising: a head having: a face for hitting a golf ball; a vertical centerline residing approximately vertical when the face of club is at a point of contact with the golf ball; and a base configured to reside approximately horizontal when the face of the golf club hits the ball; a hosel comprising a continuous extension of the head, the hosel comprising: a lower portion tilting away from the vertical centerline; an upper portion tilting back over the head at approximately three degrees from the vertical towards the vertical centerline when the base of the head of the golf club is nearly horizontal and the golf club is at the point of contact of the head with the golf ball; and a bend between the lower portion and the upper portion; a shaft extending from the upper portion of the hosel and approximately aligned with the upper portion of the hosel; and a grip at the top of the shaft, the grip nearly directly above the head when the base of the head of the golf club is nearly horizontal and the golf club is at the point of contact with the golf ball.