Patent ID: 6866593

Claim:
A golf club shaft, comprising: a plurality of fiber reinforced resin layers defining a tip, a tip section, a main body section, a grip section, and a butt; a plurality of first metal fibers, defining a first length and longitudinal ends, located between two of the fiber reinforced resin layers such that one of the longitudinal ends of each of the first metal fibers is substantially aligned with the tip; a plurality of second metal fibers, defining a second length and longitudinal ends, located between two of the fiber reinforced resin layers such that one of the longitudinal ends of each of the second metal fibers is substantially aligned with the tip, the second length being greater than the first length; an inner scrim cloth; and an outer-most scrim cloth; wherein one of the plurality of first metal fibers and the plurality of second metal fibers is located between the inner and out-most scrim cloths.