GOLF CLUB WITH TITANIUM HEAD AND PLASTIC HOSEL

摘要

A golf club commonly referred to as a "driver" includes a head made of titanium and a hosel made of plastic. The head includes a hollow body, and the hosel has a lower portion inserted into a bore in the head and an upper portion extending upwardly from a top wall of the hollow body. The bore has an open top end that is substantially flush with the body top wall and a closed bottom end that is spaced from a bottom wall of the hollow body. A passage extends through the upper and lower portions of the hosel and receives a tip end of a shaft that is preferably made of graphite. Since the hosel is made of softer material than the head, the hosel has a cushioning effect on the shaft which reduces the amount of vibration transmitted to the shaft. The hosel lower portion has an irregular outside shape and the bore in the head has a complementary irregular inside shape so that the hosel may be inserted into the bore in only one orientation to ensure exact alignment of the shaft relative to the head.