CLUB HAVING IMPROVED PLAYING CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

A golf club (30) is provided having a club head (32), a shaft (34) having a butt end (42) and a tip end wherein the club head is attached to the tip end of the shaft, the shaft having a first diameter at the tip end and a second larger diameter at the butt end, and a grip attached to the butt end of the shaft and extending down to a predetermined point on the shaft, the grip having a weight of less than about 20 grams. The combined weight of the butt end of the shaft and the grip is reduced so that the balance point of the golf club is shifted toward the club head end. A golf club in accordance with the invention has its balance point less than eight inches from the club head end, or more than 37 inches from the butt end, and a balance ratio greater than 0.8. The grip may be a ribbon wrap or a single piece rubber grip.