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Golf clubsGolf clubs description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080076592, Golf clubs. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]The embodiments of the present invention relate to golf clubs for overcoming the shortcomings of previous golf club designs and in particular shanks. More particularly, a unique hosel position and design affords more clubface surface for ball striking. BACKGROUND [0002]The interest in golf has ramped up over the past ten years or so such that there are more than 26 million golfers in the U.S. who purchase $7 billion in golf equipment annually. Consequently, golf club designs continue to advance in an effort to improve and optimize play, and to capture a large portion of the $7 billion in sales. Such advances include larger and larger heads on woods, which are actually fabricated of metal alloys, new shaft materials, new grips and various other design features intended to attract the fancy of golfers. The attraction is typically premised on the club advancements ability to improve a golfer's game. In some cases improvements are evident and in others no improvement is noticed. [0003]One universal problem that many golfers encounter is the "shank." Many golfers consider "the shank" the worst shot in golf. With a shank (if the golfer is right handed), the ball squirts almost straight right from the moment the golfer hits it. The shank occurs when the ball is struck by the portion or part of an iron where the clubface and hosel meet. When a golfer hits the ball in that area of the clubhead it produces a unwanted ball reaction which is called and widely accepted as a "shank." [0004]While attempts have been made to design clubs to overcome the shank, none has adequately eliminated the problem. Thus, there exists the need for a set of golf clubs that eliminate shanks without sacrificing other necessary attributes of the golf clubs. SUMMARY [0005]Accordingly a first golf club of the present comprises: a shaft; a hosel having a first end retaining the shaft and a second end integral with an upper portion of a clubhead near a clubhead heel, an upper portion of said hosel in alignment with the retained shaft and a lower portion of said hosel diverging in a rearward direction, relative to the shaft, toward an upper portion of the clubhead and clear of the clubface. [0006]By positioning the hosel at an upper portion of the clubface and diverging the lower portion of the hosel in a rearward direction, the clubface ball-striking surface is clear of the hosel such that the ability to shank a ball is eliminated. In other words, a larger "sweetspot" is available. Consequently, with more clubface available, players are more likely to hit good shots. Also, by positioning the hosel as set forth herein, clubhead energy is created behind the clubface encouraging a player's hands to be square through the hitting zone thus promoting a greater chance of straight and accurate ball flight. [0007]Other variations, embodiments and features of the present invention will become evident from the following detailed description, drawings and claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008]FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a clubhead in a direction of a club toe; [0009]FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the clubhead of FIG. 1 in a direction of the club heel; [0010]FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of the clubhead of FIG. 1; [0011]FIG. 4 illustrates a bottom view of the clubhead of FIG. 1; [0012]FIG. 5 illustrates a rear view of the clubhead of FIG. 1; [0013]FIG. 6 illustrates a top view of the clubhead of FIG. 1; [0014]FIG. 7 illustrates a top view of the clubhead along a back surface of a club shaft; [0015]FIG. 8 illustrates a top view of the clubhead along a front surface of the club shaft; [0016]FIG. 9 illustrates a cross-sectional view (as represented by A in FIG. 2) of a lower segment of the clubhead of FIG. 1; [0017]FIGS. 10a and 10b illustrate a clubhead with dimensions identified thereon and a chart detailing the various dimensions of a set of golf club irons in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention; and [0018]FIG. 11a illustrates a chart detailing various specifications as denoted in FIG. 11b of a set of golf club irons in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0019]For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Any alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and any additional applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention claimed. Continue reading about Golf clubs... 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