Golf Club Head and Hosel Weight

Abstract

A golf club head includes a body having a front face for impacting a golf ball and a hosel having a bore. The body including the hosel may be made of a material such as steel. A hosel weight mounted in the hosel bore may be made of another material such as tungsten which has a greater density than the material forming the body. The hosel weight has a bore for receiving one end of a golf club shaft.

1 . A golf club head comprising:
 a body having a heel portion, a toe portion and front face extending between said heel and toe portions for impacting a golf ball;   said body including a hosel having a longitudinal axis and a bore; and   a hosel weight mounted in said hosel bore, said hosel weight having a longitudinal axis and a bore for receiving one end of a golf club shaft, said hosel weight longitudinal axis being offset from said hosel longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       2 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein said hosel weight bore is offset with respect to said hosel weight longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       3 . The golf club head of  claim 2 , wherein said hosel weight has a peripheral wall defining its bore, and wherein said hosel weight peripheral wall has a varying thickness dimension. 
   
   
       4 . The golf club head of  claim 3 , wherein said hosel bore is offset with respect to said hosel longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       5 . The golf club head of  claim 4 , wherein said hosel weight bore is concentric with respect to said hosel longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       6 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said body is made of a material having a first density;   said hosel weight is made of a material having a second density; and   said second density is greater than said first density.   
   
   
       7 . The golf club head of  claim 6 , wherein said body including said hosel is made of steel and wherein said hosel weight is made of tungsten. 
   
   
       8 . The golf club head of  claim 6 , wherein said body including said hosel is made of titanium and wherein said hosel weight is made of zirconium. 
   
   
       9 . The golf club head of  claim 6 , wherein said body including said hosel is made of titanium and wherein said hosel weight is made of tungsten. 
   
   
       10 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein said hosel weight longitudinal axis is offset relative to said hosel longitudinal axis in a direction extending generally from said body toe portion toward said body heel portion. 
   
   
       11 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein said hosel bore is generally cylindrical. 
   
   
       12 . An iron-type golf club head comprising:
 a body having a sole, a top edge, a heel portion, a toe portion and front face extending between said heel and toe portions for impacting a golf ball;   said body including a hosel adjacent said heel portion, said hosel having a longitudinal axis and a bore; and   a hosel weight mounted in said hosel bore, said hosel weight having a longitudinal axis and a bore for receiving one end of a golf club shaft, said hosel weight longitudinal axis being offset from said hosel longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       13 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 12 , wherein said hosel weight bore is offset with respect to said hosel weight longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       14 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 13 , wherein said hosel weight has a peripheral wall defining its bore, and wherein said hosel weight peripheral wall has a varying thickness dimension. 
   
   
       15 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 14 , wherein said hosel bore is offset with respect to said hosel longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       16 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 15 , wherein said hosel weight bore is concentric with respect to said hosel longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       17 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 12 , wherein:
 said body is made of a material having a first density;   said hosel weight is made of a material having a second density; and   said second density is greater than said first density.   
   
   
       18 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 17 , wherein said body including said hosel is made of steel and wherein said hosel weight is made of tungsten. 
   
   
       19 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 17 , wherein said body including said hosel is made of titanium and wherein said hosel weight is made of zirconium. 
   
   
       20 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 17 , wherein said body including said hosel is made of titanium and wherein said hosel weight is made of tungsten. 
   
   
       21 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 12 , wherein said hosel weight longitudinal axis is offset relative to said hosel longitudinal axis in a direction extending generally from said body toe portion toward said body heel portion. 
   
   
       22 . The iron-type golf club head of  claim 12 , wherein said hosel bore is generally cylindrical. 
   
   
       23 . A method of making a golf club head comprising:
 providing a body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a front face extending between said heel and toe portions for impacting a golf ball, and a hosel having a longitudinal axis and bore; and   mounting a hosel weight having a longitudinal axis in said hosel bore so that a bore in said hosel weight receives one end of a golf club shaft with said hosel weight longitudinal axis being offset from said hosel longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein said hosel weight longitudinal axis is offset relative to said hosel longitudinal axis in a direction extending generally from said body toe portion toward said body heel portion.