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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Scott A. Knutson, Escondido, CA (US);
Daniel Stone, Long Beach, CA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
A weight member for optimizing weight distribution of a golf club, comprising a removable weight member configured to reside within a shaft of the golf club, the shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end opposite a head of the golf club, the distal end adjacent the head of the golf club, the weight member comprising a heavy weighted portion, the heavy weighted portion offset distally from the proximal end of the shaft, the weight member comprising a plurality of locating members, the plurality of locating members configured to limit movement of the heavy weighted portion relative to an inner wall of the shaft.