Swing weight

Abstract

A weighted object has a shaft engagement member having a grip end, a head end, an interior, and an exterior. The engagement member has a channel integral to the engagement member. The channel is disposed within the interior of the engagement member and the channel spans between the grip end and the head end. The shaft engagement member has a slot integral to the engagement member spanning from an open end adjacent to the exterior and a channel end adjacent to the interior.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A weighted object for attachment to a golf club comprising: 
 a shaft engagement member having a grip end, a head end, an interior, and an exterior, said shaft engagement member having a channel integral to said shaft engagement member, said channel being disposed within said interior, said channel spanning between said grip end and said head end, said shaft engagement member having a slot integral to said shaft engagement member spanning from an open end adjacent to said exterior and a channel end adjacent to said interior.    
     
     
         2 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve, said sleeve being integral to said exterior of said shaft engagement member.  
     
     
         3 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a strap integral to said exterior of said shaft engagement member, wherein said strap having a free end;    a fixation point integral to said exterior of said shaft engagement member;    wherein said free end of said strap being selectively engageable with said fixation point.    
     
     
         4 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said shaft engagement member being made from a deformable material.  
     
     
         5 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said sleeve being a deformable material.  
     
     
         6 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said slot widens as said slot progresses from said channel end to said exterior end.  
     
     
         7 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said slot narrows as said slot progresses from said channel end to said exterior end.  
     
     
         8 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said sleeve is selectively removable from said exterior of said shaft engagement member.  
     
     
         9 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said sleeve having a predetermined weight.  
     
     
         10 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said channel having a diameter approximately th e size of a diameter of a conventional golf club shaft.  
     
     
         11 . The weighted object as defined  2 , wherein said sleeve being selectively rotatable about said exterior of said shaft engagement member to obstruct said open end of said slot.  
     
     
         12 . The weighted object as defined  11 , wherein said sleeve further comprises a compression element, said element being integral to said sleeve, 
 wherein said compression element compressing said shaft engagement member to occlude said slot when said sleeve is rotated about said shaft engagement member.    
     
     
         13 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 12 , wherein said slot traverses a jagged path when said slot progresses from said channel end to said exterior end.  
     
     
         14 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said shaft engagement member resists axial movement along a golf club shaft when an axial component of a centripetal force is applied hereto.  
     
     
         15 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 14 , wherein said shaft engagement member allows axial movement along said golf club shaft when an axial force is applied.  
     
     
         16 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said shaft engagement member engages a shaft selected from the group comprising of golf clubs, baseball bats, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, tennis rackets, badminton rackets, cricket bats, croquet mallets, and pool cues.  
     
     
         17 . The weighted object as defined in  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 a strap integral to said sleeve, wherein said strap having a free end;    a fixation point integral to said sleeve; wherein said free end of said strap being selectively engageable with said fixation point.