Golf clubs

Abstract

Described is a set of golf clubs having a unique hosel position and orientation. The hosel position, along with different weight distributions of the clubheads, creates swing energy from a rear of the golf clubhead, maintains a player's hands in a proper position throughout the hitting zone and facilitates straight ball flight. The hosel position near an upper portion of the clubhead near its heel keeps the hosel clear of a clubface thereby providing a unobstructed clubface thus reducing the occurrence of shanks.

1 . A golf club comprising:
 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. 
   
   
       2 . The golf club of  claim 1  wherein the hosel is circular in cross-section near the shaft and elliptical in cross-section near the clubhead. 
   
   
       3 . The golf club of  claim 1  wherein the clubhead includes a cavity on a back surface thereof. 
   
   
       4 . The golf club of  claim 1  wherein the hosel is offset from the clubface. 
   
   
       5 . The golf club of  claim 1  wherein the golf club is selected from the group consisting of a 4-iron, 5-iron, 6-iron, 7-iron, 8-iron, 9-iron and pitching wedge. 
   
   
       6 . A set of golf club irons comprising:
 at least a 1-iron, 2-iron, 3-iron, 4-iron, 5-iron, 6-iron, 7-iron, 8-iron, 9-iron, wedge and pitching wedge wherein each club comprises:   
     a shaft; 
     a hosel connected at a first end to the shaft and integral at a second end 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 a clubhead heel such that the clubface is clear of the hosel. 
   
   
       7 . The set of golf club irons of  claim 6  wherein the hosel is circular in cross-section near the shaft and elliptical in cross-section near the clubhead. 
   
   
       8 . The set of golf club irons of  claim 6  wherein the clubhead includes a cavity on a back surface thereof. 
   
   
       9 . The set of golf club irons of  claim 8  wherein each club cavity has a different shape for creating a different weight distribution. 
   
   
       10 . The set of golf club irons of  claim 9  wherein each cavity design takes into account a hosel position and orientation for the corresponding club. 
   
   
       11 . The set of golf club irons of  claim 6  wherein the hosel is offset from the clubface. 
   
   
       12 . The set of golf club irons of  claim 6  wherein each of the 1-iron, 2-iron, 3-iron, 4-iron, 5-iron, 6-iron, 7-iron, 8-iron, 9-iron, wedge and pitching wedge have a different hosel offset. 
   
   
       13 . A golf club comprising:
 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 rearward direction, relative to the shaft, toward an upper portion of the clubhead and clear of the clubface, said hosel having a circular cross-section near the shaft and an elliptical cross-section near the clubhead. 
   
   
       14 . The golf club of  claim 13  wherein the clubhead includes a cavity on a back surface thereof. 
   
   
       15 . The golf club of  claim 13  wherein the hosel is offset from the clubface. 
   
   
       16 . The golf club of  claim 13  wherein the golf club is selected from the group consisting of a 4-iron, 5-iron, 6-iron, 7-iron, 8-iron, 9-iron and pitching wedge.