Weighting Ferrule for Golf Club

Abstract

A weighting ferrule for a golf club is provided. The weighting ferrule has a first section that fits between the shaft and the hosel and a second section that extends up the shaft. The weighting ferrule is made of a strong rigid material, such as titanium, carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, or the like. The size of the ferrule may also be adjusted such that the weight of the ferrule adjusts the weight of the club head for a particular design.

1 . A weighting ferrule for a golf club, the ferrule comprising:
 a collar section;   an exterior section adjoining the collar section, the collar section having a smaller exterior dimension than the exterior section, the weighting ferrule being formed of a single continuous piece of rigid material.   
     
     
         2 . The ferrule of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid material comprises aluminum. 
     
     
         3 . The ferrule of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid material comprises carbon steel. 
     
     
         4 . The ferrule of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid material comprises stainless steel. 
     
     
         5 . The ferrule of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid material comprises titanium. 
     
     
         6 . The ferrule of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior section has a first section and a second section, the first section having a constant exterior diameter and the second section having a tapered exterior diameter. 
     
     
         7 . The ferrule of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid material comprises a metallic material. 
     
     
         8 . A golf club comprising:
 a club head having a hosel, the hosel having a cavity, the cavity having a first portion and a second portion, a diameter of the first portion being larger than a diameter of the second portion;   a shaft having a butt end and a tip end, the tip end of the shaft being inserted into the cavity of the hosel; and   a weighting ferrule around the shaft, the ferrule having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion extending into the first portion of the cavity, the upper portion extending along the shaft from the hosel toward the butt end of the shaft, the weighting ferrule being formed of a rigid material.   
     
     
         9 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the rigid material comprises aluminum. 
     
     
         10 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the rigid material comprises carbon steel. 
     
     
         11 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the rigid material comprises stainless steel. 
     
     
         12 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the rigid material comprises titanium 
     
     
         13 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the rigid material comprises a metallic material. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the upper portion has a first section and a second section, the first section having a constant exterior diameter and the second section having a tapered exterior diameter.