Golf clubs and shafts configured for consistent club gapping

Abstract

Some embodiments include a set of golf club shafts configured for consistent club gapping. Other embodiments for related golf club shafts and golf clubs, and related methods are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A set of shafts for golf clubs comprising:
 two or more shafts each configured for an iron-type, wedge-type, or hybrid-type golf club having a different loft angle;   wherein:
 each shaft of the set of shafts comprises an elongate body, a tip end, a butt end, a midpoint, and a center of gravity, wherein:
 the elongate body extends between the tip end and the butt end; 
 the center of gravity is located a first distance from the midpoint; 
 the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 6.0% of a second distance from the midpoint to the butt end; and 
 the center of gravity is located closer to the butt end than to the tip end. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more shafts comprise three or more shafts each having a different loft angle. 
     
     
         3 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the two of more shafts are each configured for a different golf club ranging from a 1-iron-type golf club to a 9-iron-type golf club. 
     
     
         4 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more shafts are configured for one or more iron-type clubs and one or more wedge-type clubs. 
     
     
         5 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more shafts are each configured for a different golf club ranging from a 2-hybrid- to a 5-hybrid-type golf club. 
     
     
         6 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein, for each shaft, the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 9.0% of the second distance. 
     
     
         7 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein, for each shaft, the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 11.0% of the second distance. 
     
     
         8 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein each shaft comprises a wall comprising steel, and a thickness of the wall is greater at the butt end than a thickness of the wall at the tip end. 
     
     
         9 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 8 , wherein, for each shaft, the thickness of the wall at the tip end is between approximately 0.008 and 0.018 inches, and the thickness of the wall at the butt end is between approximately 0.015 and 0.030 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The set of shafts for golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein each shaft comprises a wall comprising carbon fiber, wherein the wall is impregnated with a weighting material between the midpoint and the butt end, wherein the weighting material has a higher density than the carbon fiber. 
     
     
         11 . A set of golf clubs comprising:
 two or more golf clubs each being an iron-type, wedge-type, or hybrid-type golf club having a different loft angle;   wherein:
 each golf club of the set of golf clubs comprises:
 a shaft comprising an elongate body, a tip end, a butt end, a midpoint between the tip end and the butt end, and a center of gravity, wherein:
 the elongate body extends between the tip end and the butt end; 
 the center of gravity is located a first distance from the midpoint; 
 the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 6.0% of a second distance from the midpoint to the butt end; and 
 the center of gravity is located closer to the butt end than to the tip end. 
 
 
   
     
     
         12 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein the two or more golf clubs comprise three or more golf clubs each having a different loft angle. 
     
     
         13 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 12 , wherein a first golf club of the three of more golf clubs is a 3-iron-type golf club having a club head weight of at least 247 grams, a second golf club of the three of more golf clubs is a 4-iron-type golf club having a club head weight of at least 254 grams, and a third golf club of the three of more golf clubs is a 5-iron-type golf club having a club head weight of at least 260 grams. 
     
     
         14 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein the two or more golf clubs are each a different golf club ranging from a 1-iron- to a 9-iron-type golf club. 
     
     
         15 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein the two or more golf clubs are one or more iron-type clubs and one or more wedge-type clubs. 
     
     
         16 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein the two or more golf clubs are each configured for a different golf club ranging from a 2-hybrid- to a 5-hybrid-type golf club. 
     
     
         17 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein, for each golf club, the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 9.0% of the second distance. 
     
     
         18 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein, for each golf club, the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 11.0% of the second distance. 
     
     
         19 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 11 , wherein a swing weight of each golf club within the set of golf clubs is the same. 
     
     
         20 . The set of golf clubs of  claim 19 , wherein the swing weight of each golf club is between approximately 205.00 and 216.50 in-oz. 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 providing a set of golf clubs comprising two or more golf clubs each being an iron-type, wedge-type, or hybrid-type golf club having a different loft angle;   wherein:
 each golf club of the set of golf clubs comprises:
 a shaft comprising an elongate body, a tip end, a butt end, a midpoint, and a center of gravity, wherein:
 the elongate body extends between the tip end and the butt end; 
 the center of gravity is located a first distance from the midpoint; 
 the first distance is greater than or equal to approximately 6.0% of a second distance from the midpoint to the butt end; and 
 the center of gravity is located closer to the butt end than to the tip end. 
 
 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein providing the set of golf clubs comprises providing the set of golf clubs with three or more golf clubs each having a different loft angle. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein providing the set of golf clubs comprises providing each golf club of the set of golf clubs with the first distance being greater than or equal to approximately 9.0% of the second distance. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein providing the set of golf clubs comprises providing each golf club of the set of golf clubs with the first distance being greater than or equal to approximately 11.0% of the second distance. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein providing the set of golf clubs comprises providing each golf club of the set of golf clubs wherein a swing weight of each golf club within the set of golf clubs is the same.