Bridgestone Hosel Bling! What Are They Thinking

[0008] However, the hosel described in Japanese Utility
Model Registration No. 3006951 is merely machined in consideration of practical
utility; namely, the ease of determination of an address state, and cannot be
said to be decorated. The hosel does not have any gorgeousness or sumptuousness
and is devoid of a design or ornamental characteristic.

[0009] Likewise, the related-art ferrule and the related-art
golf club described in JP-UM-B-55-21710 and Japanese Utility Model Registration
No. 3103748 are provided with a simple design such as a chain of ring-shaped
patterns. They are devoid of a design or ornamental characteristic, either; do
not show gorgeousness or sumptuousness; are inconspicuous; and exhibit an
indistinctive design characteristic and yield a low ornamental effect.

[0010] Further, the related-art ferrule is split, and
decoration rings are interposed among the split pieces of the ferrule. Hence,
the related-art ferrule has low strength, and there has been a drawback of a
ferrule of a golf club being easily broken. Moreover, the ferrule is formed
through a plurality of processes and suffers a drawback of complicated
manufacturing processes and an increase in cost.

[0011] In particular, in association with a recent increase
in the number of female golfers, fashionable golf products, such as wear or
accessories, have been offered, and the golfers enjoy fashionableness, too. In
contrast, a golf club has been developed to pursue only functionality and lacks
an ornamental characteristic. Hence, the golf club cannot be used with an
ornamental pleasure.

[0012] Therefore, the present invention aims at solving the
drawbacks in the related art and providing a golf club with decoration without
involvement of a decrease in strength, thereby offering a golf club which
exhibits a high ornamental effect; which can be manufactured readily,
inexpensively; which radiates brilliance, to thus attracts attention; and which
enables usage of the club with an ornamental pleasure, and offering a golf club
head having a hosel for use with the golf club.

[0013] In order to serve as means for solving the drawback,
according to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a golf club
head including a hosel in which a brilliant three-dimensional decoration member
is fixed to a surface of the hosel.