Hub and Spoke Driver Design

Check out the driver disclosed in a patent application that published this week.


















The drawings come from US Pub. No. 20110275446 titled “Wood-Type Golf Clubs with Tubing and Weights,” which describes the invention as:

Wood-type golf clubs as described herein may include: (a) a hosel to receive a golf club shaft; (b) a club head; and (c) a ball striking face. The club head include may include: a plurality of weights, a plurality of tubes, and an exterior cover structure (e.g., an exterior skin) that covers at least a portion of the plurality of weights and at least a portion of the plurality of tubes, and wherein the exterior cover structure defines the shape of the club head. Additionally, the ball striking face may be engaged with at least two of the plurality of weights and/or at least two of the tubes. The plurality of weights may include a first weight, a second weight, a third weight, and a fourth weight that are all engaged with the striking face.

Can you guess which golf company came up with this unique design? (scroll down for the answer)

Dave Dawsey - Monitoring Golf Patent Applications















ANSWER: Nike Golf
 
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