ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,153, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ACUSHNET COMPANY (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Shaft for golf club" was invented by Dustin A. Barksdale (San Marcos, Calif.), Donald S. Bone (Escondido, Calif.), Charles E. Golden (Encinitas, Calif.), Noah de la Cruz (San Diego), Steven Scott Ogg (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Parker Rosquist (Vista, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Golf clubs with improved aerodynamic properties. In an example, a golf club has a golf club head; a grip; and a shaft having a tip end and a butt end. The golf club head is coupled to the shaft at the tip end, and the grip is coupled to the shaft at the butt end. An average b...