Ex Parte Horwood et al - Page 4



          Appeal No. 2005-2393                                                         
          Application No. 10/228,392                                                   
               plurality of club heads, each of said shafts including:                 
                         a composite butt section; and                                 
                         a metal tip section coupled to said but section;              
                    wherein a length of each tip section progressively                 
               decreases as said plurality of club heads progressively                 
               decrease in loft;                                                       
                    wherein a length of said tip section of a shortest one             
               of said shafts is about 30 - 33 percent of an entire length             
               of said shortest one of said shafts; and                                
               wherein a length of said tip section of a longest one of                
               said shafts is about 17 - 19 percent of an entire length                
               of   said longest one of said shafts.                                   
                    19. A set of golf club shafts comprising:                          
                    a plurality of shafts progressively increasing in                  
               length, each of said shafts including:                                  
                         a composite butt section; and                                 
                         a metal tip section coupled to said butt section;             
                         wherein a length of each tip section progressively            
                         decreases as said plurality of shafts                         
                         progressively increase in length.                             
                    20. The set of golf club shafts of claim 19 wherein                
                    said plurality of shafts further comprise:                         
               a 3-iron having a 39.5 - 40.5 inch length, the 3-iron                   
                                                                                      
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 7.5 - 8.5               
               inch metal tip section;                                                 
                    a 4-iron having a 39 - 40 inch length, the 4-iron                  
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 8 - 9                   
               inch metal tip section;                                                 
                    5-iron having a 38.5 - 39.5 inch length, the 5-iron                
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 8.5 - 9.5               
               inch metal tip section;                                                 
                    a 6-iron having a 38 - 39 inch length, the 6-iron                  
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 9 - 10 inch             
               metal tip section;                                                      
                    a 7-iron having a 37.5 - 38.5 inch length, the 7-iron              
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 9.5 - 10.5              
               inch metal tip section;                                                 
                    a 8-iron having a 37 - 38 inch length, the 8-iron                  
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 10 - 11                 
               inch metal tip section; and                                             
                    a 9-iron having a 36.5 - 37.5 inch length, the 9-iron              
               including a composite butt section coupled to a 10.5 - 11.5             
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