Abstract: A composite pipe, including, successively, from the inside out in the radial direction of the composite pipe: an inner liner layer; a reinforced layer; and an outer protective layer. The reinforced layer includes a bamboo fiber reinforced layer and a straw reinforced layer. The bamboo fiber reinforced layer includes a plurality of bamboo strip layers. Each bamboo strip layer includes winding bamboo strips. The straw reinforced layer includes a plurality of straw layers. Each straw layer includes winding stems of straw.

Abstract: A hollow golf club head incorporating a stress reducing feature including a sole located stress reducing feature. The location and size of the sole stress reducing feature, and their relationship to one another and other club head engineering variables, play a significant role in selectively influencing deflection of the face.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to golf clubs and golf club heads that enable users, club fitters, club manufacturers, and the like to selectively control, change, and customize aspects of the “sound” associated with the golf club and golf club head when it strikes a golf ball. Golf clubs and golf club heads according to this invention may include: a) a club head body; b) a ball striking face engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body; c) a hosel member engaged with or integrally formed as at least a portion of the club head; and d) means for changing a sound emanated by the club head when a golf ball contacts the ball striking face. A user may change the vibrational characteristics associated with the club head when a golf ball is struck, thereby changing the sound emanating from the club head when a golf ball is struck.

Abstract: A metal golf club head that allows a user to customize the location of the center of gravity. The metal golf club head comprises a hollow body with a weighting port. The weighting port allows a user to place weighting material inside the hollow body, customizing the location of the center of gravity, the swing weight, the total weight, and the balance of the golf club.

Abstract: A golf club shaft made of a composite of a fiber material and a synthetic resin material, wherein the fiber material includes triaxial fabric layers which are located at least on the butt end side and the tip end side of the golf club shaft. Either the fiber density, the kind of the fiber, the physical property of the fiber, or a combination of two or more thereof, of yarn paths of three directions that form the triaxial fabric layers is varied with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft in accordance with a required specification of the shaft.

Abstract: A golf club with shaft made from bamboo strips. The steps involved in making a shaft from bamboo include: dividing a bamboo cane into at least five strips of bamboo, trimming the bamboo strips to size, gluing the bamboo strips together to form a head end and grip end, and installing a golf club head on the head end and a grip on the grip end. The shaft can be tapered or straight, have just one layer or more than one layer of bamboo, it can be solid, hollow or have a center made out of another material such as steel.