Abstract: The invention pertains to the assembly of golf clubs, and in particular, pertains to the assembly of golf clubs utilizing a longitudinally extending seam. To minimize adverse effects of bending and torsion forces on a seamed shaft when striking the ball, the shaft seam is oriented to the club face in a predetermined orientation, and all of the shaft seams in a set of golf clubs may be oriented to provide consistent performance of the clubs of a common set.

Abstract: A dispenser for removing coiled wire or strands from a stationary coil having a vertical axis particularly suited for, but not limited to, use with welding wire. The wire is removed from the coil periphery by a wire guide rotatable about an axis coincident with the coil axis. The improvements include a dust cover enclosing the wire coil which rotates with and under the influence of the wire guide. Further, a base is used with unspooled wire having a quick coupling connection with the wire guide support, a coil compression ring is shaped to impose a biasing force on the coiled wire as the coil is depleted to improve wire retention, and a quick disconnect coupling is interposed between the rotating guide and a wire receiving conduit to improve handling and coil replacement procedures. Improvements are also directed to the use of the dust cover with spooled wire, and a synthetic plastic coil base is disclosed for protecting the wire coil's lower regions.

Abstract: A dispenser for coiled wire, particularly welding wire, which is supported upon a conventional wood pallet, the dispenser including a vertically disposed column having an upper end including a cover extending over the coil and nut means for tightly forcing the cover against the coil. A wire guide is rotatably mounted upon the column upper end rotating about the coil and dispensing wire therefrom, and the column lower end includes a hook bracket extending under pallet structure whereby tightening of the nut means pulls the bracket into a tight relationship with the pallet fixing the dispenser with respect to the coil and pallet, and simultaneously firmly maintaining the wire coil upon the pallet.