Patent ID: 9393463
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A golf club kit, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel having a proximal end; an elongate shaft defining a longitudinal axis; a grip coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, wherein an end surface of a portion of the shaft sleeve complements the proximal end of the hosel; a plurality of rigid extension members, wherein each extension member includes a first surface and a second surface that is parallel to the first surface, the extension member being interposed between a portion of the shaft sleeve and the proximal end of the hosel such that the first surface abuts the shaft sleeve and the second surface abuts the hosel and so that a distal end of the extension member is proximal of the proximal end of the hosel, and wherein the shaft sleeve extends through the extension member such that a distal end of the shaft sleeve extends beyond a distal end of the extension member, wherein the extension members have different lengths that are between about 0.125 inch and about 3.0 inches, wherein the extension member is disposed so that the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft extends through the extension member when installed such that the length of the extension member affects the overall length of the golf club; and a fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head.