Patent ID: 9700763
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf club, comprising: a golf club shaft having a butt end and a tip end; a club head defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the club head, a crown defining a top portion of the club head, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the club head between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head and including a striking surface width (W a channel positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into an interior cavity of the club head, the channel having a channel length and extending substantially in a heel-to-toe direction; a lower opening positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the lower opening being located proximate a bottom end of the hosel such that a passage in the bottom end of the hosel provides communication between the hosel bore and the lower opening; a sleeve mounted on the tip end of the golf club shaft and adapted to be inserted into the hosel bore; and a fastener having a head portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion of the fastener extending through the passage, the sleeve being selectively attachable to the shaft portion of the fastener when the sleeve is inserted into the hosel bore, wherein selectively attaching the sleeve adjusts at least one of a loft angle and a lie angle of the club head.