Patent ID: 7226364
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of fitting a golf club to a golfer, the method comprising: fitting a test golf club to a golfer, the test golf club comprising a test golf club head, a connection and an interchangeable shaft, the connection comprising a sleeve and a mechanical fastener for removably connecting the interchangeable shaft to the test golf club head, the connection composed of a polymer material and having a mass ranging from 4 grams to 7 grams, the sleeve of the connection secured within a hosel of the test golf club head and the mechanical fastener positioned about a tip end of the interchangeable shaft, the test golf club having a preferred mass value and a preferred location of mass, wherein the sleeve and the mechanical fastener are both composed of a polymer material and combined have a mass ranging from 4 grams to 7 grams; matching a final golf club to the test golf club, the final golf club having a final mass within five grams of the preferred mass value of the test golf club and a mass of the final golf club positioned within five percent of the equivalent position of the preferred location of mass of the test golf club.