Patent ID: 6039656
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A method of assembling a golf club for striking a golf ball in a desired direction, said golf club having a straight shaft member of square or rectangular cross section having first and second pairs of opposing side surfaces extending from a distal end of the shaft member and along a substantial portion of the shaft member, the second pair of opposing side surfaces perpendicular to the first pair of side surfaces; and a head member having a flat ball striking surface and a heel portion, said head member having a square or rectangular hole sized to receive the distal end of the straight shaft member, said method comprising the steps of:forming said shaft member wherein one of said opposing side surfaces adjacent said distal end of said shaft defines a flat alignment surface;forming said head member with said square or rectangular hole formed completely therethrough, said hole including at least one flat surface aligned perpendicular to a distal edge disposed along said flat ball striking surface; and,inserting said distal end of said shaft into said hole in said head member.