Patent ID: 7789766
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of fitting a golf club, comprising: providing a golf club to a user in a first configuration, the golf club including a club head, a shaft, a shaft sleeve and a fastener releasably coupling the shaft sleeve to the club head, wherein the club head includes a hosel and at least one notch that extends through at least a portion of a sidewall of the hosel adjacent a proximal end of the hosel, wherein the shaft sleeve includes a sleeve body and at least one tang that extend laterally outward beyond an outer surface of the sleeve body, wherein at least one indicium is provided on the at least one tang that indicates a configuration of the golf club, and wherein a portion of the shaft sleeve is received in the hosel and the at least one tang engages the at least one notch in the assembled golf club; analyzing at least one swing of the golf club in the first configuration by the user; disassembling the golf club from the first configuration by disengaging the fastener from the shaft sleeve and at least partially disengaging the shaft sleeve from the hosel; re-assembling the golf club in a second configuration; analyzing at least one swing of the golf club in the second configuration by the user; and determining a proper configuration of the golf club for the user.