Patent ID: 8376874
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel, at least one hosel indicium, and a plurality of hosel alignment features, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment features are disposed adjacent a proximal end of the hosel; an elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, the shaft sleeve including a sleeve body, at least one sleeve indicium, and a plurality of sleeve alignment features; a wedge member including a plurality of wedge alignment features and wedge indicia, wherein the wedge member is interposed between the shaft sleeve and the hosel, wherein the wedge member includes end surfaces that are angled relative to each other, and wherein a first end surface abuts a portion of the shaft sleeve and a second end surface abuts a portion of the hosel to provide a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel; and a fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head, wherein the hosel alignment features, sleeve alignment features and wedge alignment features comprise a plurality of complementary tangs and notches, wherein at least one of the hosel, sleeve and wedge indicia qualitatively indicate the configuration of the golf club related to at least one of face angle, lie angle and loft angle, and wherein the shaft sleeve defines a shaft bore that is angled relative to the sleeve body to provide a shaft angle between the shaft sleeve and the shaft.