Patent ID: 7354353

Claim:
A method of fitting a golf club to a golfer, the method compnsing: creating a fitting golf club for a golfer, the fitting golf club comprising a fitting golf club head, a connection and an interchangeable shaft, the interchangeable shaft removably connected to the fitting golf club head with the connection, the connection comprising a mechanical fastener, a ring and a sleeve, the mechanical fastener and ring securely attached to a tip end of the interchangeable shaft and the sleeve fixed within an internal hosel of the fitting golf club head, the connection having a mass ranging from 4 grams to 7 grams, the sleeve having an upper portion extending upward from an opening in a crown of the fitting club head, the upper portion having external threads for engaging with internal threads of the mechanical fastener, the fitting golf club having a preferred mass value, a preferred location of mass, a preferred center of gravity location of the golf club head, a preferred club length, and a preferred orientation; matching a final golf club to the fitting golf club, the final golf club having a final mass within five grams of the preferred mass value of the test golf club, 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, a center of gravity location of the golf club head of the final golf club within five percent of the of the equivalent position of the preferred location of the center of gravity of the golf club head of the fitting golf club, the final golf club having a final club length within five percent of the of the preferred club length of the fitting golf club, and the final golf club having a final orientation within five percent of the preferred orientation of the fitting golf club.