Patent ID: 7963855

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a golf club shaft; a golf club head having an interior chamber; a shaft retainer configured to be engaged with the golf club shaft; a hosel insert configured to releasably receive and secure the shaft retainer, the hosel insert located at least partially within the interior chamber and having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter is configured to be engaged with the interior chamber and the inner perimeter includes a rotation inhibiting structure; and a shaft adapter having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end is attached to the golf club shaft and the lower end has a spherical member configured to mate with at least a portion of the rotation inhibiting structure to prevent rotation of the shaft adapter in relation to the club head, wherein the shaft adapter is configured to be inserted into the hosel insert at a plurality of different configurations, wherein a first configuration provides different club characteristics than a second configuration, wherein the rotation inhibiting structure of the hosel insert includes a mating face configured to mate with the spherical member of the shaft adapter and the mating face includes a protruding tab.