Patent ID: 8133126

Claim:
A golf club comprising: a club head having an upper surface; a mounting member extending from the club head; a shaft extending from and mounted to the club head; and one or more alignment marking positioned on and protruding from the mounting member, the one or more alignment marking substantially elevated from the club head and spatially separated from the upper surface and at least a portion of the club shaft extending above the alignment marking wherein in use and viewed from above, a portion of the alignment marking is adjacent to or obscured by the shaft when in a desired alignment, wherein the one or more alignment marking is positioned on an appendage extending outwardly from the mounting member and the appendage extends rearwardly from the mounting member, wherein the mounting member comprises a lower portion extending upwardly from the upper surface of the club head and a mounting socket configured for receiving an end of the shaft, and wherein the appendage is interposed between the socket and the lower portion and is oriented substantially parallel to the lower surface.