Patent ID: 8235839

Claim:
A golf club shaft tip assembly for attaching a golf club shaft to a golf club head, comprising: an elongate sleeve member comprising a sleeve body and a plurality of sleeve alignment features disposed on the sleeve body and extending outward from an outer surface of the sleeve body at a plurality of locations spaced circumferentially about a portion of the sleeve body, the sleeve member defining a longitudinal axis and a shaft bore; a tubular member comprising a plurality of tubular member alignment features that engage the plurality of sleeve alignment features, the tubular member defining a sleeve bore, wherein the sleeve member is received in the sleeve bore, and wherein the shaft bore is configured to receive a portion of a golf club shaft; and a retainer that is coupled to the sleeve member and that extends away from an outer surface of the sleeve body, wherein the retainer is disposed on the sleeve member so that the tubular member is interposed between the sleeve alignment features and the retainer such that the tubular member is retained on the sleeve member when the shaft tip assembly is separate from the golf club head.