Patent ID: 8105178

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a club head body including a hosel portion, wherein an interior of the club head body includes a locking nut stabilizer, wherein the locking nut stabilizer is engaged with the club head body or is integrally formed in the interior of the club head body; a shaft releasably engaged with the club head body, wherein a first end of the shaft includes a retaining member that is inserted into the hosel portion of the club head body; and a locking nut engaged with a side surface of the club head body such that a body portion of the locking nut extends at least partially through the hosel portion and is supported by the locking nut stabilizer, wherein the body portion of the locking nut includes an opening defined therein, wherein the opening includes an enlarged portion that allows the retaining member to pass through and a narrowed portion for holding the retaining member in engagement with the locking nut, and wherein the locking nut is engaged with the club head body in a movable manner such that the locking nut is movable with respect to the retaining member so as to convert the shaft between a secured condition and a releasable condition with respect to the locking nut.