Patent ID: 7819754

Claim:
A golf club having removable components, the golf club comprising: a club head having a body with a hosel substantially in an interior of said head wherein a very small portion of said hosel protrudes form an upper surface of said head, the hosel having a depth of 1.065 inches and having in an interior of said head and a lower portion, the upper threaded portion having with no threads on said very small portion that protrudes from said upper surface of said head, the lower portion having a faceted cross-section; a shaft having a tip end and a butt end; and a connection assembly comprising a sleeve mounted on the tip end of the shaft, the sleeve having a body including a top section and a lower section, the lower section having a multi-faceted surface for engaging the lower portion of the hosel, the sleeve also comprising an aperture for receiving the tip end of the shaft, the multi-faceted lower section of the sleeve consisting of a first faceted surface, a first curved surface, a second faceted surface, a second curved surface, a third faceted surface and a third curved surface, a screw-cap having a body with a central aperture, the screw cap mounted over the sleeve, the body of the screw-cap having an upper area and a threaded area, the threaded area capable of engaging the upper threaded portion of the hosel of the club head for removably securing the shaft to the club head, and a NYLOK polymeric material provided on at least a portion of the threaded area of the screw-cap; wherein when the screw-cap is tightened down on the sleeve, the screw-cap forces the multi-faceted lower section of the sleeve against the mating contact surfaces of the lower portion of the hosel of the golf club head and all rotation of the shaft relative to the golf club head is mechanically prohibited.