Patent ID: 8235837

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel and a plurality of hosel alignment features, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment features are disposed adjacent a proximal end of the hosel; an elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, the shaft sleeve including a sleeve body and a plurality of sleeve alignment features; a wedge member including a plurality of wedge alignment features, wherein the wedge member is interposed between the shaft sleeve and the hosel; and a fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head, wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel, wherein the shaft sleeve provides a shaft angle between the shaft sleeve and the shaft, wherein the wedge member defines a wedge maximum angular deflection plane and the shaft sleeve defines a sleeve maximum angular deflection plane, and wherein the alignment features are configured so that the wedge maximum angular deflection plane and the sleeve maximum angular deflection plane are able to be selectively aligned with each other only on a 45° alignment plane and a 135° alignment plane of the golf club head.