Patent ID: 8747249

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a club head; a shaft; and an adapter for releasably connecting the club head with the shaft, wherein the adapter includes: an adapter insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end includes a jacket formed by drawn metal encasing and securing attached to a lower end of the shaft, and wherein the second end defines a flat-surfaced external geometry that extend into and releasably engage the club head; a thrust collar having a body portion defining an open first end in which the shaft is fixedly engaged, the thrust collar further including a thrust flange extending outward from the body portion; and a connection means for releasably engaging the thrust collar with the club head, wherein the connection means includes a partially closed first end through which the body portion of the thrust collar extends, the partially closed first end further defining a thrust shoulder for engaging the thrust flange, and wherein the connection means further includes a second end opposite the partially closed first end, the second end including structures for releasably engaging the club head.