Patent ID: 7510482

Claim:
An extensible golf club comprising: a club head presenting a substantially flat ball-striking surface configured to strike a golf ball; a handle; and a shaft including upper and lower shaft sections that cooperatively present a common axis along which each of the sections extends, with the handle being fixed to the upper shaft section and the club head being fixed to the lower shaft section so as to be spaced a distance from the handle, said shaft including at least one spacer selectively connectable between the upper and lower shaft sections to increase the distance between the handle and the club head, with the at least one spacer presenting a spacer axis that is at least substantially aligned with the common axis when the at least one spacer is connected between the upper and lower shaft sections, said shaft operable in both a non-extended condition in which the spacer is removed from the shaft sections and an extended condition in which the spacer is connected between the upper and lower shaft sections.