Patent ID: 6854170

Claim:
An apparatus for removing a head of a golf club from a shaft of the golf club, comprising: a. a frame; b. a clamping mechanism connected to the frame for securing a golf club; and c. a force mechanism connected to the frame, including: i. a hydraulic piston, ii. a one piece hollow shaft having an open end and a closed end, the closed end connected to the distal end of the piston, iii. a spring having a first end and a second end, the spring residing within the hollow shaft with the first end abutting the closed end of the hollow shaft, and iv. a turret having a smaller diameter portion and a larger diameter portion, the smaller diameter portion inserted in the open end of the hollow shaft and abutting the second end of the spring, the larger diameter portion being external to the shaft and having a slot designed to engage the shaft of the golf club while abutting the head of the golf club.