Patent ID: 7344449

Claim:
A golf club comprising: a club head; a tube mounted in the club head, the tube having an upper end with an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter at a lower end of the tube, the tube including a tapered portion and a rotation prevention portion, the rotation prevention portion defining a keyway having a non-circular configuration; a shaft having a tip end removably coupled to the club head; an insert including an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being mounted in the tip end of the shaft, the lower section including a frustoconical portion, a keyed portion and a lower end of the insert, the frustoconical portion extending along at least one eighth of the length of the lower section, the frustoconical portion being received in the tapered portion of the tube, the keyed portion being received in the rotation prevention portion of the tube, the keyed portion having an external configuration complementary to that of the keyway to prevent rotation of the shaft relative to the club head; and a mechanical fastener removably securing the insert to the tube.