Patent ID: 7955183

Claim:
An adapter for connecting a golf club shaft with golf club head, the adapter comprising: a body member including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end defines an opening for receiving a golf club shaft and the second end defines an exterior surface having plural rotation-inhibiting sides; a thrust flange provided along the body member between the first end and the second end; a connection means for connecting the body member with a golf club head, wherein the connection means further defining a thrust shoulder for engaging the thrust flange; and an adapter socket for fixedly engaging with a golf club head, wherein the adapter socket includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end of the adapter socket defines an opening for releasably receiving and engaging the exterior surface of the second end of the body member in a non-rotatable manner and the second end of the adapter socket includes exterior surfaces for fixedly engaging within a hosel portion of the golf club head, wherein said shaft is able to extend within said hosel portion.