Patent ID: 8167735

Claim:
A golf club having removable components, the golf club comprising: a driver-type club head having a body with a metal hosel, the hosel having an upper threaded portion and a lower portion, the upper threaded portion having a threaded cross-section, the lower portion having a first mating contact surface; a shaft comprising a graphite material having a tip end and a butt end; and a connection assembly comprising: a metal sleeve mounted on the tip end of the shaft, the sleeve having a body including a top section and a lower section, the lower section having a second mating contact surface for engaging the first mating contact surface, the sleeve also comprising an aperture for receiving the tip end of the shaft, wherein the sleeve has an overall length of at least one inch; a metal cap having a body with a central aperture, the cap mounted over the sleeve, the body of the cap having an upper area and a threaded area, the threaded area capable of engaging the upper threaded portion of the hosel of the club head for removably securing the shaft to the club head, a NYLOK polymeric coating provided on at least a portion of the threaded area of the cap; and a non-metallic ferrule having a body, a main aperture, and an inside surface having a plurality of ribs, wherein the shaft is placed through the main aperture, and the ferrule is positioned proximate the top section of the sleeve, wherein when the cap is tightened on the sleeve, the cap forces the second mating contact surface against the first mating contact surface and rotation of the shaft relative to the golf club head is mechanically prohibited.