Patent ID: 8235835

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including an integral hosel and at least one hosel alignment feature, wherein the hosel defines a bore and the hosel alignment feature is disposed at a proximal end of the hosel; an elongate shaft assembly including an elongate shaft body, a fastening member and at least one shaft alignment feature that extends outward from an outer surface of the shaft body and that is a separate component from the fastening member, wherein the at least one shaft alignment feature is spaced proximal of the fastening member in the shaft assembly and is shaped to complement the shape of the hosel alignment feature, and wherein the fastening member and the at least one shaft alignment feature are integrated into the shaft assembly construction such that they are coupled only by the shaft body; and a fastener that engages the fastening member and releasably couples the shaft body to the club head.