Patent ID: 6932711

Claim:
An extendable golf club comprising: a shaft including a first section, a second section, a first spacer for lengthening the shaft, and a set screw, said golf club being shiftable from a first configuration wherein the first spacer is entirely detached and spaced from the shaft to a second configuration wherein the first spacer is coupled between the first and second sections to thereby lengthen the shaft relative to the first configuration, said set screw being associated with one of the shaft sections and the first spacer when the golf club is in the second configuration to releasably couple said one of the shaft sections and first spacer to one another, one of said first spacer and said one of the shaft sections including a female opening, and the other of said first spacer and said one of the shaft sections including a male projection received within the female opening when the golf club is in the second configuration, said male projection defining a circumferential recess, said set screw threadably engaging said one of said first spacer and said one of the shaft sections and being received in the circumferential recess when the golf club is in the second configuration.