Patent ID: 8216084

Claim:
A golf club comprising: a shaft; a club head; and a connection system releasably connecting the shaft to the club head, wherein the connection system is formed by a three-part hosel that further comprises; an anti-rotation device, having a first serrated surface, that fixedly connects to a heel portion of the club head; a first hosel part, having a second serrated surface and a first thread, that fixedly connects to a terminal end of the shaft; and a second hosel part, having a second thread, that rotatably couples to the anti-rotation device, wherein the first thread is adapted to engage the second thread to mate the first serrated surface with the second serrated surface to minimize relative rotation between the shaft and the club head; and wherein the first serrated surface and the second serrated surface are the only contact surface between the first hosel part and the anti-rotation device.