Patent ID: 7476160

Claim:
An interchangeable shaft for connection to a golf club head, the interchangeable shaft comprising: a shaft body having a tip end; and a sleeve mounted on the tip end of the shaft body, the sleeve having a multi-piece construction including a first part composed of a metal material and a second part composed of a non-metal material, a lower section of the sleeve including a frustoconical portion, a keyed portion and a lower end of the sleeve, the frustoconical portion extending along at least one eighth of the length of the lower section, wherein the sleeve is adapted to be mounted in a tube in the golf club head, such that the frustoconical portion of the sleeve is adapted to be received in a tapered portion of the tube, and the keyed portion of the sleeve is adapted to be received in a rotation prevention portion of the tube to prevent rotation of the shaft relative to the golf club head.