Patent ID: 8517856

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel and a plurality of hosel alignment features, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment features are disposed adjacent a proximal end of the hosel; an elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, the shaft sleeve including a sleeve body and a plurality of sleeve alignment features; an extension member including a plurality of extension alignment features, wherein the extension member is interposed between the shaft sleeve and the hosel and that includes parallel end surfaces; a sleeve extension member that is releasably coupled to a distal end of the sleeve body; and a fastener that is releasably coupled to the sleeve extension member, wherein the fastener releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head, wherein the alignment features disposed on the proximal end of the hosel and the alignment features disposed on the proximal end of the extension member are shaped to complement the alignment features disposed on shaft sleeve.