Patent ID: 7172514

Claim:
An extendable golf club comprising: a shaft including a first section, a second section, and a first spacer for lengthening the shaft, 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 first section including a first piece and a second piece including at least a portion partially received within said first piece, said first section presenting opposed first and second ends and an outer surface extending between the ends, said outer surface tapering from said second end to said first end, said first piece comprising an integrally formed body that defines at least part of the tapered outer surface and presents an inner surface, said inner surface of the integrally formed body defining an internal recess with at least a portion of said recess presenting an untapered generally uniform inner diameter, said at least a portion of said recess extending from said first end and toward said second end so as to be at least partly coextensive with the tapered outer surface, said at least a portion of said second piece being engagingly received in and generally coextensive with said at least a portion of said recess, said at least a portion of said second piece presenting a generally uniform outer diameter.