Patent ID: 8419566

Claim:
A golf club shaft with a changeable gripping sleeve, comprising: an elongated tubular member having an initial diameter, said tubular member having first and second ends, said first end being constructed for attachment to a club head, said second end of said elongated tubular member terminating in a butt end, said butt end having a threaded indentation therein; said second end of said tubular member having a bell-shaped section integrally formed in said tubular member and spaced from said butt end, said bell-shaped section having a diameter larger in size than said initial diameter, said bell-shaped section having a ledge at an end integrally formed in said elongated tubular member, said ledge of said bell-shaped portion being spaced a distance from said butt end of said elongated tubular member; a gripping sleeve constructed to slide on to and cover at least a portion of said second end of said tubular member, a lower end of said gripping sleeve abutting against said ledge; a cap for covering an upper end of said gripping sleeve; and a fastener for securing said cap and thereby said gripping sleeve to said second end of said tubular member, said fastener constructed to mesh with said threaded indentation in said butt end of said tubular member.