Golf club
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1. A golf club assembly comprising:
- a club head having a hosel defining an upper opening, the club head also having a sole defining a lower opening in communication with the upper opening;
a club shaft having a lower end portion;
a shaft sleeve mounted on the lower end portion of the shaft and adapted to be received in the upper opening of the club head, the shaft sleeve having a lower end portion defining a threaded opening;
an outer sleeve disposed on the shaft sleeve and defining a through bore extending from an upper opening of the outer sleeve to a lower opening of the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve having a first anti-rotation feature configured to engage a corresponding anti-rotation feature connected to the shaft sleeve and a second anti-rotation feature configured to engage an anti-rotation feature that is formed integrally with the hosel;
wherein the outer sleeve can be selectively positioned in a plurality of discrete angularly spaced positions relative to the hosel; and
a screw having a screw head and an externally threaded screw shaft extending from the screw head and defining a longitudinal central axis, wherein the shaft sleeve can be releasably secured to the club head by inserting the screw through the lower opening and tightening the screw into the threaded opening of the shaft sleeve such that the longitudinal central axis of the screw shaft is angularly offset from a longitudinal central axis of the hosel.
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Abstract
A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club assembly comprising:
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a club head having a hosel defining an upper opening, the club head also having a sole defining a lower opening in communication with the upper opening; a club shaft having a lower end portion; a shaft sleeve mounted on the lower end portion of the shaft and adapted to be received in the upper opening of the club head, the shaft sleeve having a lower end portion defining a threaded opening; an outer sleeve disposed on the shaft sleeve and defining a through bore extending from an upper opening of the outer sleeve to a lower opening of the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve having a first anti-rotation feature configured to engage a corresponding anti-rotation feature connected to the shaft sleeve and a second anti-rotation feature configured to engage an anti-rotation feature that is formed integrally with the hosel; wherein the outer sleeve can be selectively positioned in a plurality of discrete angularly spaced positions relative to the hosel; and a screw having a screw head and an externally threaded screw shaft extending from the screw head and defining a longitudinal central axis, wherein the shaft sleeve can be releasably secured to the club head by inserting the screw through the lower opening and tightening the screw into the threaded opening of the shaft sleeve such that the longitudinal central axis of the screw shaft is angularly offset from a longitudinal central axis of the hosel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A golf club assembly comprising:
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a club head having a hosel defining an upper opening, the club head also having a sole defining a lower opening in communication with the upper opening; a club shaft having a lower end portion; a shaft sleeve mounted on the lower end portion of the shaft and adapted to be received in the upper opening of the club head, the shaft sleeve having a lower end portion defining a threaded opening; a coupler system disposed on the shaft sleeve and defining a through bore extending from an upper opening of the coupler system to a lower opening of the coupler system, the coupler system including a first anti-rotation feature configured to engage a corresponding anti-rotation feature connected to the shaft sleeve and a second anti-rotation feature configured to engage an anti-rotation feature that is formed integrally with the hosel; wherein the coupler system can be selectively positioned relative to the hosel in different rotational positions; and a screw having a screw head and an externally threaded screw shaft extending from the screw head and defining a longitudinal central axis, wherein the shaft sleeve can be releasably secured to the club head by inserting the screw through the lower opening and tightening the screw into the threaded opening of the shaft sleeve such that the longitudinal central axis of the screw shaft is angularly offset from a longitudinal central axis of the hosel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club assembly comprising;
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a club head having a crown, a hosel defining an upper opening, the hosel defining a hosel axis extending through the upper opening, the club head also having a sole defining a lower opening in communication with the upper opening; a club shaft having a lower end portion defining a club shaft axis; an adjustable loft system configured to allow a maximum loft change of about 0.5 degrees to about 3.0 degrees, the adjustable loft system including a shaft sleeve, wherein the shaft sleeve is mounted on the lower end portion of the shaft and adapted to be received in the upper opening of the club head, the shaft sleeve having a lower end portion defining a threaded opening, wherein the shaft sleeve, when inserted into the upper opening, supports the shaft relative to the club head such that the club shaft axis is angularly offset from the hosel axis; and a screw having a screw head and an externally threaded screw shaft extending from the screw head and defining a longitudinal central axis, wherein the shaft sleeve can be releasably secured to the club head by inserting the screw through the lower opening and tightening the screw into the threaded opening of the shaft sleeve such that the longitudinal central axis of the screw shaft is angularly offset from a longitudinal central axis of the hosel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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