INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM
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1. A golf club, comprising:
- a club head including a hosel and at least one hosel alignment feature, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment feature is 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 at least one sleeve alignment feature that is shaped to complement the shape of the hosel alignment feature, wherein at least a portion of the shaft sleeve is received within the sleeve bore and the sleeve alignment feature engages the hosel alignment feature;
a weight member coupled to the shaft sleeve; and
a fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head.
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Abstract
A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head.
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1. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head including a hosel and at least one hosel alignment feature, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment feature is 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 at least one sleeve alignment feature that is shaped to complement the shape of the hosel alignment feature, wherein at least a portion of the shaft sleeve is received within the sleeve bore and the sleeve alignment feature engages the hosel alignment feature; a weight member coupled to the shaft sleeve; and a fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head including a hosel and a plurality of notches spaced circumferentially about a proximal end of the hosel that extend through at least a portion of a sidewall of the hosel, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore; 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 tangs that extend laterally outward beyond an outer surface of the sleeve body, wherein at least a portion of the shaft sleeve is received within the sleeve bore and the tangs engage the notches; a weight member coupled to the shaft sleeve; and a fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head including a hosel and a plurality of hosel alignment features spaced circumferentially about a proximal end of the hosel, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment feature is disposed adjacent a proximal end of the hosel; an elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft and removably coupled to the club head, the shaft sleeve including a sleeve body and at least one sleeve alignment feature that is shaped to engage at least one of the hosel alignment features, wherein at least a portion of the shaft sleeve is received within the sleeve bore; and a weight member coupled to the shaft sleeve.
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