Interchangeable shaft system

摘要

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 discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.

主权项

1. A golf club, comprising:
a golf club head including a hosel, wherein the hosel defines a hosel bore having a longitudinal axis and a proximal end surface; an elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve assembly coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, the shaft sleeve assembly including a sleeve body and tension member coupled to the sleeve body by a flexible coupling, wherein the flexible coupling is flexible in only a single plane, wherein the sleeve body includes a plurality of sleeve alignment features; a wedge member including a plurality of wedge alignment features on at least a proximal end of the wedge member, wherein the wedge member is interposed between the sleeve body and the proximal end surface of the hosel; and a fastener that releasably couples the tension member to the club head, wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel and wherein the sleeve body provides a shaft angle between the sleeve body and the shaft.