Connection assembly for a golf club
A golf club including a club head and an interchangeable shaft is disclosed herein. A connection assembly ( 44 ) comprises a sleeve insert ( 47 ), a hosel sleeve ( 48 ), a hosel tube ( 46 ), a ring mechanism ( 48 ) and a guide ring ( 49 ).
1. A connection assembly for connecting a shaft to a golf club head, the connection assembly comprising:
a hosel sleeve composed of urethane;
a hosel tube composed of amorphous metal;
a sleeve insert composed of amorphous metal;
a ring mechanism composed of amorphous metal; and
a guide ring composed of an injection molded plastic.
2. A wood-type golf club comprising:
a club head including a striking face, a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel end, a toe end, and an internal hosel having a first opening in the crown portion;
a shaft having a tip end;
a connection assembly for removably connecting the shaft to the club head, the connection assembly comprising a hosel sleeve fixed to the tip end of the shaft, a hosel tube connected to the internal hosel of the club head, a sleeve insert engaging the hosel sleeve and the hosel tube, a ring mechanism and a guide ring, wherein the hosel sleeve is composed of urethane, the hosel tube is composed of amorphous metal, the sleeve insert is composed of amorphous metal, the ring mechanism is composed of amorphous metal, and the guide ring is composed of an injection molded plastic.