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A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the hosel. Hosel and shaft sleeve

A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the hosel. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features are provided that provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head.

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We claim: 1. A golf club, comprising:a club head including a hosel and a plurality of notches that extend through at least a portion of a sidewall of the hosel 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 includi

We claim: 1. A golf club, comprising:a club head including a hosel and a plurality of notches that extend through at least a portion of a sidewall of the hosel 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 tang that extends laterally outward beyond an outer surface of the sleeve body and is shaped to complement the shape of at least one of the plurality of notches, wherein at least a portion of the shaft sleeve is received within a sleeve bore of the hosel and the at least one tang engages at least one of the plurality of notches;at least one indicium disposed on the hosel adjacent at least one of the plurality of notches;at least one indicium disposed on the at least one tang; anda fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head.