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. Alignment features on the componen
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. Alignment features on the components provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
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1. A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel and a plurality of hosel alignment features, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment features are disposed adjacent a proximal end of the hosel;an elongate shaft;a shaft sleeve coupled to a distal end portion of t
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A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel and a plurality of hosel alignment features, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment features are 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 a plurality of sleeve alignment features, wherein the sleeve body is constructed from a non-metallic material having a specific gravity less than about 2.6 g/cc, wherein the shaft sleeve includes a threaded insert disposed in a distal portion of the sleeve body, wherein the threaded insert is constructed from a metallic material;a wedge member including a plurality of wedge alignment features, wherein the wedge member is interposed between the shaft sleeve and the hosel; anda fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head,wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel, andwherein the shaft sleeve provides a shaft angle between the shaft sleeve and the shaft. 2. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the wedge member is constructed from a non-metallic material having a specific gravity less than about 2.6 g/cc. 3. The golf club of claim 2, wherein the wedge member is constructed from a non-metallic material having a specific gravity less than about 2.0 g/cc. 4. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the sleeve body is constructed from a non-metallic material having a specific gravity less than about 2.0 g/cc. 5. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile modulus less than about 16 Mpsi. 6. The golf club of claim 5, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile modulus less than about 12 Mpsi. 7. The golf club of claim 6, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile modulus less than about 8 Mpsi. 8. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile strength greater than about 10,000 psi and less than about 120,000 psi. 9. The golf club of claim 8, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile strength less than about 75,000 psi. 10. The golf club of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile strength less than about 50,000 psi. 11. The golf club of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile strength greater than about 20,000 psi. 12. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the sleeve body has a wall thickness that is greater than about 0.6 mm. 13. The golf club of claim 12, wherein the sleeve body has a wall thickness that is between about 0.8 mm and about 1.2 mm. 14. The golf club of claim 1, wherein a transition between a side wall of the sleeve body and a distal flange of the shaft sleeve in a shaft bore of the shaft sleeve is radiused, wherein the radius is greater than about 1.0 mm. 15. The golf club of claim 14, wherein the radius is between about 1.0 mm and about 1.4 mm. 16. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the wedge alignment features form tangs textending outward from an outer surface of the sleeve body, wherein adjacent alignment features are coupled by a radius portion having a radius that is between about 0.8 and about 1.4 mm. 17. A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel and a plurality of hosel alignment features, wherein the hosel defines a sleeve bore and the hosel alignment features are 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 a plurality of sleeve alignment features, wherein the sleeve body is constructed from a non-metallic material having a specific gravity less than about 2.0 g/cc, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile modulus less than about 16 Mpsi, wherein the shaft sleeve includes a threaded insert disposed in a distal portion of the sleeve body, wherein the threaded insert is constructed from a metallic material, wherein the sleeve body has a wall thickness that is greater than about 0.6 mm, wherein a transition between a side wall of the sleeve body and a distal flange of the shaft sleeve in a shaft bore of the shaft sleeve is radiused, wherein the radius is greater than about 1.0 mm;a wedge member including a plurality of wedge alignment features, wherein the wedge member is interposed between the shaft sleeve and the hosel, wherein the wedge member is constructed from a non-metallic material having a specific gravity less than about 2.0 g/cc; anda fastener that releasably couples the shaft sleeve to the club head,wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel, andwherein the shaft sleeve provides a shaft angle between the shaft sleeve and the shaft. 18. The golf club of claim 17, wherein the non-metallic material of the sleeve body has a tensile modulus less than about 8 Mpsi. 19. The golf club of claim 17, wherein the sleeve body has a wall thickness that is between about 0.8 mm and about 1.2 mm. 20. The golf club of claim 17, wherein the radius is between about 1.0 mm and about 1.4 mm.
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