Abstract: A golf club positioning and position indicating device having a mounting base that is releasably attached to the shaft of a golf club below the handgrip of the club. A positioning head support for support and orientation of a positioning head which can be visually inspected by a golfer when addressing the golf ball in preparation for the intended golf stroke. The positioning head support is releasably received in specifically oriented relation by the mounting base to provide for simple and efficient assembly or disassembly of the positioning head relative to the mounting base. A spirit level support is connected in adjustable pivotal relation with the positioning head support and retains a circular spirit level of a dimension that can be easily visually inspected by a golfer holding the golf club at the ball addressing position.

Abstract: Metal-to-metal seals for pin and box member tubular joints are disclosed where mating annular surfaces are machined at slightly different angles such that the bearing load from initial contact is entirely on the leading edge of the pin annular surface and the trailing edge of the box annular surface. The mismatch of the sealing surfaces is selected for any particular seal geometry such that at final make-up, the bearing load has a relatively even distribution across the entire sealing surface in contact, thus broadly distributing make-up bearing stresses and minimizing any resulting tendency for galling that may occur, in particular for joints having relatively thick walls for both pin and box members.