Abstract: A golf club having a shaft (3) and a club head (2) which is connected to a shank portion (4) of the shaft at its heel end (31) so that it can be rotated around the axis of the shank portion. The configuration of the shank portion is such that the shaft axis and the shank axis intersect at about the bottom of the heel end of the club head so that rotating the club head around the shank axis causes the angle between the club face (30) and the shaft (3) to change.

Abstract: A golf club which includes interconnected segments which can be added to extend the length thus providing an inexpensive alternative to buying new golf clubs. The segments are securely connected to achieve a rigid and sturdy golf club which can grow longer as a child grows taller. The segments preferably have a threaded male/female connection with epoxy applied to the threads followed by the added security of a roll pin inserted into the connection.

Abstract: An adjustable golf club handle mounting arrangement includes a threaded adjustment rod member having a split coupling tube at one end, a shaft having a bottom end fastened to a club head by a screw joint and a top end inserted into the split coupling tube of the adjustment rod member, an internally threaded grip threaded onto the threaded adjustment rod member, and a tapered holding down socket sleeved onto the split coupling tube of the adjustment rod member to hold down the split coupling tube of adjustment rod member on the top end of the shaft, causing the split coupling tube of the adjustment rod member and the top end of the shaft together to be firmly secured together.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved club of the type that includes a main rod 1, an auxiliary rod 2, and an extension rod 3. The engagement between the main rod 1 and the auxiliary rod 2 is facilitated by the threaded collar 11 of the main rod 1 and the threaded sleeve 25 of the auxiliary rod 2. One end of the auxiliary rod 2 is provided with a fastening collar 24 and an expanding socket 21. By the axial movement of the threaded sleeve 25 and the auxiliary rod 2, the length of the auxiliary rod 2 can be adjusted. On the other hand, the junction between the auxiliary rod 2 and the extension rod 3 is provided with zigzag or taper or polygonal shape end with which the extension rod 3 can be fixedly adjusted respect to the auxiliary rod 2. By this arrangement, the overall length of the club can be readily and conveniently adjusted according to the height of the user.

Abstract: A convertible golf club comprises an elongated shaft having a club head at a distal end and an overgrip at a proximal end. Removable hand guides are secured to the overgrip with a threaded attachment fastener. The hand guides each include a positioning flange that directs a golfer's hands along the overgrip length into a location appropriate for a particular type of shot. The overgrip is tapered from a minimum diameter at a proximal end of the overgrip to a maximum diameter at a distal end of the overgrip.

Abstract: A light-weight handle is disclosed for use on new or existing golf clubs regardless of their shaft material. The handle comprises an elongated tubular member having a radially expanded gripping surface and a way for attaching the handle to a golf club shaft.

Abstract: An adjustable apparatus handle having a shaft, a grip sleeved onto the shaft, and a butt cap fixedly fastened to one end of the grip, wherein the shaft has a front part of polygonal cross section, a rear part of reduced diameter, and a piston endpiece at one end of the rear part remote from the front part; the grip has a front part fitting over the front part of the shaft, a rear part fitting over the rear part of the shaft and defining an air chamber between the piston endpiece of the shaft and the butt cap; the butt cap having an air hole disposed in communication between the air chamber and the atmosphere, and a control valve moved in the air hole between a first position where the air hole is closed and the air chamber is maintained in an air tight status to stop the shaft from an axial movement in the grip, and a second position where the air hole is opened and air is allowed to pass between the air chamber and the atmosphere, permitting the shaft to be moved axially in the grip.

Abstract: A shaft of a golf putter has a stroke grip between a support grip and a putterhead. The stroke grip has an engaging face that is supported by the fingers of a player and a pushing face to be grasped by the palm of the player. The putter is in suspension by the support grip being supported by the other fingers of the player. When the putter is locked in suspension, the engaging face of the stroke grip is supported by the fingers of the player and the pushing face is touched by the palm of the player.

Abstract: A mallet for croquet, including a tubular main shaft, a tubular auxiliary shaft slidably mounted in the main shaft and fixed at the desired location by a binding ring and a chuck sleeve, an extension rod slidably mounted in the auxiliary shaft and secured in the extended position by a split ring, a head for hitting the ball, and a swivel connector having a rear end plugged into one end of extension rod remote from the auxiliary shaft and an opposite end terminating in a ball knob secured in a circularly recessed face of a ball seat in a hole in the middle of the head by a socket.

Abstract: The disclosed collapsible golf club shaft is formed of a conventional stepped one-piece tubular golf shaft having diameters progressing from a large ID and OD end to a smaller ID and OD end, being cut in two at the end of one cylindrical axial sections next to the larger axial section, allowing the two pieces to be telescoped together as inner and outer pieces, and shifted then between a collapsed position compactly nested together and an extended operative position with only endmost stepped sections of the pieces yet overlapped at a separable connection between the pieces. A screw can be extended through wall structure openings and threaded into a reinforcing structure inside the inner piece at the connection for locking the pieces together in the extended operative position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a golf club comprising a shaft having a longitudinal axis. On the shaft is a hosel, and a head is securable on the hosel. When the head is secured on the hosel it may be used to strike a golf ball. The head is slidably adjustable along at least a portion of the hosel to a selected distance from the longitudinal axis of the shaft. Preferably, the selected distance may be greater than the diameter of the golf ball.

Abstract: A golf shaft extender is glued into the handle end of a golf shaft. The extender has a stepped down portion with at least one type of reinforcement used to reinforce the stepped down portion to prevent breakage at the step down. Specifically, the step down is reinforced with an internal rib, tapered inner wall, greater wall thickness, an external concave fillet radius, a tapered outer wall or some combination thereof. The portion of the golf shaft extender glued into the golf shaft has circumferential grooves intersected by longitudinal grooves to aide the even dispersion of the adhesive.

Abstract: A putter in combination with an adjustable putter grip including an attachment handle. A clamping mechanism couples the putter to the attachment handle thereby permitting a user to manipulate the putter with their wrists locked and their arms in a parallel relationship. The attachment handle is secured to the putter in a T-shaped configuration and can be adjusted along a length of the putter.

Abstract: A golf club putter having an elongated shaft that is used in a manner that insures a golfer putts with a pendulum type stroke, as recommended by many Professional Golf Association teaching professionals. The elongated putter consists of two tapered shaft sections where a smaller lower section can collapse inside a larger upper section, a putter head affixed to the bottom end of the lower section, a elongated grip extending down from the top of the upper shaft section and a 30 degree bend at the bottom of the lower shaft section for proper alignment of the putter head when the golf club is held in position for putting. During putting, the elongated putter is positioned with the upper end of the shaft in the golfer's forward arm pit, or, for taller players, up under the forward arm against the side of the chest. The golfer's hands are positioned on the grip in the middle of the shaft to guide the putter along a line that will direct a ball towards the hole.

Abstract: An adjustable hockey stick with a handle having inner and outer telescopic members that are relatively movable for adjusting the length of the handle. A locking element having two pivotally connected sections are provided for locking the inner and outer members at selected positions. The inner and outer members are fixed in position by inserting the locking element into registered apertures in the outer and inner members. The locking element is secured in position by bending it at its pivot connection. When the locking element is removed, the inner and outer members are frictionally movable for lengthening or shortening the handle. A hockey blade is provided at the working end of the hockey stick.

Abstract: A golf club fitting apparatus and method utilizes a number of different club heads, the club heads having hosel or shaft receiving bores at different angles and securing devices for releasably securing a hosel at the lower end of a golf club shaft in the bore, and a number of different shafts. The heads have different parameters such as peripheral weighting, center of gravity, and face area in addition to different bore angles. A player can select various different head and shaft combinations to test. To test each combination, the hosel at the end of the shaft is inserted in the bore, and releasably secured in position. The player then tries it out. The shaft is released, and a new combination is tested in the same manner, until an optimum fit for that particular player is found.