Extensible golf club

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.

1 . An extensible golf club comprising: 
 a club head;    a handle; and    a shaft coupled to the club head and the handle,    said shaft including a plurality of spacer segments operable to selectively adjust the length of the shaft,    said shaft being configured to prevent telescopic adjustment of the length thereof.    
     
     
         2 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said shaft including a normally lower portion coupled to the club head and a normally upper portion coupled to the handle,    said spacer segments being adapted to be coupled between the lower portion and the upper portion.    
     
     
         3 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 2 , 
 said shaft being non-retractable.    
     
     
         4 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 each of said spacer segments including a first end and a second end,    said first end of one of said spacer segments being configured to at least partly abut a second end of an adjacent one of said spacer segments.    
     
     
         5 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said spacer segments being interchangeable.    
     
     
         6 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 1;  and 
 a locking mechanism for fixing the spacer segments relative to one another.  
 
     
     
         7 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 6 , 
 said locking mechanism selected from the group consisting of thread, epoxy, a pin, and combinations of two or more thereof.    
     
     
         8 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said spacer segments being selectively interconnectable so that multiple spacer segments can be simultaneously used to adjust the length of the shaft.    
     
     
         9 . An extensible golf club comprising: 
 a club head;    a normally lower shaft attached to the club head;    a handle;    a normally upper shaft attached to the handle; and    a plurality of selectively interconnectable spacer segments for coupling the normally lower shaft to the normally upper shaft, with the distance between the club head and handle being adjustable by varying the number of spacer segments coupled between the shafts.    
     
     
         10 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 9 , 
 said spacer segments being non-telescopically coupled to the normally lower shaft.    
     
     
         11 . An extensible golf club as claimed in claim  9 ; and 
 a locking mechanism for fixing the spacer segments relative to one another.    
     
     
         12 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 11 , 
 said locking mechanism selected from the group consisting of thread, epoxy, a pin, and combinations of two or more thereof.    
     
     
         13 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 9 , 
 each of said spacer segments including a first end and a second end,    said first end of one of said spacer segments being configured to at least partly abut a second end of an adjacent one of said spacer segments.    
     
     
         14 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 9 , 
 said spacer segments being interchangeable.    
     
     
         15 . An extensible golf club comprising: 
 a club head;    a handle spaced from the club head;    a shaft coupled to the handle and the club head; and    a plurality of spacers, each being selectively, threadably interconnectable with the shaft to adjust the distance between the club head and handle.    
     
     
         16 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 said shaft including a normally lower section and a normally upper section,    each of said spacers being couplable to either the upper section or the lower section.    
     
     
         17 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 16 , 
 said shaft being non-retractable.    
     
     
         18 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 16 , 
 said shaft being non-telescoping.    
     
     
         19 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 each of said spacers including a first end and a second end,    said first end of one of said spacers being adapted to at least partly abut a second end of an adjacent one of said spacers.    
     
     
         20 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 19 , 
 said spacers being interconnectable by a male/female connection.    
     
     
         21 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 20 , 
 said spacers being substantially identical to one another.    
     
     
         22 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 said spacers being selectively interconnectable so that multiple spacers can be simultaneously used to adjust the distance between the club head and handle.    
     
     
         23 . A method of lengthening the shaft of a golf club, said method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) disconnecting a normally upper shaft section from a normally lower shaft section, wherein the upper shaft section is fixed to a handle and the lower shaft section is fixed to a club head; and    (b) connecting at least one spacer between the shaft sections.    
     
     
         24 . A method as claimed in  claim 23 , 
 step (a) including the step of unscrewing the shaft sections relative to one another.    
     
     
         25 . A method as claimed in  claim 24 , 
 step (a) including the step of unscrewing a spacer relative to at least one of the shaft sections.    
     
     
         26 . A method as claimed in  claim 23 , 
 step (b) including the step of threadably attaching the at least one spacer to at least one of the shaft sections.    
     
     
         27 . An extensible golf club comprising: 
 upper and lower shaft sections cooperatively presenting a common shaft axis along which each of the sections extends;    a handle fixed relative to the upper shaft section;    a club head fixed relative to the lower shaft section,    said club head presenting a center of gravity that is radially offset relative to the lower shaft section,    said club head further presenting a generally flat ball-striking surface extending between opposite outermost edges of the club head, with one of the edges being spaced further from the shaft axis than the other; and    at least one spacer removably and threadably connectable between the shaft sections to adjust the distance between the handle and the club head, with the shaft sections and the at least one spacer being configured so that the distance between the handle and club head is greater when the at least one spacer is connected between the shaft sections than when the at least one spacer is removed from shaft sections.    
     
     
         28 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 27 , 
 said club head being asymmetrical relative to the shaft axis,    said ball-striking surface projecting generally radially from the shaft axis.    
     
     
         29 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 27 , 
 said ball-striking surface presenting a plurality grooves.    
     
     
         30 . An extensible golf club as claimed in  claim 29 , 
 said grooves being at least substantially parallel relative to one another and spaced inwardly relative to the.