Golf club having alignment markings

A golf club comprising:

• a club head having an upper surface and a toe end;
• a hosel extending from the club head, the hosel including a mounting socket;
• a shaft extending from and mounted to the club head via the mounting socket of the hosel;
• wherein the golf club includes one or more alignment markings positioned on one or more of an upper surface of the hosel adjacent the shaft and mounting socket, an appendage extending rearwardly from the hosel, or an appendage extending from the upper surface of the club head between the hosel and the toe end of the club head, the alignment markings being positioned above and spatially separated from the upper surface, and at least a portion of the club shaft extending above the one or more alignment markings wherein in use and viewed from above, a portion of the one or more alignment markings is adjacent to or obscured by the shaft when in a desired alignment.

A golf club comprising:

• a club head having an upper surface;
• a mounting member extending from the club head;
• a shaft extending from and mounted to the club head;
• and
• one or more alignment marking positioned on and protruding from the mounting member, the one or more alignment marking substantially elevated from the club head and spatially separated from the upper surface and at least a portion of the club shaft extending above the alignment marking wherein in use and viewed from above, a portion of the alignment marking is adjacent to or obscured by the shaft when in a desired alignment,
• wherein an upper portion of the mounting member defines a mounting socket receiving a bottom end of the shaft, mounting member including a generally upper surface around the socket the one or more alignment marking positioned on the upper surface of the mounting member.