Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
473236000 | Projection on face of swingable implement head provides reduced striking area | 8 |
20090203460 | PROBE GOLF TRAINING PUTTER - A putting training system is described which includes a modified putter head and may include a modified golf ball. The putter head includes sensor prongs which project from the putter head face. | 08-13-2009 |
20090305806 | PUTTER WITH AIMING ARMS - A golf putter includes a pair of aiming arms at each end of the putter head having opposite and inward facing arcuate surfaces corresponding to the outline of a golf hole. The aiming arms may be removed manually or may be made to pivot. In the latter, each arm is pivotally connected at opposing ends of the putter head and adapted to pivot about an axis between a forward aiming position and a second position away from the forward aiming position. Control of the rotation of the aiming arms may be by a lever operable from the putter shaft, or by a spring actuated by pushing downward on the putter shaft. | 12-10-2009 |
20100069169 | GOLF SWING TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A training golf club includes a shaft having a gripping end and an opposite end coupled with a club head. A club head face includes a planar striking face that is spaced from a club head sole. A lower face of the club head extends between a lower edge of the striking face to the sole of the club head, downwardly and rearwardly from the plane of the striking face. Striking a ball below a mid-plane of the ball with the striking face produces a desirable shot, whereas striking the ball above the mid-plane produces an undesirable shot. Repeated use of the club teaches a user to consistently swing a club with a forward shaft lean for optimal impact with a ball. | 03-18-2010 |
20110053699 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE PUTTING AID AND METHOD OF USE - Attachable systems and methods allow a golfer to ‘zero in’ on the desired striking zone or “sweet spot” of a club, including putters and non-putters. One or more guides are positionable relative to the desired striking zone, such that if a golf ball interacts with a guide during a swing, the guide provides aural or tactile feedback that the club has hit the ball outside of the desired striking zone. The device may include at least two guides, one positionable on one side of the desired striking zone and the other positionable on the other side of the desired striking zone. The device may comprise guides in the form of a tab or leaf pivotable from an up position when not in use to a down position for use. If the club head has a back side, a portion of the device may contact with the back side. In particular, if the club is an iron with a rear cavity on the club head, a portion of the device may be received in the cavity to enhance stability, particularly during a swing. Training methods are also disclosed. | 03-03-2011 |
20120077609 | Rules conforming dual-purpose putter - This golf rules conforming dual-purpose putter invention is created to provide a golf putting club that can be either used to play the game of golf with the flat front face surface or be used for putting practice to train the eyes and muscles of the golfer. Precise putting practice develops the neurological sequencing of optimal skeleto-muscular effectiveness and is affected by using the radiused, ovoid back surface of the putter, to consistently strike the ball in a manner causing the ball to roll perfectly on the chosen path to and into the hole upon execution of the perfect putting stroke. This invention is for a golf putting club that provides immediate visual feedback of any positive, symmetrical, or negative, asymmetrical, contact between the planar centers of the putter and the golf ball. Imprecise contact at the putter center line, instead at a point toward the toe or the heel of the putter, and the impact point of the golf ball will cause the ball to roll in an erratic, off-axis direction. This invention has created a putter that is the weight, length, shaft angle, and center line configuration for the purposes of both practicing and playing. This dual-purpose putter invention, is significant in that it completely conforms with the worldwide equipment rules of golf so that it may be carried in the bag and used as one of the 14, allowed clubs for playing golf. | 03-29-2012 |
20120214608 | Golf Training Driver Club With An Elevated Face And Sweet Spot - The present invention is a golf training club with an elevated clubface and sweet spot so that when the ball is struck anywhere but the center of the club the ball would exaggerate its flight to the right, left, up or down; the ball will fly straight only when hit right in the center of the club. The invention helps a golfer to practice precise contact, verify that the face of the golf club has not been inadvertently rotated during the swing and become more conscious of the direction and angle of their swing. | 08-23-2012 |
20130123035 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE GOLF TRAINING AIDS AND METHODS OF USE - Attachable systems and methods allow a golfer to ‘zero in’ on the desired striking zone or “sweet spot” of a club, including putters and non-putters. One or more guides are positionable relative to the desired striking zone, such that if a golf ball interacts with a guide during a swing, the guide provides aural or tactile feedback that the club has hit the ball outside of the desired striking zone. The device may include at least two guides, one positionable on one side of the desired striking zone and the other positionable on the other side of the desired striking zone. The device may comprise guides in the form of a tab or leaf pivotable from an up position when not in use to a down position for use. If the club head has a back side, a portion of the device may contact with the back side. | 05-16-2013 |
20130178300 | GOLF TRAINING ACCESSORY - A golf training accessory has a body that defines at least two elongated ball striking surfaces having different widths, each width being less than approximately 10 mm. An attachment arrangement attaches the body to a head of a putter in manner in which either one of the ball striking surfaces is coincident with an intended strike zone of the putter head. The attachment arrangement is configured to permit a user to select a ball striking surface to be coincident with the intended strike zone. | 07-11-2013 |