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| 20080227560 | Putting Trainer - A practice putting device comprises a generally L-shaped housing adapted in use to lie in a first stake position on a generally flat horizontal. Surface over which a golf ball can be putted towards the device, with the rear of one limb of the housing in contact with the flat surface and the other limb pointing in generally upward direction. The upper surface of the one limb presents a ramp ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080234063 | Method Of Reducing Golf Ball Spin - A method of applying a temporary lubricating material to the face of a golf club head to make the face “slippery” to reduce golf ball spin imparted into the ball from being struck by the golf club on a stroke-by-stroke basis. The method includes providing a geometrical body of a lubricating material having at least one application surface to apply a thin layer of the lubricating material on a surface; and (b) applying a thin layer of lubricating material to the striking surface of a golf club by contacting the striking surface with said at least one application surface of the geometrical body. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080268976 | Putting stroke trainer and method of use - A golf putting training device and method of use for developing a planing stroke. The device includes a rail that provides tactile feedback and may include a curved base and/or a putting line indicator that provides visual feedback. By training with the device, first with the both the visual feedback and then with the visual feedback alone, the user can develop a proper planing putting stroke. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080287209 | Rotational golf training aid - A hinged golf training club having a hinge that pivots rightwardly at a ninety degree angle relative to the reference plane | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080305880 | GOLF SWING AND PUTTING STROKE TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD - A golf training device that is equally useful in developing a putting stroke and a swing stroke. A club head is severed in the middle and a ball is rotatably secured between the head segments. A circumferential line is applied at the ball's equator defining a plane perpendicular to a line about which the ball rotates. Rotation of the ball is employed for training certain strokes or segments of strokes, and the circumferential line is employed for training certain strokes or segments of strokes. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090093319 | TRAINING DEVICE FOR SWING DEVELOPMENT - A training device | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090176593 | GOLF PUTTER - A golf putter for training in the shape of a right cylinder is made out of good weight material such as solid brass. The weight of the putter conditions the golfer's muscles and inhibits the golfer from decelerating during the stroke. The putter includes opposite circular striking faces and is swung in the manner of a pendulum whereby the golfer's finger and arm muscles are conditioned during putting. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090215547 | GOLF ALIGNMENT AID - A golf stroke alignment aid of particular use during putting, comprises a rectangular marker on the ball ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110111872 | Method And Apparatus For Analyzing A Golf Swing - This disclosure relates to a method for analyzing a golf swing, and an associated apparatus for use in the method. More specifically, this disclosure relates generally to a method of analyzing a golf swing by impacting a deformable medium with a golf club head. In the method, a club head impacts the deformable medium, causing the deformable medium to change shape. The change in shape may then be correlated to the value of a swing profile characteristic. Alternatively, the deformable medium may include a sensor, such that the sensor senses a measurement that is correlated to a value of a swing profile characteristic. Also disclosed are a deformable medium and a kit for use in the method. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110111873 | CLUB FITTING SYSTEM - A method of determining a reference lie angle for at least one iron-type golf club custom-fit for a player, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, comprises providing a first hitting surface and a second hitting surface, the first hitting surface being different from the second hitting surface; providing a test club comprising a data acquisition device; directing the player to swing the test club relative to the first hitting surface, whereby initial information is collected by the data acquisition device; determining whether the initial information collected by the data acquisition device satisfies a pre-set condition; if the condition is satisfied, directing the player to swing the test club relative to the second hitting surface, whereby supplemental information is collected by the data acquisition device; and evaluating the supplemental information collected by the data acquisition device to determine the reference lie angle. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110159978 | SHAFT SELECTION ASSIST APPARATUS - A shaft selection assist apparatus according to this invention includes a storage means for storing recommended shaft information indicating a correspondence between measurement parameters obtained upon a test strike with a golf club to which a predetermined reference shaft is attached, and recommended shafts among shafts of a plurality of types, an acquisition means for acquiring the measurement results of the measurement parameters associated with a test strike actually made by a user with the golf club, a selection means for selecting a recommended shaft by referring to the recommended shaft information based on the measurement results acquired by the acquisition means, and an output means for outputting information indicating the recommended shaft selected by the selection means. The recommended shaft information stored in the storage means is information which specifies recommended shafts based on the relationship between the shaft rigidity distribution and the measurement parameters. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110159979 | SHAFT SELECTION ASSIST APPARATUS - A shaft selection assist apparatus according to this invention includes a storage means for storing recommended shaft information indicating a correspondence between measurement parameters obtained upon a test strike with a golf club to which a predetermined reference shaft is attached, and recommended shafts among shafts of a plurality of types, an acquisition means for acquiring the measurement results of the measurement parameters associated with a test strike actually made by a user with the golf club, a selection means for selecting a recommended shaft by referring to the recommended shaft information based on the measurement results acquired by the acquisition means, and an output means for outputting information indicating the recommended shaft selected by the selection means. The measurement parameters include the vertical launch angle of a struck ball and the back spin amount on the struck ball. The recommended shaft information stored in the storage means is information which specifies recommended shafts based on the relationship between the shaft rigidity distribution, and the vertical launch angle and the back spin amount. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110250980 | GOLF PUTTING TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRAINING A GOLFER TO USE A PUTTER - A golf putting training apparatus for improving a golf stroke along a line of intended travel of a golf ball. The golf training apparatus includes a pair of upright supports and an eye alignment tool for aligning a user's eyes above the apparatus and in a vertical plane that includes the golf ball and the line of intended travel. The eye alignment tool is supported by and connected between the supports and above the golf ball and includes a substantially linear top edge and pair of generally parallel planar sides depending from the top edge toward a bottom edge. A method of training a golfer to use a putter used by the golfer during a golf putting stroke is also disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120021847 | TRAINING DEVICE FOR GOLF SWING - The present invention relates to a training device for golf swings, which overcomes the elastic resistance arising from the coil-spring on a golf swing and accelerates the head speed to strengthen and to accelerate the impact, thus magnifying the centrifugal force. The training device for golf swings according to the present invention includes: a first body section having a rod-shape; a grip section equipped on one side of the above first body section; a rod section which has one end thereof screw joined to the other side of the first body section, a larger outer-diameter than that of the first body section, and an inner space; a second body section wherein a part thereof is inserted into the insertion hole formed in the other side of the above rod section, and a protrusion having a larger outer diameter than that of the above insertion hole is formed in one side of the inserted part; a head section installed in the other side of the above second body section; and an elastic member positioned around the second body to come in contact with both ends at the protrusion and the inner space of the other side of the rod, and thus by the centrifugal force, causing elastic resistance letting the other side of the second body be movable in the inner space of the rod according to the swing speed when the user performs the swing. With this constitution, the present invention enables easy training to increase the flying distance of a golf ball and power as well as strengthening muscles for golf swings. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120108353 | METHOD FOR SELECTING GOLF CLUB - A plurality of golf clubs having mutually different flex point rates of a shaft is prepared. A subject hits a golf ball with one reference club included in the golf clubs. A face angle of the golf club immediately before hitting is measured by an apparatus | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120115625 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SPORTS SWING STRIKING ACCURACY - A device, system and method for managing swinging effectiveness of a sports related striking object configured to strike a struck object, is disclosed. The struck object may have a struck object diameter. The device may include a chalklike material, a substantially spherical shape, and a diameter of between approximately ⅕ to ⅓ the struck object diameter. The method may include: placing a first substantially spherical chalklike object on a golf tee; taking a first swing with a golf club and striking the substantially spherical chalklike object with a golf club thereby leaving a chalklike mark on a striking surface of the golf club; viewing the chalklike mark on the striking surface, and noting a first difference between a location of the chalklike mark and a sweet spot on the striking surface; placing a second substantially spherical chalklike object on the golf tee; taking a second swing with the golf club and striking the second spherical chalklike object with the golf club and adjusting the second swing in order to minimize a second difference between a second chalklike mark made from striking the second spherical chalklike object and the sweet spot on the striking surface based on the first distance noted in the noting. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120214607 | CLUB FITTING SYSTEM - A method of determining a reference lie angle for at least one iron-type golf club custom-fit for a player, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, comprises providing a first hitting surface and a second hitting surface, the first hitting surface being different from the second hitting surface; providing a test club comprising a data acquisition device; directing the player to swing the test club relative to the first hitting surface, whereby initial information is collected by the data acquisition device; determining whether the initial information collected by the data acquisition device satisfies a pre-set condition; if the condition is satisfied, directing the player to swing the test club relative to the second hitting surface, whereby supplemental information is collected by the data acquisition device; and evaluating the supplemental information collected by the data acquisition device to determine the reference lie angle. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120289353 | GOLF PRACTICE BAT HAVING ADDITIONAL BUILT-IN WEIGHT FOR ADJUSTING TOP, IMPACT AND FINISH TIMING - A golf practice bat is provided for practicing golf swings such as driver shots, iron shots, and the like. The location and timing at a top position during a back-swing, timing at the point of impact, and location and timing of the finish in a follow-through swing, are indicated through an impact sound so that a user can practice swings while estimating the positions of a club head and the timing from a backswing to impact and through to the finish of the follow-through swing. Further, a metal weight is integrated inside the golf practice bat such that loads are not distributed to the head portion, but are concentrated on a lower portion during golf swing practice. Therefore, a fixed weight is formed such that muscular strength is increased and a swing trajectory is naturally created during a golf swing. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130143682 | DIAGNOSING METHOD OF GOLF SWING - A diagnosing method of a golf swing according to the present invention includes the following steps:
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| 20130143683 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING GOLF CLUBS TO A SPECIFIC USER - There is provided a method and system for matching golf clubs to a specific user. The method includes providing both a height and a weight of the specific user; determining physical parameters of the specific user from both the height and the weight; providing data for each golf club; obtaining optimal club mass for a Driver; obtaining optimal values of both a moment of inertia about a grip centre and a mass for each golf club; and modifying each golf club to enable each golf club to attain the optimal values. The system involves utilizing the aforementioned information gathered for the method. It is advantageous that each of the golf clubs matched to the specific user are effectively employed with an application of identical swings from the specific user. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130150174 | MUSCLE TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention is directed to a muscle trainer and methods for exercising opposing muscles of a person moving an implement. If the opposing muscles were of appropriate strength, the opposing muscles would apply forces in opposite directions to the implement to assist in maintaining an ideal movement of the implement. The methods train the opposing muscles to consistently move the implement in an ideal way to accomplish the function. The methods include: (a) moving the muscle trainer through an actual motion; (b) determining a difference between the actual motion and an ideal motion, the difference indicating a dominating force direction in which the dominating muscles urge the muscle trainer; (c) applying an external force to the muscle trainer to urge the muscle trainer in the dominating force direction; and (d) using the non-dominating muscles to urge the muscle trainer against the external force to thereby exercise the non-dominating muscles. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20140221115 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS TO CUSTOM FIT GOLF CLUBS - Embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems to custom fit golf clubs are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150031466 | Putting Trainer - Embodiments of the Putting Trainer are comprised of two side guides and a middle guide. The middle guide is comprised of an essentially solid core with a plurality of notches to accept the side guides. The center guide is further comprised of a semi-circular notch. This semi-circular notch accepts the placement of the golf ball for the putting practice. The putting trainer is used by placing the side guides in the appropriate position on the middle guide. The side guides can be placed in the appropriate slots, in the middle guide by inserting the side guides with the tab in the appropriate slot. The middle guide is further comprised of holes formed in tabs located on either end of the middle guide through which a golf tee can be placed to hold the putting trainer in the appropriate position. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150314175 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head is provided having a club body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, and a heel portion. The club head also having a central portion connected with the front portion. A frame is connected with the central portion configured to provide a lightweight crown portion being located above an offset plane. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150335966 | PUTTER WITH INTEGRAL SIGHTLINE AND SOLE PLATE - A putter having a body with a striking surface, an upper surface that is visible to player when in the address position and a sole plate that is coupled to a bottom surface of the body. The upper surface includes at least one aperture and the sole plate includes a sightline projection that extends into the aperture to form a sightline on the putter that is visible to the player. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150360090 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprising an elongate shaft having a grip at a first longitudinal end thereof; a club head coupled to a second longitudinal end of the elongate shaft, the club head comprising a sole and a ball striking face; and, an elongate marker comprising a longitudinal axis orientated such that, when the sole of the golf club lies substantially parallel to the plane of the ground, the longitudinal axis of the elongate marker extends in a plane defined by a first vector in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the ground and a second vector substantially parallel to a normal of the face of the club head. In use, the marker assists the player in optimising the orientation of the golf club and, particularly but not exclusively, assists in achieving a “hands-ahead” position”. Methods for adapting a golf club and manufacturing a golf club are also disclosed. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160051882 | GOLF SWING TRAINING CLUB - A golf swing training club has a shaft with a club head secured to one end of the shaft, and a grip portion at the opposing end of the shaft, the grip portion having a lower section, an upper section and a bent section between the lower and upper sections. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160067583 | PUTTING TRAINER DEVICE - A putting training device includes a base having a first end portion, a second end portion and a middle portion for supporting an inclined, interchangeable elongate putting path member having a variety of widths and lengths for use by a user for improving the users putting stroke. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160375321 | GOLF CLUB - Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown a sole and a face and a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color and the area of shade or color of the face and the club head also includes a secondary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between the first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face; and a second portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the first portion. | 12-29-2016 |
