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| 20080248894 | Golf Putter - A golf putter head dimensioned to closely simulate the size of a regulation-sized golf hole and including at least an indicium approximating the size of a golf ball, whereby a golfer is presented with a visual representation of the size of the target at which he/she is aiming. The golf putter head further indicia for indicating a direction of initial travel of the ball. Further, the golf putter head includes three-dimensional indicia to assist the golfer in properly aligning his/her eyes and hands above the golf putter head while addressing the golf ball to be struck. When the golfer is in a proper stance the three-dimensional indicia substantially “disappear.” | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080261718 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprising: a shaft; a head affixed to a distal end of the shaft and having a ball striking face, the head comprising spaced apart lower and upper portions which have respectively: lower and upper primary alignment guides extending substantially perpendicular to the ball striking face, the lower primary alignment guide provided by at least one lower slot portion in the lower portion and the upper primary alignment guide provided by at least one upper slot portion in the upper portion; and lower and upper secondary alignment guides extending substantially parallel to the ball striking face, the lower secondary alignment guide provided by at least one further lower slot portion in the lower portion and the upper secondary alignment guide provided by at least one further upper slot portion in the upper portion, the primary and secondary alignment guides being positioned relative to one another so that a golfer's eyes are correctly aligned relative to the golf club head when the primary and secondary alignment guides are respectively perceived as being superposed. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080287214 | TRAINING PUTTER - A club head for use with a golf putter is provided. This club head includes a body having a center longitudinal axis passing lengthwise therethrough; a first guide rod mounted within and passing through the body parallel to the center longitudinal axis and on one side thereof, wherein the first guide rod is selectively positionable lengthwise within the body; and a second guide rod mounted within and passing through the body parallel to the center longitudinal axis and on the opposite side thereof, wherein the second guide rod is selectively positionable lengthwise within the body. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080293513 | Direction and distance correcting golf putter - A golf putter has a putter head with an actively compliant beam which is parallel to the face of the putter. The beam connects to a shaft along its length and is separated from the head except for its ends. The force of impact between the face of the putter and the ball on the putter face sweet spot causes a stress to develop in the beam, resulting in a deflection in the beam proportional to the force of the impact, while maintaining the putter face orientation with respect to the putting line. Impacts which miss the sweet spot will cause the putter face to skew to an angle with respect to the putting line, also introducing a proportional flexure of the beam, depending on the distance between the sweet spot and the point of impact. The beam has a characteristic time such that as the force between the ball and the putter face decreases to zero after impact, the beam flexure simultaneously recovers causing the putter face to return to its original putting line orientation at almost the same instant the ball leaves the putter face, thereby providing distance and directional correction for mishit putts. Additionally, when a putter head with a suitable moment of inertia is coupled with an actively compliant beam, feel and alignment are substantially enhanced. The putter also uses a unique visual alignment sight line groove on the top surface of the putter head, extending from the face to the back of the putter. The groove is perpendicular to the face of the putter and may have tapered side walls. It is positioned directly above and parallel to the center of mass and the sweet spot, so that it can be positioned directly over the intended putting line when the putter is properly located on the putting surface. The base of the groove has contrasting stripes, so that when the golfer's dominant eye is properly located over the groove, the entire stripped base of the groove is visible to the golfer. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080293514 | STRUCTURE OF A GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE - Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), have a high moment of inertia about their center, to help prevent twisting and mis-hits, particularly when the ball striking device hits the ball at a somewhat off-center position. The ball striking head of the ball striking device may be structured and/or weighted (optionally with separately attachable weight elements) to have a moment of inertia about a center of the ball striking surface of at least 10,000 g-cm | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080300067 | Golf Putter Head and Club - The invention provides a golf putter | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090011853 | Mini-Face Blade Putter - A method of fitting a golf putter to an individual golf stroke of a person which comprises the steps of:
| 01-08-2009 |
| 20090029798 | True aim putter - The putter according to the invention comprises a putter head having a forward-facing striking surface, a heel, a toe, a top surface and a rear alignment section. The rear alignment section comprises one or more elongated indicator bars of uniform width that project backwards and that are arranged perpendicularly to the striking surface at a first upper level. Arranged at a second, lower level is a corresponding number of elongated warning strips of a contrasting color, each warning strip having approximately the same width as, and being arranged in vertical alignment with, its corresponding elongated indicator bar. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090098947 | DYNAMIC GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH MOMENTUM - This invention, in contrast to other golf club head inventions, presents an entirely new concept in the formulation of golf club heads. Wherein this invention utilizes the scientific properties of the spherical weight, resulting in substantial improvements in the functioning of the golf club heads and the corresponding improvements in the golf swing. A spherical weight is disposed in golf club heads, as specified, employing the scientific properties of the sphere, to develop an “in line momentum”. This results in a responsive control and an easier executed golf swing. The conventional golf club, actually, is made like a small paddle with an upright handle at one end. Whereas, the golf club, of this invention, because of its specifications, embodies the weight of the club head, the spherical weight, and the club shaft, substantially, all in one line, producing a superior functioning golf club. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090105008 | PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a body comprising a front surface having an opening therein for receiving a primary insert. One or more secondary inserts may be disposed in the primary insert and may include a leading surface, a trailing surface, and at least one intermediate surface. The leading surface may be physically exposed to the elements, the trailing surface may be exposed to the eye, and the at least one intermediate surface may be physically exposed to the elements and/or visually exposed. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090111605 | Golf putter - A real loft angle of a putter ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090118035 | Adjustable alignment golf putter - An adjustable alignment golf putter to compensate for a golfer's visual misalignment of the putter face due to eye predominance or other source of misalignment to the intended or target line taking into account the slope and contour of the green comprising an upper golf grip and a lower putter head attached to opposite end portions of a putter shaft, the putter head including a putter body having an outer putter face including a centrally disposed optimum contact point on one side thereof to strike a golf ball when putting and a visual alignment means formed on the side opposite the putter face, the visual alignment means including a visual alignment base to support an adjustable alignment element movably positioned thereon in operative disposition relative to the optimum contact point to selectively align the adjustable alignment element on a virtual intended or target line between the optimum contact point and the cup angularly off set relative to the intended or target line between the golf ball and cup to compensate for the golfer's visual misalignment when putting the golf ball along the intended line to the cup and an alignment element retention member to selectively secure the adjustable alignment element in position relative to the optimum contact point. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090131201 | Putter - Putter of which the sole surface of the putter head is made of low friction material such as Teflon is disclosed. This allows the golfer to putt by comfortably gliding the sole of the putter head while looking at the target rather than the ball. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090137337 | Golf putter with an adjustable handle and a shaft that rotats about the handle and method for using the same - An improved putter having an adjustable handle, shaft, and putter head. The adjustable handle is configured for a first position or a second position. The shaft is connected with the adjustable handle and configured to rotate about the handle. The putter head is connected with the shaft and configured to move in a pendulum motion as the shaft rotates about the handle. The adjustable handle can be placed at a first position such that the handle is substantially perpendicular with respect to the shaft. The adjustable handle can be placed at a second position such that the handle is positioned in a vertical or upright position so that the golfer can easily place the improved putter into the golf bag after putting. In the first position, the golfer can use the pendulum motion of the putter head to putt a golf ball into the hole. Because the pendulum motion provides a stable motion for a putter head, the putter head can strike a golf ball with a higher degree of accuracy by moving along a target line and not deviating from that line. The improved putter also has a slidable grip on the shaft that allows the golfer to have a free flowing putting stroke. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090149274 | DUAL FACE PUTTER HEAD - A putter-type club head having a blade member and a peripheral mass belt is disclosed herein. The blade member is preferably composed of an aluminum alloy, and has a first surface with a first insert and a second surface with a second insert. The blade member is removably attached to the peripheral mass belt to allow for a reversal of the striking surface from the first face surface to the second face surface. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090170630 | PUTTER HEAD - A putter-type club head ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090170631 | PUTTER HEAD - A putter head wherein a depth of a center of gravity, ZGR, is a value greater than half of a head width W, namely, ZGR≧W/2, and that a moment of inertia, IY, about the center of gravity is such that IY≧4000 g·cm | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090176598 | GOLF PUTTER HEAD - A golf putter has a head provided with spaced, upper and lower leading edges and a toe and heel presenting a club face for striking a golf ball. The face extends linearly substantially from the toe to the heel, and extends between the upper and lower edges of the head along an arc having a radius of from approximately nine to thirty-five inches to provide consistent and predictable ball rolling characteristics. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090186718 | GOLF CLUB FOR GOLFER ALIGNMENT - A golf club that positions a golfer to establish a desired viewpoint of a golf ball when preparing to strike the golf ball with the golf club. The golf club includes an elongated shaft, a grip provided adjacent to a proximate end of the shaft that the golfer grips to hold the golf club while striking the golf ball during a golf swing, and a club head coupled adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and including a face exposed at a surface of the head for contacting the golf ball during the golf swing. A visual indicator is provided to the club head, wherein the visual indicator is observable by the golfer to indicate that the golfer is positioned in at least one of a predetermined longitudinal direction relative to the club head and a predetermined lateral direction relative to the club head to afford the golfer the desired viewpoint of the golf ball before striking the golf ball. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090270198 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL ALIGNMENT AID AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A golf club head has a front wall member and a rear wall member joined by a pair of arms that extend rearward from the from the heel and toe ends of the front wall member. An arcuate wall formed in the rear wall member provides an alignment aid. The club may have a protrusion extending above the top rail. The protrusion may have an arcuate surface that corresponds to the arcuate wall formed in the rear member to enhance alignment of the golf club head. The club head may include a transverse alignment aid to assist the user with proper eye position and lie of the club head when addressing the golf ball. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090280925 | Putter head - Embodiments of a putter-type golf club head with an increased moment of inertia about the X axis (MOI | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090286620 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Face - Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090286621 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Face - Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090305813 | PUTTER WITH PIVOTING AIMING ARMS - A golf putter comprising a shaft, a putter head attached along a top surface to the shaft, the head including an elongated body having a central axis along the length of the body. The golf putter includes a pair of aiming arms, each arm pivotally connected at opposing ends of the elongated body and adapted to pivot about the central axis between a forward aiming position and a second position away from the forward aiming position. The golf putter also includes a lever adapted to control rotation of the aiming arms from the forward aiming position to the second position, the lever operable from a portion of the shaft. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100035703 | PUTTER HEAD - A putter head prevents a ball from sliding over a green while maintaining golfers' preferred hitting feel and roll of the ball. A face insert fitted in a face of the putter head has an outer layer which serves as a ball-hitting surface and an inner layer which is located on an inner side of a head body. A smash factor of a second polymer material forming the inner layer is greater than a smash factor of a first polymer material forming the outer layer. Two types of groove, grooves of a first groove group and grooves of a second groove group are formed in an external surface of the outer layer. The grooves of the first groove group may be 0.25 to 1.6 mm wide and 0.05 to 0.5 mm deep and the grooves of the second groove group may be 0.075 to 0.5 mm wide and 0.025 to 0.1 mm deep. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100075775 | GOLF PUTTER WITH A CIRCULAR, PLAIN, VERTICAL, SMOOTH AND GRADED HEAD - This utility model refers to a golf putter that, contrary to a head with a straight and plain face, has a circular, plain, vertical, smooth and graded face. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100105500 | GOLF CLUB FACE WITH SPIN STRIP - A golf club head (such as a putter head), has a face that includes a ball-contacting region. The ball-contacting region has an inset containing an elastically deformable material and at least one rigid element disposed within the elastically deformable material. When a golf ball is struck, the elastically deformable material compresses and the rigid element imparts overspin to the ball that causes it to roll more accurately. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100113184 | PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a body comprising a front surface, having an opening therein for receiving a primary insert. One or more secondary inserts may be disposed in the primary insert and may include a leading surface and a trailing surface. The trailing surface may be physically exposed to the elements and the leading surface may be physically exposed and/or visually exposed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100197427 | GOLF PUTTER HEAD - A golf putter has a head provided with spaced, upper and lower leading edges and a toe and heel presenting a club face for striking a golf ball. The face extends linearly substantially from the toe to the heel, and extends between the upper and lower edges of the head along an arc having a radius of approximately eighteen inches to provide consistent and predictable ball rolling characteristics. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100227704 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SAME - In some embodiments, a golf club head can include: (a) a face member; and (b) a rear section coupled to the face member. The rear section can include an edge. The edge can be substantially circular in shape. A diameter of the edge can be equal to a diameter of a regulation golf hole. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100234132 | METAL INJECTION MOLDED PUTTER - The present invention relates to a method for forming golf club head using metal injection molding and the resulting golf club head. The method of the invention allows for a lower volume of powdered metal than current metal injection molding processes thereby decreasing overall production cost. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100261546 | Golf Putter Apparatus With Floating Face Weighted Head - The present invention is directed to a novel golf putter having a novel head, which is made up of a strike plate, a body, and at least one connecting element. The connecting element is positioned with a spacing element so that the strike plate does not make direct contact with the body when the putter is used to strike a golf ball. As such, during the striking of the golf ball with the strike plate of the novel putter, kinetic energy is transferred from the strike plate to the body via the connecting element and the spacing element, and the energy is transferred in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the plane of the face of the strike plate. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100331104 | Putter Head - Disclosed is a putter head and a putter having the putter head comprising a putter head body having a putter shaft connector and least one horizontal bore extending therethrough and a locatable adjacent to the putter head body. The impact adjustment body has at least one bore alignable with the bore in the putter head body. The putter head further comprises a putter face plate locatable adjacent to the impact adjustment body such that the impact adjustment body is disposed between the putter face plate and the putter head body and at least one weighted fastener sized to extend through the bores in the putter head body and the impact adjustment body so as to secure the putter face plate to the putter head body. Also disclosed is a kit for constructing an adjustable putter head including a plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies and weighted fasteners. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331105 | GOLF PUTTER - A putter having a shaft and a lightweight club head, with a low center of gravity. The club head has the shape of a U seen from above having two side portions forming the legs and a central portion connecting the side portions defining a ball striking surface. The club head has a weight of 140 to 230 grams, such as 160 to 220 grams, for example about 200 grams. The center of gravity is positioned a distance above the lowest point of the club head, 2 to 12 mm, preferably 3 to 8 mm, for example about 4 mm. The shaft is attached to the club head with an angle (α) in a direction forward along the target line as seen from the club head and upwards. Angle (α) is 2° to 10°, preferably 3° to 8°, for example 4° or 5°. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110021288 | GOLF PUTTER WITH STRIKING BAR - An improved golf putter has a striking bar extending perpendicularly from the putter face to terminate at a striking surface spaced forwardly from the putter face a distance. The striking bar extends continuously from a location proximate to one putter face side edge across the putter face to a location proximate the other side edge. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110034267 | COMBINATION PUTTER AND CHIPPER GOLF CLUB - Disclosed herein is a combination putter and chipper golf club. The golf club is constructed such that opposite side surfaces of the club head can be used, respectively, as a putter and a chipper, and the club head is easily switched between a putter and a chipper when the golf club is used, and the club head is prevented from shaking when putting or chipping. The golf club has a shaft and a head. A putter face and a chipper face are provided, respectively, on opposite side surfaces of the head. A coupling frame is provided between the shaft and the head. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110034268 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Face - Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110039635 | PUTTER - An improved golf putter that consistently imparts topspin to a golf ball that is struck therewith for increasing the tendency of the ball to leave the putter in a predictable manner along an intended path and at an intended rate of speed. Unlike conventional, flat-faced putters, the inventive putter has a forward-projecting, rounded striking edge for delivering an upwardly-directed strike to a golf ball regardless of whether the golfer strikes the ball early or late during his or her putting stroke. Additionally, the round striking edge of the putter reduces the amount surface-to-surface contact between the putter and a golf ball relative to traditional putters, thereby mitigating the undesirable effects of flawed, laterally off-center putting strokes that would otherwise cause a struck ball to travel offline immediately after impact. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110070971 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Face - Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110111884 | Structure of a Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device - Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), have a high moment of inertia about their center, to help prevent twisting and mis-hits, particularly when the ball striking device hits the ball at a somewhat off-center position. The ball striking head of the ball striking device may be structured and/or weighted (optionally with separately attachable weight elements) to have a moment of inertia about a center of the ball striking surface of at least 10,000 g/cm | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110124434 | Golf Putter Head Design - The present disclosure relates to a putter head for a golf putter club, having a striking face ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110130214 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING GOLF CLUB AND GOLF CLUB - A designing method of the present invention includes the steps of: measuring a golf swing to obtain a measured result; obtaining a swing model provided with a link model and joint torque data based on the measured result, the link model having at least two links; performing simulation for swing the golf club using the swing model; and obtaining head information in a specific situation during a swing based on a result of the simulation. In the designing method, a plurality of specifications of the golf club and/or the plurality of swing models are used to obtain the plurality of head information, and stability is evaluated using a difference between the head information. In the designing method, it was found that a great lateral moment of inertia of a head and a small depth of a center of gravity of the head contribute to the stability. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110143859 | PUTTER FACE AND GOLF PUTTER HAVING THE SAME - The putter face of the present invention includes a plurality of microscopic protrusions which have stiffness higher than that of a golf ball and which are smaller than intervals between dimples of the golf ball, each of the plurality of microscopic protrusions having an end having a protrusion front edge surface formed in a planar shape, a periphery of the protrusion front edge surface including a plurality of linear portions facing each other and a plurality of curve portion facing each other, the plurality of linear portions extending in a horizontal direction of a face plane of the putter face which horizontal direction the face plane is supposed to have at the time of striking the golf ball, the periphery of the protrusion front edge surface forming a racetrack shape (i) which is defined by a pair of the linear portions facing each other and a pair of the curve portions facing each other and (ii) which has a shorter diameter of not less than | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110152002 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GOLF CLUB HEAD, GOLF CLUB HEAD, AND HEAD BASE BODY - This invention provides a method of manufacturing a golf club head by processing a head base body having a face base surface which becomes a face surface by finishing. The head base body includes a main body portion having the face base surface, and projecting portions which project from the main body portion. The method includes a finishing step of performing the finishing while the head base body is fixed in position by supporting the projecting portions, and a separation step of separating the projecting portions after the finishing. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110244980 | TRUE LINE PUTTER - A putter for putting during a game of golf comprising: a shaft; and a putter head connected to the shaft, where the height of the putter head equals the diameter of a golf ball. The putter head may include either a mallet shape or a cavity back. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110281666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GOLF CLUB PUTTER - A golf putter head made of granite attached to a golf club shaft. The golf putter head may have a smooth polished front putter surface. The golf putter head may have center slot which is cut into the granite. The golf putter head may have a front, a rear, a right, and a left, wherein the golf putter head is tapered from the front to the rear, from the center to the left; and from the center to the right. The golf putter head may be made of single granite stone. The golf putter head may have a bore cut into the granite into which the shaft is inserted. The front putting surface may be formed by applying ultra fine sand paper in the range of 1000 to 1500 using the United States CAMI (Coated Abrasive Manufacturers Institute) grit designations. The method may further include cutting a slot into the golf putter head, wherein the slot is substantially perpendicular to the smooth front putting surface. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110287858 | METAL INJECTION MOLDED PUTTER - The present invention relates to a method for forming golf club head using metal injection molding and the resulting golf club head. The method of the invention allows for a lower volume of powdered metal than current metal injection molding processes thereby decreasing overall production cost. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110294598 | GOLF PUTTER AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a golf putter and methods of using the same. More specifically, embodiments relate to an improved golf putter, designed to allow a golfer to utilize the putter in a novel manner, yielding enhanced results. In one embodiment, a golf putter comprises a club head having a face thereon, the face designed to impact a golf ball; a shaft, connected on a first end to the club head; a golf grip, positioned on a second end of the shaft, the golf grip having a first gripping section positioned beneath a second gripping section; wherein the first gripping section of the golf grip comprises an first ergonomic cross-section, for being gripped by a control hand of a golfer; and wherein the second gripping section of the golf grip comprises a second ergonomic cross-section, for being gripped by a stabilizing hand of the golfer. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110319189 | PUTTER HEAD - A putter head includes a head main body having a depressed portion and a face insert disposed within the depressed portion so that the face insert is mounted in a face surface of the head main body. The face insert includes at least one low hardness portion and at least one high hardness portion. The face insert has a boundary face between the at least one low hardness portion and the at least one high hardness portion which is inclined relative to a back-to-forth direction of the putter head. The boundary face may decline toward the rear or may rise toward the rear. The face insert may comprise a plurality of the low hardness portions and a plurality of the high hardness portions so that the low and high hardness portions are arranged vertically in multiple layers. The sectional shapes taken perpendicularly to the back-to-forth direction of the high hardness portion and the low hardness portion may be substantially of a right triangle. The face insert may comprise a surface layer and groove portions on a front face thereof. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120028732 | Putter Heads And Putters Having Adjustable, Multi-Sided Ball Striking Face Insert - Golf clubs and golf club heads, such as putter heads, may include a putter body and an adjustable ball striking face insert forming at least a portion of the ball striking face and contained within the putter body. The insert may have a plurality of sides, each of the sides having different performance characteristics to permit customization of the putter. In some examples, the adjustable ball striking face insert may be rotatably mounted within the putter head. Additionally or alternatively, the insert may be removably mounted within the putter head. In some arrangements, the insert may be finely adjustable to alter the loft angle of the putter head. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120034998 | Golf club head with improved mass distribution - A golf club head having a striking wall having a front surface, and a rear surface, a top surface, and a sole portion extending rearwardly from the rear surface, the sole portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The intersection of the upper surface and the rear surface defines an interior sole line. The intersection of the upper surface and the rearward end defines a trailing edge. A region on the upper surface includes variation of the height of the trailing edge or exterior sole line relative to the height of the interior sole. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120064992 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Surface - Putter heads and putters include one or more of: (a) a main putter body portion including a first arm and a second arm; (b) a first polymeric and/or damping element engaged with the first arm; and (c) a second polymeric and/or damping element engaged with the second arm. The putter heads further may include polymeric material within the putter head structure and exposed at a central ball striking portion of the ball striking face, e.g., in elongated openings provided in the ball striking face. Grooves may be provided in the material of the ball striking face and/or in the exposed polymeric material to affect the ball launch. The putter heads may have various additional features or structures, e.g., relating to weighting features, alignment aid features, putter head constructions or parts, polymeric material exposure features, groove features, etc. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120094782 | CONTRAST-ENHANCED GOLF CLUB HEADS - Golf club heads include white diffusing top surfaces to aid in club head alignment. Wood type club heads also include a dark diffusing club face so that a crown/face border is emphasized. Scorelines in wood type clubs can be provided with an intermediate contrast surface, and can be displaced from club face center to accommodate player perception when confronted with a white diffusing crown. Putter heads can include dark diffusing alignment lines, and iron-type club heads can include white diffusing surfaces at a sole portion of a club face, at a top line, or a top portion of a club face. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120149492 | PUTTER FACE INSERT - The putter face insert of the present invention reduces or eliminates backspin, and in some circumstances even imparts topspin, of a golf ball after impact with the putter face by including a contact surface with uniform thickness and at least one backing having non-uniform thickness. Generally, reducing initial backspin improves distance control and directional consistency of a golf ball when putting. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120184392 | PUTTER HEAD - A putter head includes a head main body having a recess portion in a face surface of the putter head, and a face insert disposed in the recess portion. The face insert has a slit extending upward from a bottom face thereof In the bottom face, the slit may extend from the vicinity of a toe-side end thereof to the vicinity of a heel-side end thereof A bottom end of the slit may be located on a rear edge of the face insert. A ceiling face of the slit may be in a shape of an arch from the toe side to the heel side. The slit may be filled with a viscoelastic material. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120184393 | Putter Heads and Putters - Putter heads include one or more of a main putter body portion which may including a ball striking face member, a first arm, a second arm, a central member which aligns with the heel-to-toe center of the ball striking face. The central member may include a center portion through which a center line of the putter heads extends and a rear portion. The first arm and the second arm may be symmetrical with respect to the center line of the putter head. The first arm may be configured to be angled towards the center line of the putter head such that the first arm defines a first line which, when extended, is tangent to a portion of an outside diameter of a golf ball when the golf ball is positioned in front of the ball striking member with the center of the golf ball aligned with the center line of the putter head. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120196698 | PUTTER HEAD HAVING DUAL STRIKING FACE - A putter head having a dual striking face, includes a body having a weight balancer and a putter neck having a connection means for making a shaft connected thereto, and a putter face formed at a front of the body, wherein the putter face is formed of a first striking face having a flat surface formed at a region between two lines of an upper boundary line and a lower boundary line that cross a center portion thereof in a transverse direction, a stylobate formed in a curved shape above the upper boundary line, and a second striking face formed in a curved shape below the lower boundary line, thereby the putter face is formed in combination with a flat surface of the first striking face and a curved surface of the second striking face. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120277028 | PUTTER HEAD - Embodiments of a putter-type golf club head with an increased moment of inertia about the X axis (MOI | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120283038 | Golf Club Head With Improved Mass Distribution - A golf club head having a striking wall having a front surface, and a rear surface, a top surface, and a sole portion extending rearwardly from the rear surface, the sole portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The intersection of the upper surface and the rear surface defines an interior sole line. The intersection of the upper surface and the rearward end defines a trailing edge. The A region on the upper surface includes variation of the height of the trailing edge or exterior sole line relative to the height of the interior sole line. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120322576 | GOLF PUTTER - A golf putter comprised of a shaft having an axis, a hosel attached to the shaft and a head attached to the hosel. The head of the putter has a face, a top and a sole. The face of the putter is comprised of multiple facets with a degree of static loft measured from the plane of the facet to the axis of the shaft. It is preferable that there are at least four facets on the face of the putter. The first facet is proximate to the sole of the face and has a first static loft angle. The second facet is above and abuts the first facet and has a second static loft angle which is greater than the first static loft angle. The third facet abutting and above the second facet has a third static loft angle which is greater than the second static loft angle. The fourth facet abuts and is above the third facet and has a fourth static loft angle which is greater than the third static loft angle. It is preferable that the static loft angles of said at least four facets differ by only 1 degree between abutting facets. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130005503 | PUTTER TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD AND PUTTER TYPE GOLF CLUB - A putter type golf club head | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130023356 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head has a main body including a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, a striking face, a rear portion opposite the striking face. The striking face has a striking face plane and a striking face outer periphery that is coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face outer periphery has an outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery toe portion opposite the outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery top portion, and an outer periphery bottom portion opposite the outer periphery top portion. The striking face also has a recess extending rearward from the striking face plane, and the recess includes a recess periphery coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face further has an insert disposed within the recess. The striking face additionally has a minimum periphery width separating the striking face outer periphery and the recess periphery. The periphery width is no greater than 1.25 mm. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130123042 | PUTTER HEAD - Embodiments of a putter-type golf club head with an increased moment of inertia about the X axis (MOI | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130237342 | Fluted Putter Head - A unique golf club putter head having a fluted rear mass design. This rear mass is shaped as a concave mass that merges with the sole of the blade and dips just below the sweet spot of the head at the center thereof. It lowers the center of gravity of the head along the sweet spot while also controlling the mass at heel and toe. Fluting the rear mass permits controlled variation in the distribution of the mass from heel-to-center-to-toe so that it doesn't overwhelm the ball-hitting surface and instead produces stable smooth roll. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130252756 | Golf Club Head With Improved Mass Distribution - A golf club head having a striking wall having a front surface, and a rear surface, a top surface, and a sole portion extending rearwardly from the rear surface, the sole portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The intersection of the upper surface and the rear surface defines an interior sole line. The intersection of the upper surface and the rearward end defines a trailing edge. A region on the upper surface includes variation of the height of the trailing edge or exterior sole line relative to the height of the interior sole line. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140066225 | All Pottery Clay Golf Putter Head - A golf putter head is made entirely of pottery clay and can have a glazed body and an unglazed striking face. This putter head is preferably fabricated by forming a basic disc shape on a potter's wheel and then removing a portion of the disc shape away to form a striking face. A putter with a mallet shaped head can be formed. After drying, the clay can be glazed and then fired. The putter head can alternatively be fabricated using a ram press molding technique. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066226 | PUTTER HEAD - Embodiments of a putter-type golf club head with an increased moment of inertia about the X axis (MOI | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140080630 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head has a main body including a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, a striking face, a rear portion opposite the striking face. The striking face has a striking face plane and a striking face outer periphery that is coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face outer periphery has an outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery toe portion opposite the outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery top portion, and an outer periphery bottom portion opposite the outer periphery top portion. The striking face also has a recess extending rearward from the striking face plane, and the recess includes a recess periphery coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face further has an insert disposed within the recess. The striking face additionally has a minimum periphery width separating the striking face outer periphery and the recess periphery. The periphery width is no greater than 1.25 mm. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140106902 | Putter Head - A golf club head having an aperture communicating between the face surface for ball striking and a rear of the head. The aperture is configured for cooperative engagement with a flange having a vertically disposed shoulder portion extending from a horizontally disposed base. A front surface of the flange having indicia thereon is viewable in a central portion of the face when the flange is engaged to the head, thereby providing viewable indicia for advertising, targeting the ball, and identifying ownership or a locale visited by the user. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140171217 | Golf Putter - An improved putter comprising concentrations of mass near a heel and a toe and a wide profile is provided. The golf putter generally comprises a golf putter head comprising a face, an upper surface, a sole, a rear surface, and sides and a shaft. A heel-side comprises a heel-side forward scalloped portion and a toe-side comprises a toe-side forward scalloped portion. The heel-side and toe-side forward scalloped portions each extend upward from the sole. The heel-side further comprises a heel-side angular scalloped portion and the toe-side further comprises a toe-side angular scalloped portion. The heel-side angular scalloped portion extends at an angle from the rear surface towards a forward heel corner, said the toe-side angular scalloped portion extends at an angle from the rear surface towards a forward toe corner. A rear surface comprises a central scalloped portion. The head may be transparent and comprise a sight member. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140295990 | CONTRAST-ENHANCED GOLF CLUB HEADS - Golf club heads include white diffusing top surfaces to aid in club head alignment. Wood type club heads also include a dark diffusing club face so that a crown/face border is emphasized. Scorelines in wood type clubs can be provided with an intermediate contrast surface, and can be displaced from club face center to accommodate player perception when confronted with a white diffusing crown. Putter heads can include dark diffusing alignment lines, and iron-type club heads can include white diffusing surfaces at a sole portion of a club face, at a top line, or a top portion of a club face. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150011329 | GOLF CLUB - A golf putter has a head and a shaft affixed to the head, the head having a front face for striking a ball and a rear face and is constructed and designed to assist the golfer in aligning the putter for propelling the ball to be putted in the desired direction. The head comprises a central section with a front face, the central section extending from proximate the head's front face towards the head's rear face and tapering rearward outwardly in width in plan, and a pair of side sections flanking sides of the central section, the side sections each having a front face adjacent the front face of the central section and being of a tapering configuration along the sides of the central section. The central sections and the side sections are oppositely transparent or opaque, allowing them to be visually distinguished from each other and providing visual cues for aligning the putter. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150080147 | 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. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080148 | 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. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080149 | Putter - When hitting a ball to a target with a putter, the ball often travels to a point which is deviated to the right from the target. When a golfer looks at the target just after taking his address, he turns his head to a target about a rotation axis which extends through the back of his head. When this rotation axis is not horizontal and an angle defined by the rotation axis and his sighting line to a putter head is not 90°, he has an optical illusion which tricks him into believing that he has to correct his address position. The patter of the present invention is provided with a thin-plate pendulum thereby allowing him to turn his head about the rotation axis while keeping the angle defined by the rotation axis and his sighting line at 90°. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150105178 | PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking surface for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has a parallel visual indicator section, at least a portion of which extends substantially parallel to the striking surface. The width of the at least one of the plurality of alignment elements is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20160001139 | All Potter Clay Golf Putter Head - A golf putter head is made entirely of pottery clay and can have a glazed body and an unglazed striking face. This putter head is preferably fabricated by forming a basic disc shape on a potter's wheel and then removing a portion of the disc shape away to form a striking face. The putter head can also be formed in a ram press. A putter with a mallet shaped head can be formed or the putter can have an elongate shape other than a mallet shaped head. After drying, the clay can be glazed and then fired. The dried clay is then cut to form a planar striking face. The putter head can alternatively be fabricated using a ram press molding technique or can be initially formed on a pottery wheel and then molded to a final shape in a ram press. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160045790 | SMASH GOLF RACQUET - A smash golf racquet comprises a frame having a handle proximate end and a bowed distal end that forms a rim with tensioned ball striking strings strung within and attached to the rim. A shaft is attached at a first end to the distal end of the handle and attached to a second end at a golf club head. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160096087 | A GOLF PUTTER - The invention provides a golf putter comprising a putter head. The putter head has a substantially arcuate base and a striking surface that has no loft angle relative to the ground engaging surface. The base of the putter head has a continuous linear ground engaging portion extending at a right angle from the front striking surface. This golf putter will present a consistently shaped striking surface to the golf ball for a range of lie angles allowing the golf putter to be used by players of different height, technique and relative positioning with respect to the golf ball. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160121178 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS - A head for a ball striking device includes a face having a striking surface and a rear side located behind the face, a rear member connected to the rear side of the face member and having a front surface confronting the rear side of the face member, and a resilient material separating the rear member from the face member, such that the resilient member engages the rear member and the face member and is configured to transfer momentum between the face member and the rear member. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160129321 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A putter-type golf club head includes a main body. The main body includes a forward end, a rearward end opposite the forward end, a bottom portion, a top portion opposite the bottom portion, and a male-type hosel component defining a longitudinal axis that is forwardly canted relative to vertical. A face component is secured to the forward end of the main body. The face component includes a first element formed of a resilient material and a second element formed of a rigid material that is secured to the first element. A striking face generally defines a virtual striking face plane and is at least partially formed by the face component. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160158611 | PUTTER FACE INSERT - A face insert comprising a planar member composed of a rigid material such as plastic or metal and a polymeric backing is disclosed herein. The planar member, which makes contact with a golf ball during use, includes a plurality of geometrically-shaped holes, each of which comprises a perimeter edge that has a variable radius to further optimize performance of the face insert. In some embodiments, one or more of the holes extends completely through the planar member, i.e. is a through-hole, and the polymeric backing includes at least one protrusion with an angled upper surface that is sized to extend into a through-hole and further improve performance of the face insert. The face insert described herein can be used with any type of golf club head, including putters, woods, irons, and hybrids, and the holes may take any shape, including oval, hexagonal, and chevron. | 06-09-2016 |
