[go: up one dir, main page]

US20040116201A1 - Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination - Google Patents

Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20040116201A1
US20040116201A1 US10/320,696 US32069602A US2004116201A1 US 20040116201 A1 US20040116201 A1 US 20040116201A1 US 32069602 A US32069602 A US 32069602A US 2004116201 A1 US2004116201 A1 US 2004116201A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
top end
shaft
golf club
club
hand grip
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US10/320,696
Inventor
William Staub
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US10/320,696 priority Critical patent/US20040116201A1/en
Publication of US20040116201A1 publication Critical patent/US20040116201A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/007—Putters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/14—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/16—Caps; Ferrules
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3676—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf for putting
    • A63B69/3685—Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/08—Frames with special construction of the handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/14—Coverings specially adapted for handles, e.g. sleeves or ribbons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/20—Handles with two handgrips
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/22—Adjustable handles
    • A63B60/28—Adjustable handles with adjustable length

Definitions

  • a golf club shaft and grip have the top end of the shaft permanently terminated with a smooth spherical shaped knob, said knob provides an ideal smooth pivot bearing when the knob is pressed firmly against the belly, chest, chin, under the arm or other body parts, as the club is swung in pendulum fashion, creating a much smoother, accurate, safer and more comfortable swing, than when a golfer presses the rough top end of a club against his body and swings in it in a pendulum fashion.
  • the present invention relates generally to longer shaft golf putters, they are generally used by firmly pressing the top end of the shaft into the belly, to pivot, as they swing the club as a pendulum.
  • My invention transforms the rough top of the shaft into a smooth pivot bearing providing a safer smoother more accurate swing.
  • the invention also works on other golf clubs such as wedges and chippers and could possibly improve other golf clubs
  • a smooth spherical shaped knob is permanently fastened to the top end of a conventional golf shaft.
  • This knob converts the rough flat top end of the shaft into an ideal pivot bearing, to use the club the knob is firmly nested against the body as the club is swung in pendulum fashion.
  • the golfer has the option of using both hands on the lower part of the club pressing the knob into the belly and swinging the club pendulum fashion in a very smooth accurate manner.
  • FIG. 1 No- 1 is a view of putter golf club with a smooth spherical shape knob permanently mounted on the top end of the shaft.
  • No- 2 are golf club hand grips [2 pieces]
  • No- 3 is a smooth spherical shaped knob terminating the top end of the club

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Golf Clubs (AREA)

Abstract

A golf club shaft improvement by adding a smooth spherical shaped knob to the top end of the shaft, to serve as a pivot bearing when the club is swung in pendulum fashion, by firmly pressing the top end of the shaft against the belly, or other areas of the body, The spherical knob nests against the body functioning as a perfect pivot bearing as the golfer uses two hands, lower on the club shaft, to actuate a smooth accurate pendulum swing, that is much safer and more comfortable and pushing the rough flat top end of a conventional golf club into the areas of the body to perform a pendulum swing.

Description

    SPECIFICATION
  • In the present invention a golf club shaft and grip have the top end of the shaft permanently terminated with a smooth spherical shaped knob, said knob provides an ideal smooth pivot bearing when the knob is pressed firmly against the belly, chest, chin, under the arm or other body parts, as the club is swung in pendulum fashion, creating a much smoother, accurate, safer and more comfortable swing, than when a golfer presses the rough top end of a club against his body and swings in it in a pendulum fashion. [0001]
    • TECHNICAL FIELD
  • The present invention relates generally to longer shaft golf putters, they are generally used by firmly pressing the top end of the shaft into the belly, to pivot, as they swing the club as a pendulum. My invention transforms the rough top of the shaft into a smooth pivot bearing providing a safer smoother more accurate swing. The invention also works on other golf clubs such as wedges and chippers and could possibly improve other golf clubs [0002]
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • In playing golf every golfer knows that the short game “approaching the green and putting” is a large part of the game. They are always looking for ways to improve this part of their game. Longer shafted pendulum type golf clubs are becoming more popular and are working for some golfers but the top end of the shaft and grip are flat and rough and do not make a good pivot bearing. My invention of a smooth spherical shaped knob at the top end of the club converts it into an ideal pivot bearing that improves the pendulum swing as well as making it safer and more comfortable. [0003]
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • In the present invention a smooth spherical shaped knob is permanently fastened to the top end of a conventional golf shaft. This knob converts the rough flat top end of the shaft into an ideal pivot bearing, to use the club the knob is firmly nested against the body as the club is swung in pendulum fashion. When using this invention the golfer has the option of using both hands on the lower part of the club pressing the knob into the belly and swinging the club pendulum fashion in a very smooth accurate manner. [0004]
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
  • FIG. 1 No-[0005] 1 is a view of putter golf club with a smooth spherical shape knob permanently mounted on the top end of the shaft.
  • No-[0006] 2 are golf club hand grips [2 pieces]
  • No-[0007] 3 is a smooth spherical shaped knob terminating the top end of the club
  • While the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that the spirit and scope of invention be limited only by the claims. [0008]

Claims (3)

1. What I claim as my invention is a smooth spherical shaped knob permanently terminating the top end of a golf club shaft and hand grip, said knob would be fabricated or molded from any viable material and be of a size and shape that would blend smoothly into the top of the shaft hand grip, providing a safe, comfortable pivot bearing, so that when the golfer presses the top of the club firmly against his body he can use two hands on the lower hand grip and swing the club in a comfortable accurate pendulum fashion.
2. A golf club shaft hand grip with the top end molded or fabricated into a smooth spherical shaped knob termination blending smoothly into the top of the shaft hand grip.
3. A parts kit containing a smooth spherical shaped knob to convert the top end of an existing golf club and hand grip to a smooth pivot bearing.
US10/320,696 2002-12-17 2002-12-17 Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination Abandoned US20040116201A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/320,696 US20040116201A1 (en) 2002-12-17 2002-12-17 Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/320,696 US20040116201A1 (en) 2002-12-17 2002-12-17 Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20040116201A1 true US20040116201A1 (en) 2004-06-17

Family

ID=32506921

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US10/320,696 Abandoned US20040116201A1 (en) 2002-12-17 2002-12-17 Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US20040116201A1 (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070197310A1 (en) * 2006-02-23 2007-08-23 Lusky Steven A Chipping golf club
US20130184097A1 (en) * 2012-01-13 2013-07-18 Acushnet Company Golf club shaft adaptor

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1465056A (en) * 1921-03-29 1923-08-14 Frederick S Dickinson Golf club
US4597578A (en) * 1984-02-15 1986-07-01 Eaton Corporation Golf club grip
US5308071A (en) * 1992-12-09 1994-05-03 Lewis John F Apparatus for improving a golfer's putting stroke
US5531446A (en) * 1995-01-17 1996-07-02 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Golfer's putting aid
US5649870A (en) * 1996-05-10 1997-07-22 Harrison; Alden J. Elongated golf club putter
US5830081A (en) * 1995-12-29 1998-11-03 Kitahara; Akira Golf putters and grips for putters
US5855524A (en) * 1997-01-31 1999-01-05 Jenkins; Robert E. Long handled chipper
US6296577B1 (en) * 1998-06-29 2001-10-02 James Trammell Method of putting a golf ball
USD484211S1 (en) * 2002-10-16 2003-12-23 Howard Groelinger Golf club grip

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1465056A (en) * 1921-03-29 1923-08-14 Frederick S Dickinson Golf club
US4597578A (en) * 1984-02-15 1986-07-01 Eaton Corporation Golf club grip
US5308071A (en) * 1992-12-09 1994-05-03 Lewis John F Apparatus for improving a golfer's putting stroke
US5531446A (en) * 1995-01-17 1996-07-02 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Golfer's putting aid
US5830081A (en) * 1995-12-29 1998-11-03 Kitahara; Akira Golf putters and grips for putters
US5649870A (en) * 1996-05-10 1997-07-22 Harrison; Alden J. Elongated golf club putter
US5855524A (en) * 1997-01-31 1999-01-05 Jenkins; Robert E. Long handled chipper
US6296577B1 (en) * 1998-06-29 2001-10-02 James Trammell Method of putting a golf ball
USD484211S1 (en) * 2002-10-16 2003-12-23 Howard Groelinger Golf club grip

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070197310A1 (en) * 2006-02-23 2007-08-23 Lusky Steven A Chipping golf club
US20130184097A1 (en) * 2012-01-13 2013-07-18 Acushnet Company Golf club shaft adaptor
US9162122B2 (en) * 2012-01-13 2015-10-20 Acrushnet Company Golf club shaft adaptor

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US8517867B2 (en) Ergonomic sports handle
US5649870A (en) Elongated golf club putter
US5755625A (en) Hand(s) aligned golf putter
US5993327A (en) Golf putting device and method of using the same to putt a golf ball
US3874668A (en) Pendulum golf putter
US6213891B1 (en) Golf club grip and method of putting
US20080146372A1 (en) Adjustable putter head
US8096893B2 (en) Handle configuration and alignment feature for a golf club
EP1494764B1 (en) Handle configuration for a putter type golf club
US20160096089A1 (en) Golf putter grip
US20070259732A1 (en) Golf club grip and method of use
US7374500B2 (en) Putter with fixable shaft that rotates to convert the putter from practice to play
US6296577B1 (en) Method of putting a golf ball
US20180154231A1 (en) Golf putter grip
US6663499B2 (en) Golf putter
US5308063A (en) Adjustable golf club
US6056647A (en) Adjustable head putter
US6394911B1 (en) Pendulum-type golf putter
US5308069A (en) Putter apparatus for the game of golf
US20040116201A1 (en) Golf club shaft with a spherical top end termination
US7150685B1 (en) Golf club
US6540622B2 (en) Golf putter club
US20020025855A1 (en) Block putter
US20020025858A1 (en) Block putter
US20020082113A1 (en) Head for a child's golf club

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION