Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1994-01-21
1995-10-03
Grieb, William H.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273 80C, 273 81B, 273 81D, A63B 5300
Patent
active
054545641
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
AREA OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to a putter for golf and in more details to a new design of a putter and a method of using the new putter.
PRIOR ART
According to previously known technique within the golf game, there is used a particular type of golf club named putter for performing hits at the green for bringing the golf ball to the hole. The putter has a construction which in several respects differs from other golf clubs. During putting, the golf ball in all essentials always contacts the ground or the grass.
A putt is today performed so that the golfer places himself beside the golf ball with one side, usually the left side, if fight handed, facing the golf hole, essentially in the same way as with other types of golf swings, i.e. the face is perpendicular to the ball path. Then, the golf club is grasped with both hands and used for hitting the ball with a suitable start speed and direction for reaching the hole. In dependence of which speed is required, a corresponding back swing is used, i.e. the putter is brought back a certain angle and then forwards for hitting the ball.
A putt is a very delicate blow and requires a great concentration of the golfer. Any unnecessary tension in the ann or the body can disturb such a swing. Already the fact that it is required to lift the club a certain angle with both arms entails a certain tension which can be a drawback.
One of the best golfers ever, Sam Snead, used a special putter technique, placing the ball between his feet and putting the ball straight forward from his body. However, this technique was prohibited according to international Golf Rules, which requires the golfer to stand to one side of the intended ball path.
According to U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,212,651, 4,163,554 and 4,227,694 several putters are disclosed, which are adapted for straight forward putting. It is noted that all such previously known putters are used with a two-hand grip.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to suggest a construction of a putter which makes possible that the arms and the body can be practically completely relaxed without using other forces than necessary for keeping the golfer upright.
Another object of the invention is to provide a putter, which is used with a one-hand grip and with the face essentially facing the intended ball path.
A further object of the invention is to provide a purer in which the putter grip is constructed specifically for allowing a relaxed grasp of the putter grip with one hand and to use the arm's natural pendulum movement, similar to walking.
Moreover, the object of the present invention is to provide a method of using said putter for achieving a convenient placement of the body and arm so that an unconstrained movement of the arm is permitted.
Thus, there is provided according to the invention a putter comprising a shaft, a club head and a grip, wherein the club head is attached to the shaft eccentrically and comprising a bend so that the grip of the club is positioned essentially vertically above the centre of the head, while the shaft comprises a first angle to the vertical, and the grip being conically shaped and the symmetry axis of the grip comprises a second angle to the shaft, said first and second angles being combined for providing a backward angle, for example between 10 and 40 degrees, and an inward angle, for example between 5 and 15 degrees, of the symmetry axis of the grip for providing a convenient position for the grip to be grasped by one hand of the golfer in a relaxed position. Preferably, the grip has a conical shape and the shaft is displaced within the conical shape to provide said first angle between the symmetry axis of the grip and the shaft.
Said conical shape may have the largest surface facing upwards, or the largest surface facing downwards. Said grip may comprise a bulge at the large end like a pistol grip. It is convenient if the grip comprises a flat surface essentially facing the target line. It is preferred to end the shaft in an inclined cut and that t
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Grieb William H.
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