Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1995-04-04
1995-10-17
Passaniti, Sebastiano
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273173, 273DIG8, A63B 5304
Patent
active
054583322
ABSTRACT:
A golf putter comprises a putter head having fixed thereto a putter shaft, the putter head having a front face into which is received and fixed a polyurethane insert or pad at the position of intended ball impact. The insert may be one of a set of inserts or pads, each of which is constructed from a solid polyurethane material having a pre-selected and reproducible linear relationship between its rebound factor and the distance to a target hole for any designated and pre-selected value of its hardness. For a particular hardness value, a number of pads having different specific rebound factors are manufactured. The rebound factors of each pad are substantially equal to a constant "K.sub.n ", where K.sub.1 =12.5%, K.sub.2 =25%, K.sub.3 =37.5%, and K.sub.4 =50.0%. A golfer may thus preselect a pad having a known characteristic related to the distance from a golf ball to a cup. The preselected pad provides a known cushioning feel effect and a relatively large contact area when a golf ball is putted by the putter, the cushioning effect factor of the putter head thus advantageously diminishing club head oscillation or quivering and dampening the putter head force transmitted from the hand grip area through the putter shaft. For such purpose, the pad has a hardness that is between about Shore A 70 and about Shore D 80 durometer, the hardness of a typical golf ball being in excess of Shore A 100 durometer. Alternatively, a set of putters is provided, and each putter head has a front face which is formed from, or includes, such a pad. In either case, the pad includes an indicator which, as viewed from above, indicates the center of the pad so as to aid the user in aligning the putter head with a golf ball.
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