Golf Arc Footwear

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20240407495
  • Publication Number
    20240407495
  • Date Filed
    June 09, 2023
    a year ago
  • Date Published
    December 12, 2024
    2 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Goode; Tyler (Raleigh, NC, US)
Abstract
A golf shoe with a ridged heel of at least two inches is used to improve the distance a golf ball can be hit. The increased golfer height improves the arc of the golf club, thus increasing club head speed.
Description
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a golf shoe that adds height to the golfer and improves club head speed by increasing golf club arc.


Description of Related Art

A specialized shoe for wearing while playing golf is normally used by most golfers. Golf shoes are designed to provide traction, support, comfort, sturdiness, and breathability while playing golf. In general, the heel of the golf shoe is considered unimportant to the golf shoe or player's performance. Heals of golf shoes run around one-half inch in height. There are some shoes with as much as a 2 inch heal but is designed with a soft material to deform in use and add comfort. Upon deformation, the actual height added to the golfer is an inch or less.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a golf shoe with a non-deformable heel of a height of at least 2 inches. It has been discovered that increasing the height of the golfer by at least 2 inches with these heels improves the distance a ball can be hit by a golfer by increasing the arc of the golf club.


Accordingly, in one embodiment, there is a golf shoe designed to improve a golfer distance when hitting a golf ball, the golf shoe comprising a rigid heel of a height of at least about 2 inches.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a side view of a golf shoe with a 3 inch heel.



FIG. 2 is a side view of the sole and heel of a prior art golf shoe.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

While this invention is susceptible to embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and will herein be described in detail, specific embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure of such embodiments is to be considered as an example of the principles and not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments shown and described. In the description below, like reference numerals are used to describe the same, similar, or corresponding parts in the several views of the drawings. This detailed description defines the meaning of the terms used herein and specifically describes embodiments in order for those skilled in the art to practice the invention.


Definitions

The terms “about” and “essentially” mean +10 percent.


The terms “a” or “an”, as used herein, are defined as one or as more than one. The term “plurality”, as used herein, is defined as two or as more than two. The term “another”, as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms “including” and/or “having”, as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open language). The term “coupled”, as used herein, is defined as connected, although not necessarily directly, and not necessarily mechanically.


The term “comprising” is not intended to limit inventions to only claiming the present invention with such comprising language. Any invention using the term “comprising” could be separated into one or more claims using “consisting” or “consisting of” claim language and is so intended.


Reference throughout this document to “one embodiment”, “certain embodiments”, “an embodiment”, or similar terms means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of such phrases in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments without limitation.


The term “or”, as used herein, is to be interpreted as an inclusive or meaning any one or any combination. Therefore, “A, B, or C” means any of the following: “A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B, and C”. An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps, or acts are in some way inherently mutually exclusive.


It is further noted that the claims may be drafted to exclude any element which may be optional. As such, this statement is intended to serve as antecedent basis for use of such exclusive terminology as “solely”, “only”, and the like in connection with the recitation of claim elements, or the use of a “negative” limitation.


The publications discussed herein are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the present invention is not entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of prior invention. Further, the dates of publication provided may be different from the actual publication dates which may need to be independently confirmed. To the extent such publication may set out definitions of a term that conflict with the explicit or implicit definition of the present disclosure, the definition of the present disclosure controls.


As will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading this disclosure, each of the individual embodiments described and illustrated herein has discrete components and features which may be readily separated from or combined with the features of any of the other several embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. Any recited method can be carried out in the order of events recited or in any other order which is logically possible.


The drawings featured in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating certain convenient embodiments of the present invention and are not to be considered as limitation thereto. The term “means” preceding a present participle of an operation indicates a desired function for which there is one or more embodiments, i.e., one or more methods, devices, or apparatuses for achieving the desired function and that one skilled in the art could select from these or their equivalent in view of the disclosure herein, and use of the term “means” is not intended to be limiting


As used herein, the term “golf shoe” refers to shoes that have, in general, a larger sole and broader base than other shoes. This gives you a greater surface area and more contact with the ground, resulting in a sturdier footing and relaxed swing while playing golf. In addition, the golf shoe may include spikes for getting even better traction in the grass. Prior art golf shoes have about a one half to almost an inch of heel. The present golf shoes have a ridged heel that is greater than about 2 inches, greater than about 3 inches in one embodiment or between about 2 inches and about 4 inches. In addition, there can be a deformable heel used with the ridged heel.


As used herein, the term “improve a golfer distance” refers to the discovery that added inches to the shoe heel, and thus golfer height, improves the distance a golfer can hit the ball by as much as 15 to 20 additional yards when compared to distance while wearing regular golf shoes.


As used herein, the term “ridged heel” refers to a golf shoe heel that is essentially non-deformable (i.e., does not compress more than 5% under the weight of the golfer wearing them). In other words, a 2½ inch heal increases golfer height by 2½ inches. It is designed to not lose height when a golfer is standing with the shoes on like comfort heels that deform do.


The added height of the heel increases the height of the golfer which leads to a more powerful golf club swing which translates into increased distance the ball can be hit.


Drawings

Now referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a side view of a golf shoe 1 with laces 2 and a heel that is at least about 2 inches. In comparison, heel height 3 is the prior art heel that has a height of about one-half inch upon deformation. FIG. 2 shows a prior art heel 20 minus the upper portion for clarity. As can be seen, the heel 21 is about one-half inch and on top of that the inner sole 22 is cushioned so the actual lift of the heel is even less due to deformation of the heels.


Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make modifications resulting in other embodiments employing principles of the present invention without departing from its spirit or characteristics, particularly upon considering the foregoing teachings. Accordingly, the described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative, and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description or drawings. Consequently, while the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, modifications of structure, sequence, materials, and the like apparent to those skilled in the art still fall within the scope of the invention as claimed by the applicant.

Claims
  • 1. A golf shoe designed to improve a golfer distance when hitting a golf ball, the golf shoe comprising a rigid heel of a height of at least about 2 inches.
  • 2. The golf shoe according to claim 1 wherein the height of the heel is between about 2 inches and 4 inches.
  • 3. The golf shoe according to claim 1 wherein the height of the heal is at least 3 inches.