Patent Application
20240390761
The present invention relates to a game of golf and more particularly to a golf club face alignment tool for aligning a golf club face with a golf ball.
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 holes, regions of terrain that each contain a cup, the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various hazards such as water, rocks, or sand-filled bunkers. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout.
Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play. Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels, especially at the elite level.
When playing golf up to four players play each hole together. Usually, all players in a playing group are allowed to reach the green prior to any of the players putting their ball into the golf hole. Generally, the player furthest from the golf hole is allowed to putt first. It often occurs that another player's golf ball is positioned between the active player's golf ball and the golf hole such that there is a chance that the golf balls may collide. In order to avoid a collision between the golf balls it is customary for the golf ball which is positioned between the active player's golf ball and the golf hole to be removed and the spot where it was positioned marked with a marker.
Golf ball markers may be circular coins or plastic discs with substantially the same characteristics of circular coins which mark the position of the removed golf ball. Alternatively plastic or metal discs which have a portion which corresponds to the contours of the golf ball is removed. These types of markers are moved flush to the golf ball such that the removed portion fits snugly to the golf ball.
Putting in golf is considered to be one of the most difficult aspects of the game. When attempting to putt the golf ball such that it drops into the golf hole the golfer will typically align their putt taking into account any slope or undulations of the green. It is not unusual for golfers to mark a golf ball with a straight line which they can then use to align their putt.
A prior-art document U.S. Pat. No. 6,558,266B2 golf training glasses particularly designed to improve a golfer's putting stroke and a golfer's swing. Another prior-art document U.S. Pat. No. 5,355,182A discloses a pair of spectacles to be worn by a golfer to facilitate the alignment of a golf ball with a target. Yet another prior-art document U.S. Pat. No. 5,355,182A discloses glasses for practicing and/or playing the game of golf.
However, each of these and other available literatures are much complex in nature. For example, a specialized glasses to be manufactured and used which are obviously costly and built with complex electronics therein, lenses with the guides imprinted in them which may get blurry being so close to the eye. Further, well known techniques for the improvement of the putting game includes the ability of the golfer to keep his or her head stable and to move only the eyes in tracking the golf club action.
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the game of golf and more particularly to a golf club face alignment tool for aligning a golf club face with a golf ball.
This invention relates to golf training aid in the form of a bands or a stripe that attaches to glasses or caps of the golfer. This invention notices an angle of the bands for viewing when looking downward toward golf club face.
Conventionally, there is a single band for golfers who feel looking thru the bands are too distractive. With the single band the golf uses an edge of the band for alignment. Further, there are lenses with the guides imprinted in them.
In stark contrast, the present invention i.e., golf training aid in the form of a bands or a stripe is not part of lenses but is out in front and separate that makes for a better view as on the lenses can be blurry being so close to the eye. Further, the single guide especially does not clog up the view the complexity of the other guides tends to fill the frame too much.
The present invention may be applicable for shotgun skeet and trap shooting by placing the barrel of the gun the moving target in the guides to have proper pointing of gun while shooting. It is universal in seeing a line horizontal across a landscape view or from any angle especially good for a golfer who is postured at an angle to the target and golf ball.
Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention discloses a flexible golf club face alignment tool for assisting a golfer in visually aligning a golf club. The golf club face alignment tool includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member. Each of the first clamp member and a second clamp member are rigidly mountable to a headgear or an eyewear
The golf club face alignment tool also includes at least one alignment line enclosed between the first clamp member and the second clamp member such that upon rigidly mounting, the at least one alignment line forms a curve preferably at least in a field of view of the golfer addressing a golf club face preparatory to driving the golf ball.
In another aspect, the present invention discloses a flexible golf club face alignment band for assisting a golfer in visually aligning a golf club. The golf club face alignment tool includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member. Each of the first clamp member and a second clamp member are rigidly mountable to a headgear or an eyewear.
The flexible golf club face alignment band is enclosed between the first clamp member and the second clamp member such that upon rigidly mounting, the flexible golf club face alignment band forms a curve preferably at least in a field of view of the golfer addressing a golf club face preparatory to driving the golf ball.
The flexible golf club face alignment tool, will helps the golfer, with the intention of rolling the golf ball on a green to the intended target or in the air sending to the intended target.
The summary of the invention does not necessarily disclose all the features essential for defining the invention. The invention may reside in a sub-combination of the disclosed features. The various combination and sub-combination are fully described in the detailed description.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a term used, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the pertinent art have given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of filing.
Turning now to a discussion of the drawings,
In a first embodiment, the present invention provides a flexible golf club face alignment tool (100) for assisting a golfer in visually aligning a golf club face. The flexible golf club face alignment tool (100) includes a first clamp member (102), a second clamp member (104) and at least one alignment line (106-1, 106-2) enclosed between the first clamp member (102) and the second clamp member (104).
Each of the first clamp member and a second clamp member are rigidly mountable to a headgear (300) or an eyewear (200).
Upon rigidly mounting, the at least one alignment line (106-1, 106-2) forms a curve preferably at least in a field of view of the golfer addressing a golf club face preparatory to driving the golf ball.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, the at least one alignment line (106-1, 106-2) is arranged to provide that, when the golfer addresses the golf club face, the golfer is enabled to view the golf club face and golf ball through the at least one alignment line to align with target marks on a surface supporting the golf club.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, the at least one alignment line (106-1, 106-2) comprises of an alignment indicator (150) centrally located on the at least one alignment line arranged to provide that when the golfer addresses the golf ball, the golfer is enabled to view the golf ball through the alignment indicator and align the alignment indicator with target marks on a surface supporting the golf ball.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, the at least one alignment line comprises of a moveable alignment indicator located on the at least one alignment line moveable relative thereto to allow adjustment of the moveable alignment indicator without movement of the at least one alignment line.
In this exemplary embodiment, the alignment indicator includes an alignment guide positioned along a center of the alignment indicator and along a length of a flat surface of the alignment indicator.
In this exemplary embodiment, the alignment indicator is arranged to provide that when the golfer addresses the golf club face, the golfer is enabled to view the golf club face through the alignment indicator and align the alignment indicator with target marks on a surface supporting the golf club face.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, the golf club face alignment tool is adapted to improve a golf putting accuracy, of the golfer, for directing the golf ball on a line of put.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, at least one edge of the at least one alignment line is utilized by the golfer for directing the golf ball on a line of put.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, the at least one alignment line is a flexible strip or a flexible band, and wherein the flexible strip or the flexible band is manufactured from a material capable of flexing and inverting, the material selected from any or a combination of a rubber, a plastic, a metal, a natural and/or a synthetic.
In an exemplary embodiment of the first embodiment, the at least one alignment line further comprising a plurality of flexible sub-alignment lines separated by a gap from each other.
In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a flexible golf club face alignment band (106-1, 106-2) for assisting a golfer in visually aligning a golf club face. The flexible golf club face alignment band includes a first clamp member (102), a second clamp member (104). Each of the first clamp member and a second clamp member are rigidly mountable to a headgear or an eyewear. The flexible golf club face alignment band enclosed between the first clamp member and the second clamp member such that upon rigidly mounting, the flexible golf club face alignment band forms a curve preferably at least in a field of view of the golfer addressing a golf club face preparatory to driving the golf ball.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the flexible golf club face alignment band is arranged to provide that, when the golfer addresses the golf club face, the golfer is enabled to view the golf club face through the flexible golf club face alignment band to align with target marks on a surface supporting the golf ball.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the flexible golf club face alignment band comprises of an alignment indicator centrally located on the flexible golf club face alignment band arranged to provide that when the golfer addresses the golf club, the golfer is enabled to view the golf club face through the alignment indicator and align the alignment indicator with target marks on a surface supporting the golf ball.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the flexible golf club face alignment band comprises of a moveable alignment indicator located on the flexible golf club face alignment band moveable relative thereto to allow adjustment of the moveable alignment indicator without movement of the flexible golf club face alignment band.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the alignment indicator includes an alignment guide positioned along a center of the alignment indicator and along a length of a flat surface of the alignment indicator.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the alignment indicator is arranged to provide that when the golfer addresses the golf club face, the golfer is enabled to view the golf club face through the alignment indicator and align the alignment indicator with target marks on a surface supporting the golf ball.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the flexible golf club face alignment band is adapted to improve a golf putting accuracy, of the golfer, for directing the golf ball on a line of put.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, at least one edge of the flexible golf club face alignment band is utilized by the golfer for directing the golf ball on a line of put.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the flexible golf club face alignment band is manufactured from a material capable of flexing and inverting, the material selected from any or a combination of a rubber, a plastic, a metal, a natural and/or a synthetic.
In an exemplary embodiment of the second embodiment, the flexible golf club face alignment band further comprising a plurality of flexible sub-alignment lines separated by a gap from each other.
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Furthermore, in other embodiments, the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band need not take the form of a strip or band but may be any shaped flexible body of material with outer side. All that is required is that the flexible body has the necessary material properties to maintain outer side in the substantially convex shape in the first configuration and allow the outer side to deform to the substantially concave shape in the second configuration.
In yet other embodiments, the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band may take yet other forms. For example, the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band may be a structure or mechanism that is capable of changing between a convex and concave shape along the length thereof without necessarily being made of a flexible or elastic material. In yet other embodiments, rather than being made from a continuous solid material as shown in the accompanying figures, the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band may be a non-continuous structure, such as a webbed or frame structure, having the same overall shape of the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band or having the overall shape of the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band outer side when the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band is in the first and second configurations and being adjustable therebetween. In some embodiments, the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band is made from a structure of more rigid components that are movable relative to each other to change the flexible golf club face alignment tool or the flexible golf club face alignment band between the convex shape and concave shape
While the subject invention is described and illustrated with respect to certain preferred and alternative embodiments, it should be understood that various modifications can be made to those embodiments without departing from the subject invention, the scope of which is defined in the following claims.
