Claims
- 1. A golf club comprising:
a golf club shaft having a hollow opening extending therethrough; a golf club head supported on an end of said golf club shaft with said golf club head having a striking face for hitting a golf ball; and means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head with said overswing alerting means being housed entirely within said hollow opening of said golf club shaft; and means for indicating the swing speed of the golf club shaft.
- 2. The golf club of claim 1 wherein the overswing alerting means includes sound generation means for generating a sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition.
- 3. The golf club of claim 2 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.
- 4. The golf club of claim 2 wherein said overswing alerting means includes energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means.
- 5. The golf club of claim 4 wherein said energy means is a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 6. The golf club of claim 4 wherein said overswing alerting means includes circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generating means.
- 7. The golf club of claim 6 wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon the occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 8. The golf club of claim 6 wherein said circuit closing means includes an electronic transducer which upon sensing an overswing condition completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 9. The golf club of claim 1 and further comprising an on-off switch attached to said golf club shaft for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 10. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said swing speed indicating means is in the form of an LCD readout provided in a recess of a golf grip fit over the golf grip shaft.
- 11. The golf club of claim 10 wherein said recess accommodating said LCD readout is formed in a grip butt of said golf grip.
- 12. The golf club of claim 1, wherein said means for indicating the swing speed comprises:
at least one accelerometer; and a processing unit.
- 13. A golf club comprising:
a golf club shaft having a hollow opening extending therethrough; a golf club head supported on an end of said golf club shaft having a striking surface for hitting a golf ball; means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head including sound generation means for generating a sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition, energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means, and circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generation means wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon the occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member which impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means; and means for indicating the swing speed of the golf club shaft.
- 14. The golf club of claim 12 wherein said overswing alerting means is housed entirely within said hollow opening of said golf club shaft.
- 15. The golf club of claim 12 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.
- 16. The golf club of claim 12 wherein said energy means includes a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 17. The golf club of claim 12 and further comprising an on-off switch attached to said golf club shaft for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 18. The golf club of claim 12 wherein said swing speed indicating means is in the form of an LCD readout provided in a recess of a golf grip fit over the golf club shaft.
- 19. The golf club of claim 17 wherein said recess accommodating said LCD readout is formed in a grip butt of said golf grip.
- 20. The golf club of claim 13, wherein said means for indicating the swing speed comprises:
at least one accelerometer; and a processing unit.
- 21. A golf club comprising:
a golf club shaft having a hollow opening extending therethrough; a golf club head supported on an end of said golf club shaft having a striking surface for hitting a golf ball; means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head including sound generation means for generating a sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition, energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means, and circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generation means wherein said circuit closing means includes an electronic transducer which upon sensing an overswing condition completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means; and means for indicating the swing speed of the golf club shaft.
- 22. The golf club of claim 19 wherein said overswing alerting means is housed entirely within said hollow opening of said golf club shaft.
- 23. The golf club of claim 19 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.
- 24. The golf club of claim 19 wherein said energy means includes a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 25. The golf club of claim 19 and further comprising an on-off switch attached to said golf club shaft for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 26. The golf club of claim 19 wherein said swing speed indicating means is in the form of an LCD readout provided in a recess of a golf grip fit over the golf club shaft.
- 27. The golf club of claim 24 wherein said recess accommodating said LCD readout is formed in a grip butt of said golf grip.
- 28. A golf club with an overswing alerting mechanism comprising:
a golf club shaft having a head end and a grip butt end; a golf club head supported on said head end of said golf club shaft with said golf club head having a striking face for hitting a golf ball; and means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head with said overswing alerting means being accommodated within a housing which is detachably affixed to a grip butt fixed to said grip butt end of said shaft; and means for indicating the swing speed of the golf club shaft.
- 29. The golf club of claim 28 wherein the overswing alerting means includes sound generation means for generating a sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition.
- 30. The golf club of claim 29 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.
- 31. The golf club of claim 29 wherein said overswing alerting means includes energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means.
- 32. The golf club of claim 31 wherein said energy means is a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 33. The golf club of claim 31 wherein said overswing alerting means includes circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generating means.
- 34. The golf club of claim 33 wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon the occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 35. The golf club of claim 33, wherein said circuit closing means includes an electronic transducer which upon sensing an overswing condition completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 36. The golf club of claim 28, further comprising an on-off switch attached to said housing for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 37. The golf club of claim 28 wherein said swing speed indicating means is in the form of an LCD readout provided in a recess of said housing.
- 38. The golf club of claim 28, wherein said means for indicating the swing speed comprises:
at least one accelerometer; and a processing unit.
- 39. A golf overswing alerting mechanism capable of being detachably affixed to a golf club, comprising:
sound generation means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head by generating a sound; and energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means, wherein said sound generation means and energy means are accommodated within a housing can be detachably affixed to a golf club.
- 40. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 39, wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.
- 41. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 39, wherein said energy means is a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 42. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 39, wherein said overswing alerting means includes circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generating means.
- 43. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 42, wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon the occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 44. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 42, wherein said circuit closing means includes an electronic transducer which upon sensing an overswing condition completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 45. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 39, further comprising an on-off switch attached to said housing for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 46. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 39, further comprising at least one accelerometer and a processing unit for detecting said overswing condition.
- 47. A golf overswing alerting mechanism capable of being detachably affixed to a golf club, comprising:
display means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head by generating a visual display; and energy means for providing electrical energy to said display means, wherein said display means and energy means are accommodated within a housing can be detachably affixed to a golf club.
- 48. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 47, wherein said energy means is a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 49. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 47, further comprising an on-off switch attached to said housing for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 50. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 47, wherein said display means comprises an LCD readout provided in a recess of said housing.
- 51. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 47, further comprising at least one accelerometer and a processing unit for detecting said overswing condition.
- 52. A golf overswing alerting mechanism capable of being incorporated into the shaft of a golf club, comprising:
sound generation means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head by generating a sound; and energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means.
- 53. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 52, wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.
- 54. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 52, wherein said energy means is a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 55. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 52, wherein said overswing alerting means includes circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generating means.
- 56. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 55, wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon the occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 57. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 55, wherein said circuit closing means includes an electronic transducer which upon sensing an overswing condition completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.
- 58. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 52, further comprising an on-off switch attached to said housing for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 59. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 52, further comprising at least one accelerometer and a processing unit for detecting said overswing condition.
- 60. A golf overswing alerting mechanism capable of being incorporated into the shaft of a golf club, comprising:
display means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head by generating a visual display; and energy means for providing electrical energy to said display means.
- 61. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 60, wherein said energy means is a pair of 1½ volt batteries.
- 62. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 60, further comprising an on-off switch attached to said housing for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.
- 63. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 60, wherein said display means comprises an LCD readout provided in a recess of a grip portion of a golf club.
- 64. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 63, wherein said LCD readout is provided in a recess in a grip butt of said golf club.
- 65. The golf overswing alerting mechanism of claim 60, further comprising at least one accelerometer and a processing unit for detecting said overswing condition.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/133,236, filed Aug. 13, 1998.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09133236 |
Aug 1998 |
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Child |
09436582 |
Nov 1999 |
US |