DE29521005U1 - Golf clubs, especially for putting - Google Patents

Description

Golf clubs/ especially for putting

The invention relates to a golf club, in particular for putting.
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Such golf clubs are already part of the generally known state of the art. They are used to hit a golf ball on the green with sensitive hitting. The disadvantage of the known designs is that the precise pendulum motion when moving the golf club is no longer guaranteed due to the frequent looking at the target and subsequent concentration on the golf ball to be hit, which results in a considerable error rate.

The state of the art also includes a golf club in which the club handle has two opposing planes (US-PS 4,426,083). This is intended to ensure that the club handle is grasped either in the form of a broomstick grip or with two parallel palms.

Furthermore, a golf club, in particular a putter, is known, the handle of which is approximately triangular in cross-section with rounded edges (US-PS-3,219,348). This is also intended to ensure that both hands are in a parallel position when grasping the handle of the club.

Another prior art is a golf club with a handle which is designed in such a way that the two thumbs of the player's hands lie next to each other, with the two hands largely enclosing the golf handle (US-PS-4,067,573).

All these handles of a golf club for putting are designed in such a way that they do not create an exact pendulum motion when

movement of the golf club and can therefore cause considerable error rates.

Accordingly, the present invention is based on the object of creating a golf club, in particular for putting, which ensures increased stabilization when aiming and thus improved accuracy on the green.

This object is achieved according to the invention with the features of claim 1. The novel design of the club handle results in a type of fountain pen grip, resulting in a tension-free grip. The sensitivity when aiming is significantly improved and the golfer can, after briefly focusing on the target, fully concentrate on the pendulum process, resulting in a correct shot. The interaction of the plane on the club handle results in a good position for the index finger, with significantly improved accuracy.

To create a kind of "fountain pen grip", the golf club grip can be designed in the form of two thin truncated cones connected to each other over their largest diameter, with the upper truncated cone forming the final area.

The plane of the racket handle is aligned with the touch surface of a
human index finger, resulting in increased sensitivity of the fixing hand and tension-free gripping of the leading hand. The same level gives the target to the fingers of the leading hand - also aligned to the sensitivity of the fingers. This ensures full concentration on the pendulum process with significantly improved target accuracy.

Advantageous further training can be found in the subclaims.

The invention is described in more detail below using an embodiment shown in the drawing. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a golf club,

especially for putting, partly broken, 10

Fig. 2 the golf club according to Fig. 1 in a schematic side view, partly broken and

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to 6 show a representation of the club grip of the golf club according to the invention during the putting process.

Fig. 7 another embodiment of the invention, partly broken away.

A golf club for putting shown in Fig. 1 and 2 essentially consists of a club head 2, a club shaft 3 and a club handle 4. The club handle 4 consists in cross section of a rounded shape 6 delimited by a plane 5 in accordance with the rules of golf. The plane 5 according to Fig. 1 and 2 can be arranged parallel to the hitting plane S of the club head 2.

According to the invention, the plane 5, as can be seen in particular from Fig. 2 and 3, merges into a conically tapering thin end region 11 of the racket handle 4. From Fig. 2 it can be seen that this racket handle 4 is preferably designed in the form of two thin truncated cones 7, 8, each connected to one another over their largest diameter Di, with the upper truncated cone 7 forming the end region 11.

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From Fig. 2 it can also be seen that the two truncated cones 7 and 8 have the same diameter D ₂ at their respective thinner end regions which are spaced apart from one another. It can also be seen that the upper truncated cone 7 is axially longer than the lower truncated cone 8, the axial length of the plane 5 extending into the region of the smaller diameter D ₂ of the lower truncated cone 8.

The large diameter D ₁ of both truncated cones 7 and 8 is approximately 2.0 to 3.0 cm; the small diameter D ₂ is in the range of approximately 1.0 to 2.0 cm. This results in a racket handle 4 that is significantly thinner than the known state of the art. The axial length of the plane 5 can be approximately 8.0 to 15.0 cm.

As can be seen in particular from Fig. 2, the plane 5 is parallel to the striking plane S of the club head 2. If, according to Fig. 3, the club is now grasped by the hand 30 of a golfer in such a way that the index finger 20 touches the plane 5 of the club handle 4, a kind of fountain pen grip inevitably results. After briefly aiming at the target, the player can now concentrate fully on the pendulum process and, by making the appropriate movement, can hole a golf ball with significantly improved accuracy. The thin design of the club handle results in better guidance; the so-called fountain pen grip improves the sensitivity when aiming and enables a tension-free grip.

The golf club according to the invention can be used by both a left-handed and a right-handed person, whereby the respective so-called writing hand with the index finger 20 lies in the area of the surface 5 and the other hand either connects to the writing hand or further down the club handle 4

may include, for example, in the area of the lower truncated cone 8.

From Fig. 4 it can be seen how the guide hand 22 and the fixing hand 24 can grasp the racket handle 4 according to the invention in order to achieve the desired target accuracy.

According to Fig. 5, a putting position is shown, again with the guiding hand 22 and the fixing hand 24, both in the area of level 5. This level 5 is parallel to the club plane S, with which a golf ball 12 is moved in the direction of arrow I to hole.

Fig. 6 shows a position of address with the leading hand 22 for a club grip in a modified form: This golf club grip is shown in more detail in Fig. 7, where it can be seen that the grip 4 according to the invention is thin at the top and becomes thicker towards the bottom. The plane 5 is vertical and faces away from the target axis, because that is where the index finger guides the target direction. The alignment of the striking surface takes place via this plane. The fingers of the leading hand 22 are then also placed on this plane.

The special design of the club handle results in a completely new grip technique for a golf club, which creates significantly improved playing accuracy, especially when putting, due to improved guidance, tension-free grip and increased sensitivity of the leading hand.
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Claims (8)

• *t Golf clubs, especially for putting Protection claims 1. Golf club (1), in particular for putting, with a club head (2), a club shaft (3) and a club handle (4), which in cross section consists of a rounded shape (6) delimited by a plane (5), &iacgr;&ogr; wherein the plane (5) is positioned on the tactile surface of a human index finger (20) in the form of a fountain pen handle, is perpendicular and facing away from the target axis and at the end passes into a conically tapering, thin end region (11) of the racket handle (4). 2. Golf club according to claim 1, characterized in that the club handle (4) is designed in the form of two thin truncated cones (7, 8) which are connected to one another over their largest diameter (D ₁ ), the upper truncated cone (7) forming the end region (11). 3. Golf club according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the plane (5) lies in the region of the lower and/or upper truncated cone (8). 4. Golf club according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two truncated cones (7, 8) have the same diameter (D ₂ ) at their respective thinner end regions which are located at a distance from one another. 5. Golf club according to claim 4, characterized in that the upper truncated cone (8) is axially longer than the lower truncated cone (7), the axial length of the plane (5) extends into the region of the smaller diameter (D ₂ ). 6. Golf club according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the large diameter (D ₁ ) is approximately 2.0 to 3.0 cm and the small diameter (D ₂ ) is approximately 1.0 to 2.0 cm. 7. Golf club according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the axial length of the plane (5) is approximately equal to the handle length. 8. Golf club according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the thinner truncated cone is provided at the top and the thicker truncated cone is provided at the bottom with respect to the club handle (4).