Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
  • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
  • A63B69/3608—Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
  • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
  • A41D13/0015—Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
  • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
  • A63B69/3623—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf for driving
  • A63B69/3632—Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
  • A63B71/14—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves
  • A63B71/141—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves in the form of gloves
  • A63B71/146—Golf gloves
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
  • A63B2071/0694—Visual indication, e.g. Indicia

Definitions

• Equipment intended to facilitate the learning of the gesture and the control of a golf club
• the invention relates to equipment intended to facilitate the learning of the gesture and the control of a golf club.
• the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective solution to this problem and, in particular, a solution that a player, even a beginner, can implement himself and without a third party necessarily having to intervene to inform him and tell him how to do it.
• the invention proposes, for this purpose, equipment intended to facilitate the learning of the gesture and the control of the club, comprising a garment with sleeves for the upper body, comprising along the forearms visual cues intended to inform the player on the position of his arms at the address and during the movement of the club, characterized in that it also comprises at least one glove and a golf club on which other visual cues are formed corresponding to those of the sleeves of the clothing and allowing the player to visualize the positions and orientations of his hand covered with the glove and the club he is holding in this hand and to compare them with ideal positions and orientations, at the address, during the crossing of the ball and during the ascent and descent of the club during the preparation or execution of a golf stroke.
• these markers are arranged so as to be fully visible to the player when the positions and orientations of his hands, his arms and the club are ideal and to be hidden from his view, in whole or in part, in the others. case.
• the player can at a glance check his position, his gesture and the orientation of the club and correct them if necessary.
• the marks formed on the glove and on the club are linear marks intended to be found substantially in the extension of the marks on the sleeves of the garment, at least at the address and during certain phases of the rise and fall of the club.
• the equipment according to the invention comprises a left hand glove and a right hand glove, comprising on their external parts intended to cover the back of the hand, aforementioned visual cues indicating the orientation of the hands on the handle of the club at address.
• These glove marks can be formed by colored bands which extend over part of the top of the index and middle fingers and which extend over the back of the hand. They are visible entirely by the player when the positions of his hands on the club handle are ideal.
• Each glove can also include, on its internal part covering the palm of the hand, a visual mark in the form of a band indicating the position of the club handle in the hand. This facilitates the grip of the club in the hand and prevents the player from having unintentionally too weak or too strong a grip.
• Colored bands or lines are formed along the club handle, on either side of a center line extending over the top of the club handle. direction of the club head and, preferably, colored bands or lines are also formed on the club head, on its front face and if possible on its rear face, and are intended to be oriented perpendicular to the line going from the ball at the intended target, to indicate the position "square" of the club at the address.
• the visual marks formed on the left sleeve of the garment, on the top of the left glove and on the left side (at the address) of the club consist of a strip or a line of a first color
• the visual cues formed on the right sleeve of the garment, the right glove and on the right side (at the address) of the club consist of a strip or a line of a second color
• these colored bands or lines formed on the club are separated by a central band or line of a third color.
• This embodiment has the advantage of informing the player about what he is doing, thanks to a very simple correspondence between the colors, his position and the orientation of the club head: the position is ideal as is the orientation of the club head, when the player can see the three colors at the address or during the different phases of his movement.
• the colors partially or entirely hidden from his view allow him to identify his defect (s) (insufficient pivot, grip of the club too strong or too weak, face of the club badly oriented, trajectory plan too vertical or too horizontal, rotation of the wrists, etc.) and to correct them immediately, or to characterize his position, his gesture and the orientation of the club in function of the stroke to be played or the effect to be given to the ball.
• the colored bands which constitute the visual cues of the equipment according to the invention can be fixed permanently to the sleeves of the garment, the gloves and the club, or else can be removable
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a player at the address, wearing equipment according to the invention
• - Figure 2 is a schematic front view of the garment with sleeves
• FIG. 7 schematically shows a golf club carrying visual cues 1 according to the invention.
• the gesture of the player can vary a lot and can modify very many ways all or part of the above five parameters.
• the present invention provides a solution to this problem by means of golf equipment comprising a long-sleeved garment 10 of the polo shirt type or the like, at least one and preferably two golf gloves 12 and a club 14 which bear marks or benchmarks allowing the player to visualize his position at a glance and compare it to an ideal position, at the address and during the different phases of the club's movement for striking the ball.
• the garment 10, also shown in Figure 2 includes on the sleeves, along the forearms, bands or colored lines 16 which extend approximately from the bleeding from the elbow to the wrist, substantially in the extension of the hand index.
• Corresponding colored bands or lines 18 can also be formed on the shoulders of the garment 10 and on the start of the arms, so as to be visible to the player after a rotation of the shoulders by approximately 90 degrees or a little less.
• the left hand and right hand gloves 12 which are represented in FIGS. 3 to 6, include marks formed by colored lines or bands on their inner side and on their outer side. More specifically, the inner face of the left glove 12 comprises (FIG. 3) a band 20 extending diagonally from the palm, from the first phalanx of the index finger to the eminence hypothenar, this line or colored band 20 corresponding the position of the club handle in the palm of the left hand for a "neutral" grip or grip.
• the internal face of the right glove comprises (FIG. 4) a colored band or line 22 formed across the first phalanges of the fingers except the thumb, to indicate the position of the club handle in the right hand, and possibly a colored zone 24 at the base of the thumb, delimiting the part of the palm that the player must apply to the thumb of his left hand.
• the external faces of the left and right gloves comprise (FIGS. 5 and 6) colored bands or lines 26 which extend over the top of the first phalanges of the index and middle fingers and which extend over the back of the hand, substantially to the wrist.
• the top of the thumb of the left glove may include a colored band or line 28 extending along the phalanxes of the thumb and intended to be covered by the colored zone 24 of the internal face of the right glove.
• the club 14 also comprises (FIG. 7) colored bands 30 which extend along the handle 32 between the handle 34 and the head 36 of the club on either side of a longitudinal center line 38 which is located on the above the handle when the player holds the club at the address as shown in Figure 1.
• the head 36 of the club can also be formed with colored lines or bands corresponding to the lines or bands 30 and 38 above of the handle, at the lower part of its front face 40, on its rear face 42 (when the latter is visible to the player at the address), and on the highest part 44 of club head, these colored lines or bands formed on the club head to be oriented perpendicular to the player's line of sight
• the front and back of the club head can be fully colored, in different colors, and the top of the club head can have a strip of a third color.
• the strip 16 formed on the left forearm of the garment 10, the colored strip 26 formed on the top of the left glove and the colored strip 32 extending on the left side of the sleeve of the club (at the address) and on the front face of the club head are of the same color (for example blue)
• the strip 16 of the right forearm of the garment 10 the colored strip 26 of the above the right glove 12
• the colored band 30 extending on the right side of the club sleeve (at the address) and that which is formed on the rear face 42 of the club head are in the same other color (by example red)
• the colored band 38 formed in the middle of the handle between the two other colored bands 30 and on the top of the club head is of a third color (for example white).
• the colored bands 16 on his left forearm, 26 on top of his left glove and 30 on the left side of the club sleeve are substantially aligned and then define a line of the same color, for example blue, the colored band 16 of his right forearm, the colored band 26 of his right glove and the colored band 30 on the right side of the sleeve of the club also define a line of the same color, for example red, and these blue and red lines are visible to the player, as well as of course the white center line 38 formed on the top of the handle and of the head of the club.
• the player can move his club and stop several times during the ascent and the descent, for example when the club is substantially horizontal, and when crossing the ball , and he can check at a glance if he sees the three colors blue, white and red on the handle of his club. If so, this means that the club has gone up or down in an ideal manner. Otherwise, when the player sees only two colors, for example blue and white or white and red, this informs him about the orientation of the club, as well as the plane of the trajectory of the club which can be too vertical or too horizontal. Similarly, the colors he sees on the top of his gloves or which are hidden from his view inform him about the position of his hands on the club and the orientation of the club, about a possible rotation of his hands, etc. .
• the colors visible on the club inform the player about the five mechanical parameters mentioned above (speed, orientation, angle of attack, point of impact and path of the club) and the colors visible on the gloves and sleeves of the garment inform him about his gesture and his style, the set providing the player with very complete information on how to hit a golf ball.
• This information can be used immediately by the player himself, beginner or confirmed, who thus obtains visual certainty on his position and his gesture and gains confidence in the execution of his stroke which can then be performed with a certain spontaneity, essential for a good result.
• This complete information on the technique and the style of the player can also be obtained when the player wearing the equipment according to the invention is filmed with a video camera, the colored markings on the sleeves, gloves and the club making it possible to see better at home. screen the characteristics of the position and the gesture of the player and the orientation of his club.
• the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown and it includes all the technical equivalents. It also applies immediately to humans of the profession, to other sports such as tennis, football or baseball for example where equipment according to the invention facilitates the learning of a gesture and the control of the trajectory and the effect of a ball .

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