JP2003135634A - Short putter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf putter by which a ball can be hit without missing the sweet area of the club head. SOLUTION: The short putter has a shorter shaft than a conventional one. The shaft is provided with a first grip on its upper end and a second grip on its lower end. Also, the distance between the sole of the club head and the lower end of the grip is 30 cm or less.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a putter for a golf club in which a shaft has a short length.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in golf club putters,
Usually, the shaft has a length of 34 to 35 inches, and the grip provided on the upper end of the shaft is held by both hands for putting. FIG. 3 is a diagram of a usage example of a conventional putter. As shown in FIG. 3, the length of the shaft was an appropriate length for grasping the grip with both hands and addressing in a state in which both knees were slightly bent and a shallow forward leaning posture was taken.

[0003]

However, the hand of the player holding the grip must be at least 50 degrees from the club head.
It is difficult to hit a golf ball (hereinafter referred to as a ball) in the sweet area of the club head because the player is more than 1 cm away from the club head and the eyes of the player are 1 m or more away from the club head.

In putting, the player makes a stroke so that the face of the club head is perpendicular to the line of the putt (the line that the player wants the ball stroked on the putting green to be), but the toe side of the club head When you hit the ball outside the sweet area like on the heel side or the heel side, the club head tilts slightly around the center of gravity due to the impact. Then, the ball that was launched,
I fell off the line of the putt and fell off the cup as a result.

Usually, when a player puts on a putting green (hereinafter referred to as a green), he orients himself deeply behind the ball on the extension line of the line connecting the cup and the ball and looks at the cup direction before addressing. . As the player's eyes are lowered, the slope and unevenness of the green can be seen well. As a result, the player has decided the direction and strength to hit the ball. When addressing after that, turn your face sideways to see if there is any mistake in the direction and strength with which you decided to hit the ball before addressing, and look again at the slope or unevenness of the green. However, compared to the previous time, the player's eyes are located far away from the green, which makes it difficult to see the state of the green, and as a result, the judgment may be wrong. Without noticing the mistake, I corrected the direction and strength of the ball, and made a stroke as it was. And putting failed.

The success rate of putting is higher when only the arm and the hand are moved during the stroke, and the other hips, knees and face are not moved. However, according to the conventional method, the waist, knees, face, etc. are easy to move when addressing because of the comfortable posture.
When I made a stroke in this state, I was worried about the whereabouts of the ball, and unconsciously moved my knees, waist, face, etc. immediately before the impact. As a result, Pat's success rate was low.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a golf club putter, and in order to solve the above problems, the shaft is made shorter than before and a first grip is provided at the upper end of the shaft. A second grip is provided at the lower end of the. Further, a means is provided for providing a shaft with a grip whose distance from the sole of the club head and the lower end of the grip is within 30 cm.

[0008]

In the present invention, the above-mentioned means are taken. In use, the first grip is grasped by the dominant hand and the second clip is grasped by the other hand. Bend both knees fully, lower your hips and address with your middle hips. Then make a stroke.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 1, the putter 1 includes a shaft 4a, a club head 5a attached to the tip of the shaft 4a, a first grip 2a provided at the upper end of the shaft 4a, and a second grip provided at the lower end of the shaft. 2b and. The shaft and head club may be attached to the putter head with a neck by using a hosel.

Since the length of the shaft 4a is addressed by the middle waist, it is made shorter than before. In the example, it was set to 50 cm. The shaft 4a is made of a circular pipe having the same material and sectional shape as the shaft of a normal golf putter.

The grips 2a and 2b are made of a relatively soft rubber or a synthetic resin, like the grips of ordinary golf putters. The first grip 2a is formed in a tubular shape with one end surface opened. The first grip 2a is externally fitted to the upper end portion of the shaft 4a from the opened one end surface and fixed by adhesion. Second grip 2b
Is formed in a tubular shape with both end surfaces open. The second grip 2b has the shaft 4a penetrating through the open end faces, and is externally fitted and fixed to the lower end of the shaft 4a by adhesion.

When using the present invention, the second grip 2
Hold b with your dominant hand and the first grip 2a with your other hand. Bend both knees fully, lower your hips and address with your middle hips. Because of the deep forward leaning posture, if the length of the shaft is the same as the conventional one, the shaft hits the player's chest and cannot be held perpendicular to the ground. Therefore, it is necessary to shorten the length of the shaft as described above.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example of use of the present invention. Figure 4
As shown in, in the addressed state, the player's eyes are closer to the green than in the conventional case.
If you turn your face toward the cup in that state, you can see the state of the slope and unevenness of the green better than when you look at the cup with the conventional address. Therefore, the possibility of erroneous determination of the launching direction and the strength of the launching force becomes smaller than in the conventional case.

When the address is completed, a stroke is made.
During the stroke, my body is so cramped that I cannot move my waist, knees, face, etc. freely. Therefore, there is no chance that the waist, knees, face, etc. unintentionally move just before the impact and make a mistake as before.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the second embodiment. Figure 2
As shown in FIG. 3, the putter 10 includes a shaft 4b, a club head 5b attached to the tip of the shaft 4b, and a grip 2 that extends from the upper end to the lower end of the shaft 4b. The lower end 2c of the grip should be fairly close to the club head. The distance L between the sole 6 of the club head and the lower end 2c of the grip is at least 30c.
Within m.

Like the first grip 2a of the first embodiment, the grip 2 is formed in a tubular shape with one end surface opened. The grip 2 is adhesively fixed so that the opened one end surface is fitted onto the upper end portion of the shaft 4b and reaches the lower end portion of the shaft 4b.

When using the present invention, the lower end of the grip 2 is gripped by the dominant hand and the upper end is gripped by the other hand. At that time, both hands may be separated. Rather, it is possible to carry out a stable stroke when separated. After that, similarly to the first embodiment, both knees are sufficiently bent, the waist is lowered, and the address is performed in the middle waist state. Make a stroke when the address is complete.

[0018]

By using the present invention, the player's eyes and the hand holding the grip can be brought closer to the ball than in the conventional case, so that the player can hit the ball without removing the sweet area of the club head. . Further, when an address is made, the position of the player's eyes is closer to the green than in the conventional case, which makes it easier to judge the state of the slope or unevenness of the green. Further, when an address is made during the stroke, the posture becomes cramped, so that it is difficult to move the waist, knees, face, etc., and unnecessary movement is suppressed, and the success rate of putting is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a conventional use example.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example of use of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... putter 2 ... Grip 2a ... First grip 2b ... Second grip 2c ... Lower end of grip 4a ... Shaft 4b ... Shaft 5a · Club head 5b ··· Club head 6 ... sole 10 ... putter L: Distance between the sole and the bottom of the grip

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A putter for a golf club having a club head attached to the tip of a shaft, the shaft being relatively short, and a first grip provided on an upper end portion of the shaft.
A short putter comprising a second grip provided at the lower end of the shaft. 2. A putter for a golf club having a club head attached to the tip of a shaft, wherein a relatively short shaft and a grip having a distance between the sole of the club head and the lower end of the grip within 30 cm are provided on the shaft. Short putter.