JP2010119483A - Golf club - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf club which has a mark of a "swing spot" on the head upper surface of the golf club thereby allowing a user to swing the centroid of the golf club and to synchronize a direction that the club is to move and swing. <P>SOLUTION: When a head (3) itself is in a swingable state when gripping a grip end and suspending it, a vertical line (Z) passing through the center hole of a grip (6) is at a position in the center direction of the head (3) from the face (4) of the head (3). In a range which includes the intersection of a virtual line (Y) passing through the position and in parallel with the face (4) and of an axis (L) passing through the center of the face (4) and perpendicular to the face (4) and which is positioned ±2-5 mm in the front and rear of the intersection and in the direction of a toe (9) a heel (10), one mark point (A) is provided, and the mark point (A) is formed into a circular or elliptic shape of 5 mm±2 mm. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf club used in a golf game.

  In golf games, the golf clubs with 14 or less including the putter generally have a wood type golf club (2 to 5) having a crown portion and a top line (top blade) instead of the crown portion. The provided iron type golf clubs (6 to 10) are used.

  Wood (wood-type golf club, the same applies hereinafter), iron (iron-type golf club, same applies hereinafter), and even the putter swung (consciously) feeling the weight of the head when the golfer swings. Sometimes the swing is in sync with the direction in which the club wants to move, the probability of eating the core increases, and the face hits the ball square. For example, when holding a wood, a part of the face and the crown part enter the field of view of the golfer, and the golfer sets the center part of the face after the ball. Even if the head weight is vaguely felt when taking back, it is not clear for an amateur golfer which part of the head is taking back while feeling the weight. Most amateur golfers start to move the head backward while being aware of the face surface itself, the intermediate point in the width direction (between the toe and heel) of the boundary with the face of the crown portion, the side surface of the head, or the entire head. Some golf club manufacturers are known to have a mark at the intermediate point in the width direction of the crown part, and to make it easy to set the ball at the center of the face at the time of addressing by applying a gradation of light and dark to the crown part. In particular, a putter head with various marks on the upper surface of the head is known.

  As a golf club head with a mark, one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-262323 (Patent Document 1) is known. As shown in FIG. 10, this shows a wood-type golf club 1 having a head 3 attached to the tip of a shaft 2 and is coaxial with an axis L perpendicular to the face 4 through the center of the face 4. In addition, the center line 5 is displayed on the upper surface of the head 3 with a white thick line, and four straight lines 51 to 54 that converge from both sides of the axis L to the face 4 side are 2 on the toe side and the heel side of the head 3. It is displayed for the book. The outermost straight line 54 displayed on the heel side is displayed with a red broken line, the straight line 53 between the straight line 54 and the center line 5 is displayed with a thin green line, and the straight line 51 displayed on the toe side is yellow. The broken line and the straight line 52 are indicated by thin blue lines. These straight lines 51 to 54 are configured to converge toward the center O of the ball B on the sweet spot at the time of hitting. Further, when the straight line 51 to 54 and the center line 5 are directed to the grip 6 in the pin P direction at the time of addressing, the grip 6 is on the front of the body, that is, on the axis M of the shaft 2 that the golfer looks down in a normal addressing posture. The straight lines 5A, 51A, 52A, 53A, and 54A as marks are displayed in the same color and the same kind of lines corresponding to the center line 5 and the straight lines 51 to 54, respectively. When the face 4 of the head 3 is oriented at a right angle with respect to the launch direction of the ball B when the launch direction of the ball B and the pin P direction coincide with each other, The center lines 5 are arranged on the same axis, and a straight line 5 A displayed on the grip 6 is positioned on the axis M of the shaft 2.

  In this conventional example, if the golfer determines a grip with the straight line 5A as a mark and swings the golf club 1 along the center line 5, the ball B is hit in the targeted straight direction. When the straight line 54 is aligned coaxially in the pin P direction with the center line 5 directed in the hook direction with the launch direction of the ball B, the straight line 54A displayed on the grip 6 is positioned on the axis M of the shaft 2. Therefore, when the golfer decides a grip using the straight line 54A as a mark and swings the golf club 39 in the pin P direction along the straight line 54, the ball B hooks and flies.

  This conventional example can be applied to a putter in addition to the wood-type golf club 1, and the purpose of the putter is to perform putting stably while being aware of the direction of the cup C. The goal is to make it possible to hit the ball with the object of pin P in mind, whether wood or iron.

As what put the mark only on the upper surface of the head of the putter, the one described in JP 2004-24317 A (Patent Document 2) is known. Assuming a straight line that passes through the center of gravity of the putter head and goes horizontally to the putter face in a state where the back surface of the putter head is placed on a horizontal plane, the maximum length of the putter head in the straight direction is 64 to 90 mm. The length of the putter face in the longitudinal direction is larger than the maximum length, and the vertical line including the straight line is on the line where the upper surface of the putter head intersects the upper surface of the putter head, and from the putter face A first mark point having an average diameter of 1 to 10 mm is provided at a position separated by a horizontal distance of 21.34 ± 2 mm, and a second mark having an average diameter of 1 to 10 mm is further provided at a position 42.67 ± 4 mm away from the first mark point. A mark point is provided.
JP-A-9-262323 JP 2004-24317 A

  The mark disclosed in Patent Document 1 is designed so that the pin can be aimed with straight, hook, and faded ball muscles while being aware of the target, and the mark disclosed in Patent Document 2 is an accurate target for the face. It was not intended to make the head conscious of the weight of the head or to create a trajectory for starting the head movement. Therefore, it has been difficult to synchronize the direction in which the club wants to move and the swing. In the first place, the ones disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 let you feel the weight of the head, and make the golfer put the golf club on the correct swing plane by visually checking the “pivoting point” and “moving point” (on (Plain), it wasn't a sign to swing the club comfortably.

  Therefore, the present invention makes the golfer feel the weight of the head and concentrates the consciousness on one point of the head to be moved (the point of swinging), so that the golf club moves on-plane and the club swings comfortably and accurately impacts. An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club that can be led to.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, when the grip end is gripped and hung and suspended, the vertical line passing through the hole in the center of the grip extends from the head face to the head when the head itself is in a swingable state. It includes the intersection of the virtual line Y parallel to the face passing through this position and the axis L perpendicular to the face through the center of the face, and ± 2 to the front and back and the toe-heel direction. One mark point is provided within a range of 5 mm, and this mark point is formed in a circle or ellipse of 5 mm ± 2 mm.

  According to the present invention, when the grip end is gripped and suspended, when the head itself is in a swingable state, the vertical line passing through the hole in the center of the grip enters the center of the head from the head face. Including the intersection of an imaginary line Y parallel to the face passing through this position and an axis L perpendicular to the face through the center of the face, and one within a range of ± 2 to 5 mm in the front-rear direction and the toe-heel direction. Since the mark point is formed in a circle or ellipse of 5 mm ± 2 mm, the golfer concentrates the consciousness to feel the weight of the head at this mark point, and this mark point is set at the start of takeback. When the golf club is taken back so that it is pulled straight, the golf club becomes on-plane and the direction in which the club wants to move synchronizes with the swing, ensuring that the ball is hit correctly. The rate is high. This mark point is the “pivoting point” of the golf club and the “moving point”.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, the vertical distance from the center of gravity G to the leading edge 7 of the face 4 shown in FIG. 2 is referred to as a center of gravity depth 20. When a virtual line parallel to the face 4 passing through the point is defined as a line Y, a mark point A is provided at the intersection of the line Y and the axis L. The position of the line Y need not overlap with a line parallel to the face 4 passing through the center of gravity G when the head alone is accurately measured, and an error of ± 2 to 5 mm can be allowed. The line Y extends between the toe 9 and the heel 10, and the mark point A provided at the intersection in FIG. 1 can be shifted in the range of 8 mm in the toe 9 direction. In particular, when the width between the toe 9 and the heel 10 on the upper surface of the head is substantially equal to the length of three golf balls arranged vertically (42.67 × 3 = 128.01 mm), or 4.5 inches or more In this case, it is preferable that the mark point A is provided 5 mm away from the intersection point toward the toe 9. In the case of a golf club having a difference in the center of gravity between the shaft axis and the head, the head tends to rotate with respect to the shaft axis, so the face tends to open during the swing. If you move it, it will be easier to return to the square by impact. In particular, with a head having a size exceeding 440 cc, the center-of-gravity distance becomes long, and if the head is opened and taken back, it becomes difficult to return to the square due to impact.

  The mark point A is preferably a circle having a diameter of 5 mm ± 2 mm (may be an ellipse). If the mark point A is a triangle or a rectangle, the straight line portion will interfere with smooth movement, that is, the natural circular movement of the head, As for “where to go” and “to move”, it was less effective than the circular mark point A. For this reason, a straight line as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is less effective in terms of sensing and shaking the weight of the head. Further, even in the point-shaped object of Patent Document 2, since the diameter of the point is too small and there are two points, there is almost no function as “pivoting point” or “moving point”. In addition, even if the circular shape was smaller or larger than 5 mm ± 2 mm in diameter, the effect was reduced. If the mark point A is too small, it is difficult for the golfer to visually recognize the address, and if it is too large, the “moving point” of the head is ambiguous. Further, if the consciousness is concentrated on the mark point A, the weight is felt at the point A, and the mark point A is moved straight back about 15 cm from the start of takeback, the head can easily get on the correct trajectory. Professional golfers can feel the weight (center of gravity) of their heads just by holding a golf club, but most amateur golfers feel the weight of the head along the direction the club wants to move. I can't move the club. If there is a mark point A, swinging this point A synchronizes the direction in which the club wants to move with the swing of the golfer, and the probability of a nice shot increases. By swinging the mark point A, a synchronized state occurs, the club is used up, and the flight distance is extended.

  Next, even if the depth of the center of gravity 20 is referred to, the position of the center of gravity G cannot be accurately specified unless it is measured with a special instrument, but this center of gravity depth 20 can be easily deepened with a commercially available golf club. A method will be described. In FIG. 3, when the center of the end of the grip 6 is aligned with the vertical line Z and the end portion of the grip 6 is lightly pinched with two fingers to suspend the entire golf club 1, the vertical line Z extends from the face 4 of the head 3. A virtual line Y is a position that enters the center of the head 3 and is parallel to the face 4 passing through this position. The intersection point where the virtual line Y and the axis L perpendicular to the face 4 through the center of the face 4 intersect is defined as a mark point A. As vertical Z, vertical lines such as pillars, doors, lockers, etc. are used, and a hole in the center of the grip end is overlapped on the corner of such vertical Z. At this time, the front and back of the grip end are overlapped. The club is suspended so that the head 3 swings by pinching with a finger. A virtual line Y is assumed by examining how much the perpendicular line Z enters the head 3 from the face 4 toward the center of the head 3. When the club is suspended, if it is a right-handed club, suspend so that the face 4 faces right. The center-of-gravity depth 20 measured in this way is precisely deviated, but the error is within a range of ± 2 to 5 mm, and the mark point A can be provided.

  As a simple measuring instrument for finding the center of gravity depth 20, a column with a perpendicular Z drawn, a pedestal with this column vertically installed, and a gripping means for gripping two grip ends on the top of the column Can be used. With the gripping means, the center hole of the grip end is gripped in accordance with the perpendicular line Z, and at this time, the head 3 is gripped to such an extent that it can swing left and right (pendulum motion). When the club is suspended in a state where it depends on the weight of the head 3, the face 4 of the head 3 is positioned on the right side of the perpendicular Z. In this state, the perpendicular Z includes a position where it intersects the crown portion 11. A line parallel to the face 4 may be a virtual line Y.

  Next, Table 1 shows the results of a test shot of four amateur golfers (A, B, B, and Ding) with a club without the mark point A and a club with the mark point A. The club used a driver.

Impressions after the test hit by the driver with the mark A of Tester A to D were as follows.
Kou: It was easy to take back and felt easy to swing.
Otsu: I could swing with the same feeling as a baseball bat.
Tsuji: The mark point triggered the start of takeback.
Ding: The swing felt simple, and it became easier to raise the head with takeback.

  In addition, three young people in their 20s (H, O, and I) who have been playing golf for 1-2 years have become testers. Mr. H has a golf history of 1 year, an average score of 120 to 130, a head speed of 43 m / s, and attention to the start of the swing (takeback) means that he moves his face while aiming at the target. Mr. I said that he has a golf history of 2 years, an average score of 105, head speed of 43m / s, and take-back means "be aware of the direction of the face", Mr. I has a golf history of 2 years, an average score of 110, head speed of 40m / s In takeback, it was “moving the head straight”. When he hit five balls with a driver who did not have mark point A, Mr. H had many slices (maximum flight distance of 220 yards), and three shots flew into the OB zone. Mr. O had 2 slices, 2 hooks, and 1 tempura, and had a flying distance of 230 yards. Mr. I hesitated the slice and pulled it to the left with 4 shots and 1 slice, and the measurable hit distance was 220 yards. As a result of five test shots in the same way with the driver with mark point A, the number of balls with a straight tendency increased, the bending width decreased for all three, H head speed 45m / s, O 45m / s, I Increased the speed to 43m / s respectively. The flight distance also increased to 260 yards, 240 yards and 240 yards. Rather than moving the head or swinging the club vaguely, the mark point A provided on the crown 11 was moved and shaken. As a result, the ballistic tendency of the three young testers became stable and the bending width decreased. . Mr. H feels, “I can now swing with good rhythm without thinking about extra things during the swing,” Mr. O says, “If you try to move the mark point, it will be easier to take back and swing out better. I felt, “Takeback is completely different. The head can be pulled straight.”

  According to the manufacturer's announcement, the depth of the center of gravity of a representative driver currently on the market is 37.2 mm at the Bridgestone Tour Stage X-DRIVE445 (registered trademark) and Mizuno JPXA25 (registered trademark) when measured with a single head. 38.5mm, 38.0mm for SRI Sports' The XXIO (registered trademark), 42.2mm for tailor-made r7CGBMAX (registered trademark), and some drivers exceed the depth of gravity of 50mm. The center of gravity depth of around 40 mm can be said to be a general value for commercially available drivers.

  The description so far has been made by taking a driver as an example. However, even in the case of the iron type golf club shown in FIG. A mark point A can be provided at the intersection of the line Y and the axis L. FIG. 4 shows a sand wedge (loft angle of 58 degrees). In the case of a club having a loft angle of about 20 to 60 degrees, a mark point on the face 4 between the center of gravity G on the face 4 and the top line 12 is shown. A will be provided. In an iron with a high center of gravity and a large loft (short iron), the mark point A approaches the top line 12, and an iron with a small loft and a low center of gravity approaches the center of gravity G on the face 4 of the head. (Long iron).

  FIG. 5 shows a mallet-type putter in which a mark point A is provided. There is only one mark point A, and two mark points (first and second) are provided on a straight line passing through the center of gravity and extending in a direction perpendicular to the face in a horizontal direction as in Patent Document 2, with the center of gravity interposed therebetween. It ’s different. If there is a first mark point and a second mark point, a straight line connecting both points will be imaged, the functions of “pivoting” and “moving” will be diminished, and the function of aiming the face toward the target will be too prevailing It becomes.

  In principle, the intersection of the virtual line Y and the axis L may be used as the mark point A for wood, iron and putter. However, if the error is within a range of ± 2 to 5 mm before and after the intersection and in the direction of the toe 9 and the heel 10, the mark point A can achieve the object of the present invention. In the wood type golf club, when the maximum length between the toe 9 and the heel 10 is 4.5 inches or more, a mark point A is provided near the toe 9 within a range of 8 mm from the intersection. In this case, the ball B is set at the center of the face 4.

  A mark point A is provided on the upper surface of the head 3, and a single shaft or rod is assumed between the mark point A and the grip end, and this shaft or rod can be swung like a bat. It can be said that this is the present invention. In other words, the center of gravity of the hand and the head 3 are sensuously aligned, so that the hand and the tip can be swung as if a bar-shaped object whose center of gravity does not change and matches the direction in which the club wants to move. . If the mark point A, which is “pivoting” or “moving”, does not work even if it is shaken (moved), the direction of the grip or stance is often wrong. The grip is half-way back (in the case of right-handed, the position where the shaft and the ground are parallel to the right waist side), and the toe 9 of the head 3 points to the range of 11 to 12 o'clock of the watch. When 4 is set, hold the grip and feel the weight of the club with the left finger belly. As for the stance, hold your shoulders, hips and knees parallel to the target direction. In the pre-swing movement (such as waggle), correct the direction of the grip and stance and not only be aware of the mark point A to the halfway back by take-back, but also be aware of this mark point A until the follow when the shaft is parallel. Is preferred. If the movement to be applied to the ball is emphasized after turning back, the club will deviate from the direction in which it wants to move. Therefore, it is important to be aware of the mark point A even in follow-up. Mark point A is most useful for swinging the golf club's center of gravity (not the center of gravity of the single head 3), and swinging in the same way as a baseball bat, but the grip and stance are different, If you go from hitting to hitting (reducing), the direction you want the club to move and the swing will not synchronize, the head speed will not increase, and an accurate impact will not be obtained. There is a mark point A as a means to swing the club instead of hitting it, to be able to swing the center of gravity of the club, more precisely, with the correct grip and stance, and follow without hitting after turning The club can be shaken off by being aware of the mark point A. In other words, the mark point A should be a “sensory center of gravity”. For players in front of the ball and under great tension, the weight of the head that can be felt in a relaxed state is often not felt by force. If the mark point A is clarified, even when the mark point A is under tension, as a result, the same effect can be obtained as if the center of gravity of the head is felt and shaken.

  6 to 9 show an embodiment in which an auxiliary mark A ′ is provided in addition to the mark point A. FIG. In FIG. 6, a V-shaped auxiliary mark A ′ is provided immediately behind the mark point A so that the mark point A can be correctly drawn behind the flying ball line. In FIG. 7, L-shaped auxiliary marks A ′ are arranged symmetrically with respect to the mark point A, and in FIG. 8, a V-shaped auxiliary mark A ′ is provided at the rearmost portion of the head. In the figure, a plurality of V-shaped auxiliary marks A ′ are provided from the mark point A to the tail end of the head. These auxiliary marks A ′ are merely examples, and various designs are conceivable as the auxiliary marks A ′ that can draw the head straight from the mark point A to the rear of the flying ball line. Of course, the mark point A and the auxiliary mark A ′ may be a manufacturer's logo mark or the like.

The top view of the golf club at the time of an address. The side view of a head. The figure explaining the measuring method of the gravity center depth. The top view of an iron. The top view of a putter. The top view which shows the example which provided the auxiliary | assistant mark. The top view which shows the example which provided the other auxiliary mark. The top view which shows the example which provided another auxiliary | assistant mark. Furthermore, the top view which shows the example which provided another auxiliary | assistant mark. The top view which shows a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Golf club 2 Shaft 3 Head 4 Face 6 Grip 7 Leading edge 8 Upper end of face 9 Toe 10 Heel 11 Crown part 12 Top line 20 Center of gravity distance A Mark point G Center of gravity L Axis line Y Virtual line

Claims (3)

When the grip end is gripped and suspended, when the head itself is in a swingable state, the perpendicular passing through the hole in the center of the grip is located at the center of the head from the face of the head and passes through this position. A mark point A is provided in the range of ± 2 to 5 mm in the front and back and toe-heel directions including the intersection of the virtual line Y parallel to the face and the axis L perpendicular to the face through the center of the face. ,
A golf club characterized in that the mark point A is formed in a circle or ellipse of 5 mm ± 2 mm.   In the wood type golf club, when the maximum length between the toe and the heel is 4.5 inches or more, a mark point is provided near the toe within a range of 8 mm from the intersection of the virtual line Y and the axis L. The golf club according to claim 1. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary mark is provided behind the mark point A so that the mark point can be drawn straight at a predetermined length.

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