JP2012029858A - Golf ball picking putter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf putter club for easily and quickly picking up a golf ball without damaging the grass of a putting green in a golf course and a golf practice range, without damaging the grass in the edge of a cup in picking up the golf ball in the cup, or without bend or stretch.SOLUTION: In the golf putter club, the base of a golf putter head (1) is provided with a hole or a cutout (2), and the golf ball is held by a ball holding member mounted on the golf putter club to be easily and quickly picked up without dropping the golf ball.

Description

The present invention relates to an improvement in a golf putter, and more particularly to a golf putter club that can pick up a ball that has been holed in a green from the hole in a standing posture without bending down.

Conventionally, the ball can be picked up (Patent Document 7). In this case, the edge of the cup may be damaged when the club shaft is operated in the process of hitting the ball. What picks up and picks up a ball by mechanical operation (Patent Document 1). When the golf ball is pinched with a putter head (Patent Document 6), the golf ball becomes harder or slightly changes in size due to changes in temperature, etc. There is a concern that the ball mark may be formed too much, and at the same time the edge of the golf cup is damaged. There is a device (Patent Document 3) that attaches a device to a grip portion of a golf putter and mechanically picks up and removes the device.

Patent Publication 2008-80084 Patent Publication 2008-173431 Patent Publication 9-206415 Patent Publication No. 7-236709 Patent Publication 2005-160691 Patent Publication 2007-307334 Patent Publication 2006-223701 Utility model registration No. 3130004

As the golf population has grown, it has become possible to enjoy golf regardless of age, sex or disability. Picking up a ball with a cup-in, or a golf ball on the green for private golf. Many golfers have experienced a sense of resistance.
The present invention eliminates these problems, is effective for the progress of golf play, and has been considered so that the ball can be picked up smoothly.

In order to achieve the above object, a golf ball putter head (1) is provided with a hole or notch (2) through which a golf ball can pass with a margin, and a ball holding member (attached to, bonded to, or embedded in the putter head) 3) etc. can prevent the ball from falling and easily pick up the golf ball. Furthermore, the weight is distributed evenly to the left and right in the striking direction, and the sweet spot is widened. It is a golf putter that can be used by both beginners and advanced players.

Same as conventional golf putters, easy to use, does not touch the golf rules, can be used for golf play, no damage to the golf cup, and no damage to the green turf The ball in the cup can be picked up quickly on the green without the need for bending and stretching.

It is a perspective view of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of this invention. It is a top view of the present invention. It is a top view in the cup of this invention. Sectional view of the scene to secure the ball in the cup of the present invention Sectional view of the scene of picking up the ball in the cup of the present invention

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.
A golf putter head having a wide bottom surface and having a hole or cut portion through which a golf ball can easily pass, the shaft being within a size that can be easily inserted into a cup having a diameter of 108 mm, and a shaft fixed thereto; A golf putter composed of a grip portion fixed to a shaft, and a hole or a notch portion through which a diameter of 42 mm of a golf ball can easily pass from the bottom to the top is formed in the rear face portion of the putter head having a wide bottom surface. A golf putter club, characterized in that a ball holding member for preventing a golf ball from dropping is provided slightly above the bottom surface of the putter face.
Furthermore, the ball holding member (3) is slightly narrower than the diameter of the ball at the center position of the sweet spot of the putter at a position 3 mm slightly above the bottom of the hole or notch of the part through which the ball of the golf putter passes. Attach to be. The ball put on the hole of the putter easily passes the mounted ball holding member, and the passed ball holds the golf ball by the ball holding member and does not drop.
The present invention has the above structure.
The number of mounted ball holding members is one or more, and is one part of the hole or notch part of the golf ball passage part and all the further parts, and the shape of the ball holding member is not particularly specified. As the ball holding member, an elastic material, a flexible material, an elastic material, and a shape memory alloy are suitable.
If this is used, the golf ball can be picked up easily and quickly without damaging the green lawn, the edge of the cup, etc. without requiring flexion or stretching of the legs.

In order to put the putter of the present invention into practical use, it has been completed by the following means.
The golf putter of the present invention was prototyped using easy-to-process wood. The hole of the first prototype was an ellipse in the vertical direction. It is assumed that the ellipse can easily pass the ball. Next, the elliptical hole is viewed as a horizontal direction. Compare whether the vertical or horizontal is easy to capture the ball. From the direction of the line of sight of the person with the putter, it was easier to capture the ball sideways with respect to the hitting direction. In the case of an elliptical hole, six ball holding materials were installed to prevent the ball from falling.

The next prototype is a putter with a U-shaped notch that uses wood and has a slightly narrower mouth. In this case, it is possible to easily pick up the ball stopped at the corner of the cup.

Prototype No. 4 was made of wood with a circular hole, and the hole diameter was 44 mm. In this case, ball holding members for holding the balls were installed at three locations at equal intervals. It is easy to secure the ball in the center of the cup, but it was safer to pick up the ball stopped at the corner of the cup. However, there is no denying the possibility of damaging the lawn on the edge of the cup by manipulating the putter.

Prototype No. 5 tried to remodel a commercially available golf putter. Commercially available golf putters were not manufactured with the assumption that they would be inserted into the cups, so that there was a limit to modification and it could be used, but it was not finished in the preferred one.

Prototype No. 6 was made from an iron plate, and even using metal, it was possible to provide an extremely narrow constriction that was impossible with wood. Furthermore, the ball guide to the center is facilitated by the taper provided at 45 degrees from the bottom surface of the ball passage portion provided on the putter. As a result, the ball stopped at the corner of the cup can be guided to the center of the hole of the putter by hitting the narrowed portion of the putter at a position of about two thirds of the radius of the ball of 21 mm. There is no need to move and no harm to the lawn around the cup.
In this case, Prototype No. 6, there were three ball holding members.

Prototype No. 7 was made of aluminum. Because the material is aluminum, the specific gravity is small, so the thickness of the putter is increased and the area is the maximum that can be inserted into the cup. Thereby, it seems that the golfer when the head hits the ball becomes psychologically more secure. This is the same as the reason why large heads of recent golf clubs for drivers are close to the rule limit. In the case of this putter, a material called aluminum was used, so the material was soft and the specific gravity was small. For this reason, a stainless steel plate was attached to the ball hitting part, and the reinforcement of the hitting of the face surface and the increase in the weight of the head were achieved. .

Prototype No. 8 was made of stainless steel, and the completeness of the results obtained up to trial No. 7 was totally improved. The ball holding member for holding the ball is also located at one position that also serves as the aim, so that the ball passes more smoothly and the hole provided in the putter is aligned on the ball without applying human power to the putter. If the force of the hand that lifted the putter is removed, the ball passes through the ball holding member only by the weight of the putter and is placed on the ball holding member so that the ball does not fall.
The golf putter prototypes Nos. 6, 7, and 8 manufactured through the processes described above are all balls that can be used practically and are stationary at any position within the cup-in cup. But the ball on the lawn was also very complete so that it could be picked up quickly and quickly.
Introducing the results of trial use of the prototypes No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 by 7 golfers. The test was started after explaining how to use the putter. Both single golfers and beginner golfers repeatedly used each putter about 20 to 30 times, but the test was successfully completed without dropping one ball when picked up.

Various embodiments and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. Further, the above-described embodiment is for explaining the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The golf putter club of the present invention is suitable for relieving the pain of picking up a golfer's ball.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Golf putter head 2 Hole or notch of ball passing portion 3 Ball holding member 4 Golf ball 5 Golf putter club shaft 6 Chamfered portion 7 for guiding the ball Weight portion 8 evenly arranged on the left and right Cup 9 for golf Golf course green lawn and land

Claims (5)

  A golf putter head having a wide bottom surface and having a hole or cut portion through which a golf ball can easily pass, the shaft being within a size that can be easily inserted into a cup having a diameter of 108 mm, and a shaft fixed thereto; A golf putter composed of a grip portion fixed to a shaft, and a hole or a notch portion through which a diameter of 42 mm of a golf ball can easily pass from the bottom to the top is formed in the rear face portion of the putter head having a wide bottom surface. A golf putter club, characterized in that a ball holding member for preventing a golf ball from dropping is provided slightly above the bottom surface of the putter face. 2. The golf putter club according to claim 1, wherein a shape of a hole in a passing portion from the lower side to the upper side of the golf ball is a circular shape, and in the case of a notch, a mouth portion is a slightly narrow U shape. 3. The golf putter club according to claim 1, wherein the golf ball is disposed such that a hole or a cut portion of the passing portion of the golf ball substantially coincides with a center of the golf cup. 2. A golf ball according to claim 1, wherein a ball holding member capable of preventing the golf ball from falling and receiving the golf ball is mounted at a position about 3 mm slightly above the bottom of the hole or notch of the ball passing portion of the golf putter head. Putter club. The golf putter club according to claim 1, wherein chamfering is performed above and below the hole or cut portion of the ball passage portion of the golf putter head.

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