JPH10108928A - Golf club and head thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to hit the sweet spot of a patter face easily in a patter by making the area of a flat patter face specified times as much as the cross section in the center surface of a golf ball. SOLUTION: A golf club 31 has a small area of a patter face 33a to facilitate the determination of the position of the sweet spot 40 of the patter face 33a. In addition, when a golf ball 34 is positioned within a vertical range, the ball 34 can be hit easily at the sweet spot 40 in the vertical direction. Since the patter face 33a has an area about 1.2 times as much as that of the cross section of the golf ball 34, a sufficient impact force can be obtained when the ball 34 is hit. Viewed from the impact and directivity the area of the patter face 33a is about 0.5-2.0 times as much as that of the cross section of the golf ball 34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a golf club characterized by the size and shape of a putter head and a golf club head.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Golf clubs include putter clubs that are used to hit a relatively short distance on a green to ultimately put the golf ball into a hole. Conventional putter club heads vary in size and shape. Hereinafter, some of them will be described. FIG.
It is an external view near the head of the conventional putter club 1. The putter club 1 shown in FIG. 6 is called an axinette putter club, and the putter face 2a has a sweet spot 20 slightly to the left of the position of the shaft 4 in FIG. To correctly point the golf ball 3, it is necessary to hit the golf ball 3 at the sweet spot 20. To this end, the positional relationship between the golf ball 3 and the head 2 is as shown in FIG.

As another example of a conventional putter club, there is, for example, a putter club 5 shown in FIG. This putter club 5 is called a T putter club 5, and a putter face 7a of the head 7 has a T-shape symmetrical with respect to the shaft 8 in FIG. Therefore, in this putter club 5, the sweet spot 21 located directly below the shaft 8 is provided.
Hits the golf ball 6 with.

Another example of a conventional putter club is a putter club 9 shown in FIG. This putter club 9 is called an L putter club, and the putter face 10a of the head 10 is located on the left side in FIG. In addition, sweet spot 22
Is located on the end side of the putter face 10a as shown in FIG.

As described above, the putter face of the conventional putter club has an elongated shape in the horizontal direction, and the area of the putter face is much larger than the area of the sweet spot.

[0006]

By the way, in a putt of 1 to 3 m, psychological pressure of a player is great, and it is not easy to hit a ball at a sweet spot of a putter face. Also, it is not easy to correctly point the putter face in the direction aimed at the time of impact. When the ball hits the part of the putter club other than the sweet spot on the putter face, the ball cannot be accurately directed even if a good swing is made, and the ball rolls a short distance. However, in the conventional putter club, since the area of the putter face is much larger than the area of the sweet spot, there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to accurately grasp the position of the sweet spot when hitting the putter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned prior art, and has as its object to provide a golf club and a club head thereof, in which a player can easily hit a sweet spot on a putter face with a putter. .

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and achieve the above-mentioned object, a golf club according to the present invention is a golf club used for a putter, the golf club having a club head. The area of the flat putter face is
It is 0.5 to 2 times the cross-sectional area of the center plane of the golf ball.

In the golf club of the present invention, since the putter face has an area approximately 1.2 times the cross-sectional area of the center plane of the golf ball, the player can place the golf ball at a position corresponding to the putter face. If this is the case, the golf ball can reliably hit the sweet spot. Also,
In the golf club of the present invention, a sufficient impact force can be obtained when hitting a golf ball.

In the golf club according to the present invention, preferably, the putter face has a substantially circular shape.

In the golf club according to the present invention, preferably, the putter face has a substantially triangular shape.

Furthermore, in the club head of the present invention, the area of the putter face is 0.5 to 2 times the cross-sectional area of the center plane of the golf ball.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A golf club and a club head according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a partial external view of a golf club 31 according to the present embodiment, wherein (A) is a front view and (B) is a side view.
As shown in FIG. 1, the golf club 31 includes a shaft 32.
Is configured by fixing a putter head 33 to one end of the head. The putter face 33a of the putter head 33 has a circular shape and has a cross section (center plane) of the golf ball 34 of about 1.2.
It has about twice the area. This putter face 33a
Is located at the center of the putter face 33a in the left-right direction in FIG. 1A. As a material of the putter head 33, for example, stainless steel or a copper alloy is used.

The player uses the golf club 31 as follows. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a method of using the golf club 31 by the player, and is a view of the putter head and the golf ball from the position of the eyes of the player when putting. When putting,
The player places the golf ball 34 within the vertical range A in FIG. 2 of the putter face 33a as shown in FIG. 2 while grasping the grip of the golf club 31 with his / her hand. Are determined so as to intersect at right angles. Then, the hand is moved in parallel with the direction of the putter to hit the golf ball 34. Thereby, the golf ball 3
No. 4 rolls in the direction of the putter.

According to the golf club 31, the putter face 33a has an area approximately 1.2 times as large as the cross section (center plane) of the golf ball 34. When the golf ball 34 is positioned in the area A, the golf ball 34 in the vertical direction in FIG.
Will definitely hit the sweet spot. In a conventional golf club, it is difficult to grasp the position of the sweet spot on the putter face due to the large area of the putter face, and when performing a putter, the positional relationship between the golf ball and the sweet spot is visually determined. It was difficult to catch.

On the other hand, according to the golf club 31, the area of the putter face is small, and the position of the sweet spot on the putter face can be easily grasped. According to the golf club 31, if the golf ball 34 is positioned within the vertical range A in FIG.
In the vertical direction in FIG. 2, the golf ball 34 can be easily hit at the sweet spot. According to the golf club 31, since the putter face 33 a has an area approximately 1.2 times as large as the cross-sectional area of the golf ball 34, a sufficient impact is generated when the golf ball 34 is hit. You can gain power. The area of the putter face 33a is set to about 0.5 to 2.0 with respect to the area of the cross section of the golf ball 34 from the viewpoint of impact force and directivity.

Second Embodiment FIGS. 3A and 3B are partial external views of a golf club 41 according to the present embodiment, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view and FIG. 3B is a side view.
As shown in FIG. 4, the golf club 41 includes a shaft 42.
A putter head 43 is fixed to one end of the head.
The putter face 43a of the putter head 43 has a trapezoidal shape with rounded corners as shown in FIG. 3, and has an area approximately 1.2 times the cross section (center plane) of the golf ball 44. doing. The sweet spot 50 on the putter face 43a is located at the center of the putter face 43a in the left-right direction in FIG. The putter face 43a has an area approximately 1.2 times as large as the area of the cross section of the golf ball 44. Putter head 4
As the material of No. 3, for example, stainless steel or a copper alloy is used. The golf club 41 can also obtain the same effect curing as the golf club 31 of the first embodiment described above.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the putter face of the putter head has an area of 0.5 to
There is no particular limitation as long as it is about 2.0, and for example, the shape shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 may be used. Here, FIG.
In the putter head 53 of the golf club 51 shown in FIG. 5, the putter face 53a has a horizontally long circular shape, and in the putter head 63 of the golf club 61 shown in FIG. 5, the putter face 63a is rectangular.

[0019]

As described above, according to the golf club and the head thereof of the present invention, the player can easily grasp the position of the sweet spot on the putter face. Further, according to the golf club and the head thereof of the present invention, the player can easily hit the golf ball at the sweet spot. Further, according to the golf club and the head thereof of the present invention, sufficient impact force and directivity can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial external view of a golf club according to a first embodiment of the present invention, where (A) is a front view and (B) is a side view.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining how to use the golf club shown in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are partial external views of a golf club according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view and FIG. 3B is a side view.

FIG. 4 is a partial external view of another golf club according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial external view of another golf club according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial external view of a conventional golf club.

FIG. 7 is a partial external view of another conventional golf club.

FIG. 8 is a partial external view of another conventional golf club.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31, 41, 51, 61 golf club 32, 42 shaft 33, 43 putter head 33a, 43a putter face 34, 44 golf ball 40, 50 sweet spot

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A golf club used for a putter, wherein the area of the flat putter face of the club head is 0.5 to 2 times the cross-sectional area of the center plane of the golf ball. 2. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein said putter face has a substantially circular shape. 3. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein the putter face has a substantially triangular shape. 4. The club head of a golf club used for a putter, wherein the area of the putter face is 0.5 to 2 times the cross-sectional area of the center plane of the golf ball.