US20050059505A1 - Training device fitted with a wheel for a golfer - Google Patents

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US20050059505A1
US20050059505A1 US10/920,178 US92017804A US2005059505A1 US 20050059505 A1 US20050059505 A1 US 20050059505A1 US 92017804 A US92017804 A US 92017804A US 2005059505 A1 US2005059505 A1 US 2005059505A1
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    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0433—Heads with special sole configurations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/047—Heads iron-type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/52—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with slits
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a training device for a golfer.
  • the training device includes a club having a shaft and a head, the head extending laterally from the lower end of the shaft, and a wheel or castor mounted on the head.
  • the wheel or castor being mounted about a substantially horizontal axis, projecting downwards relative to the head so as to roll on a substantially flat, horizontal receiving surface during a movement of the club simulating the movement of hitting a golf ball.
  • the aim of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks.
  • the swing plane is the plane in which the head of the club travels. This plane must be oriented so as to send the ball in the right direction.
  • the swing arc is the trajectory described by the club head in the swing plane. It should be such that the head hits the ball and the ground at a precise point. It is wrong if the head hits the ground before the ball.
  • One aspect of the device according to the present invention is to enable the player to train daily so as to perfect his swing without having to have access to a golf course.
  • it is essential to master the swing completely, which takes a great deal of practice on the part of the golfer.
  • the invention relates particularly to a device of the kind described hereinbefore, and specifies that the wheel or castor should have a convex arc-shaped profile so as to make contact with the receiving surface substantially at a single point which moves progressively along the profile when the angle of inclination of the axis relative to the receiving surface varies.
  • the training device includes a club having a shaft and a head in which the head extends laterally from a lower end of the shaft and a wheel, having a convex arc-shaped profile, mounted on the head about a substantially horizontal axis, the wheel projecting downwards relative to the head and structured and arranged to roll on a substantially flat horizontal receiving surface during a movement of the club simulating a movement of hitting a golf ball.
  • the wheel is structured and arranged to make contact with the receiving surface substantially at a single point progressively movable along the arc-shaped profile when an angle of inclination of the axis relative to the receiving surface varies.
  • the wheel can be substantially spherical. Moreover, the wheel can be approximately 40 mm in diameter. Furthermore, the wheel can include a material structured and arranged to reduce the shock of impact with a hard surface. Additionally, the wheel includes an elastomer. Moreover, the head can include a cutout and the wheel is partially arranged in the cutout. Furthermore, the wheel can be substantially spheroidal.
  • Another aspect of the invention includes a golfing device having a club having a shaft and a head in which the head extends from a lower end of the shaft and a wheel having a varying diameter that projects from the head and that is structured and arranged to rotate about an axis and to roll on a substantially flat receiving surface during a movement of the club simulating a swing.
  • the wheel can include a material structured and arranged to reduce the shock of impact with a hard surface.
  • the wheel can include an elastomer.
  • the head can include a cutout and the wheel can be partially arranged in the cutout.
  • the wheel can be structured and arranged to make contact with the receiving surface substantially at a single point progressively movable along a profile of the wheel when an angle of inclination of the axis relative to the receiving surface varies.
  • the wheel can substantially be a spheroid.
  • Yet another aspect of the invention includes a golfing device including a club having a shaft and a head in which the head extends from a lower end of the shaft and a wheel having a non-uniform diameter that projects from the head and that is structured and arranged to rotate. Furthermore, the head includes a cutout and the wheel is partially arranged in the cutout.
  • the wheel can include a material structured and arranged to reduce the shock of impact with a hard surface.
  • the wheel can include an elastomer and is structured and arranged to make contact with a receiving surface substantially at a single point progressively movable along the a profile of the wheel when an angle of inclination of the axis relative to the receiving surface varies.
  • the wheel can include an elastomer. Additionally the wheel can include a substantially spheroidal shape.
  • the single FIGURE is a partial elevation of a club according to the invention.
  • the club 1 shown in FIG. 1 has the general shape of a conventional iron-type golf club and has a substantially straight elongated shaft 2 and a head 3 .
  • the shaft 2 is shown approximately in the position corresponding to the position of a conventional club when the head 3 is hitting a ball.
  • a substantially semi-circular cutout 8 is formed in the head 3 , from the lower edge 4 thereof, formed by the face and the bottom, so as to partially accommodate a spherical castor or wheel 9 .
  • the castor or wheel 9 is mounted on the head 3 so as to rotate about an axis A 1 substantially parallel to the edge 4 and located slightly above the latter. The axis A 1 also being substantially horizontal.
  • the castor or wheel 9 is integral with a hub 5 rotatably mounted on a spindle 6 fixed to the head 3 .
  • the castor or wheel 9 is hollow and may also be made of a material adapted to reduce the shock of impact such as an elastomer.
  • the castor or wheel 9 projects by a height of about 0.5 mm relative to the edge 4 .
  • the castor or wheel 9 may travel over a substantially horizontal receiving surface while being in contact with the surface at virtually only one point. This is still true, within certain limits, when the orientation of the shaft 2 moves towards or away from the vertical direction, the axis A 1 being inclined in one direction or the other relative to the horizontal plane, and the point of contact between the receiving surface and the castor or wheel 9 moving along the generatrix thereof. During a swing, the castor or wheel 9 thus hits the receiving surface and is able to roll along it while tolerating, with no damage or effect on the quality of the swing, a variation of about ⁇ 3° in the orientation of the shaft 2 or head 3 relative to the horizontal plane.
  • the club according to the invention has, in particular, the following advantages compared with the club with a cylindrical roller according to WO 99/56838:

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FR0310015A FR2858939B1 (fr) 2003-08-19 2003-08-19 Dispositif d'entrainement pour joueur au golf comprenant une canne munie d'une roulette et une plate-forme
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