US3754764A - Golf club impact marker - Google Patents

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US3754764A
US3754764A US00248254A US3754764DA US3754764A US 3754764 A US3754764 A US 3754764A US 00248254 A US00248254 A US 00248254A US 3754764D A US3754764D A US 3754764DA US 3754764 A US3754764 A US 3754764A
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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
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    • A63B69/0024—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for hockey
    • A63B69/0026—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for hockey for ice-hockey
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    • A63B69/0024—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for hockey
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B69/3617—Striking surfaces with impact indicating means, e.g. markers

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  • ABSTRACT An impact marker for golf clubs and the like.
  • the marker is comprised of a self-contained imaging-type sheet material including minute rupturable capsules, which sheet material is applied to the face of the club by means of a pressure-sensitive non-permanent adhesive distributed uniformly over substantially all of the back side of the sheet material.
  • the sheet material is suitably adapted to produce an image at the exact point at which the sheet is contacted by the ball during the golfers swing.
  • the adhesive layer Prior to being attached to the club, the adhesive layer is covered by an easily removed protective sheet.
  • a golf club is designed to impart the greatest striking effect on the ball if the ball is struck by the center of the club face. Striking the ball off-center either vertically or horizontally produces various effects that in all cases result in an impact power loss as compared to the maximum impact power imparted to the ball if the ball is struck by the center of the club face. If, while practicing, a golfer can see exactly where his club hits the ball and then make the necessary adjustments to move the impact point to the center of the club face, he can improve the power of his hitting stroke by utilizing the club face for what it is designed to do.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view through an impact marker of the present invention prior to its application to a club face;
  • FIG. 4 is a view in perspective of a plurality ofimpact markers in accordance with the present invention combined in book form.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown a golf club generally indicated at having a head 12 and a shaft 14.
  • the head 12 is shown positioned immediately to the rear ofa golf ball 16 supported on a tee 18.
  • the club head 12 is provided with a face 20 having an impact marker 22 in accordance with the present invention attached thereto.
  • the impactmarker includes a first sheet 24 of a selfcontained imaging-type material which is of the type suitably adapted to produce an image at the point of application thereto of an external force.
  • the sheet 24 can be of any known material such as for example type 100 carbonless paper sold under the trademark 3M BRAND" by the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minn., and the selfachieving the above.
  • 3M BRAND Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minn.
  • a pressure-sensitive non-permanent adhesive 26 preferably although not necessarily in the form of a uniform coating, is applied to one side of the sheet 24.
  • the adhesive coating is covered by a second protective I carrier sheet 28 of the type which can be separated the ball at the instant of impact with the club face, and
  • FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a golf club, in this case a wood, having a device in accordance with the present invention affixed thereto:
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken through the club head shown in FIG. 1;
  • the carrier sheet 28 might be a wax-finished paper.
  • the protective carrier sheet 28 is removed to expose the adhesive 26. Thereafter, the first sheet 24 is applied to the face 20 of the club head 12 (as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) and is temporarily but securely held thereagainst by the adhesive 26. Thereafter, the golfer can address the ball 16 and execute a stroke in the nonnal manner. The point at which the ball 16 is impacted or struck by the club will instantaneously and permanently be captured by the resulting image on the sheet material 24.
  • an impact marker 22 as described above, the user will be permitted to instantly and visually evaluate after each stroke whether the golf ball is being struck by that specific portion of the club face designed to impact the maximum desired striking effect to the ball. From the results of this evaluation, the user can make the necessary adjustments to move the point of impact to that exact portion of the club face designed for best impact results. For example, if it is seen that the impact point between the club face and the ball is consistently where it should be, i.e., the center of the face both vertically and horizontally, then the user will know that an adjustment in his golf address as to his standing distance from the ball or the height at which he tees the ball is not necessary.
  • the user will then know he must make an adjustment in his address of the ball as to the distance he is standing from the ball.
  • the impact point between the club face and ball is consistently centered horizontally on the club face, but is not centered vertically, then the user will know hemust make an adjustment in the height of teeing-up the ball or in his swing to raise or lower the arc of his swing to move the impact point up or down toward the correct center location.
  • each impact marker 22 in book form is illustrated at 30 in FIG. 4.
  • each impact marker is provided with a perforated line 32 parallel to one edge 34.
  • the area between the perforated lines 32 and edges 34 are permanently secured together.
  • first sheet 24 it is also preferable, although not necessary, for the first sheet 24 to be die-cut along a line 36 corresponding to the peripheral configuration of a striking face, for example the face of a golf club as shown in the drawings. This facilitates application by the user and permits special adaptation of the sheet material 24 to either woods or irons.
  • the sheet material 24 may also be printed, as at 38, with suitable indicia to further assist the user.
  • the present invention is not restricted to golf.
  • the invention in different forms, can be used in other sports, for example, baseball, ping pong, ice and field hockey, etc., where the evaluation of the point of impact is valuable to the improvement of the users game.
  • modifications may be made to the embodiments herein chosen for purposes of disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
  • the invention is not limited to any particular imaging-type material 24.
  • the adhesive and its pattern of application to the back side of the sheet material 24 may be varied, and the type of protective carrier sheet 28 can also be changed.
  • the impact markers may either be packaged individually, in book form as shown in FIG. 4, or perhaps in a continuous strip wherein the individual markers are separated by perforations.
  • a golf practice aid for determining the exact point of impact of a golf ball against a golf club face comprising:
  • a second sheet of protective material disposed upon said adhesive layer, said adhesive being releasably adhered to said second protective sheet and being substantially permanently adhered to said first impact sensitive sheet, said second protective sheet being easily removable from said golf practice aid to permit the adhesive back side of said first impact sensitive sheet to be adhered flush against a golf club face, the front side of said first sheet producing a visible image thereon upon being impacted against a golf ball.

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