Golf club alignment device
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsDon T. Cameron, Augustin W. Rollinson
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Abstract
A golf club fitting apparatus for helping with golf club alignment is provided. The golf club fitting apparatus may be attached to a golf club and provide fitting information including effective lie angle and effective loft angle. A leveler body is disposed at a predetermined angle relative to a shaft axis of the golf club so as to rest in a neutral position when the golf club is in a normal address position.
Claims11
A golf club fitting apparatus for attaching to a golf club, said golf club including a shaft defining a shaft axis, a golf club head connected to a first end of said shaft, and a grip connected to a second end of said shaft opposite said first end, said golf club fitting apparatus comprising:
- a mounting portion configured to attach to said shaft of said golf club;
- and
- a leveler body connected to said mounting portion,
- wherein said leveler body is configured to be in a fixed position relative to said shaft,
- wherein said leveler body includes a level indicator visible to a user when standing at an address position,
- wherein said level indicator indicates an orientation of said leveler body relative to a ground plane,
- wherein said mounting portion comprises a shaft engaging portion and an adjustment portion,
- wherein said adjustment portion is pivotable with respect to said shaft engaging portion,
- wherein said leveler body is connected to said adjustment portion,
- wherein said leveler body is rotatable with respect to said adjustment portion,
- wherein said leveler body includes markings on a top surface to indicate a target position for said level indicator,
- position indicators on said shaft engaging portion, said adjustment portion, and said leveler body,
- wherein a first set of said position indicators indicate a relative position between said shaft engaging portion and said adjustment portion,
- wherein a second set of said position indicators indicate a relative position between said adjustment portion and said leveler body.
A golf club fitting apparatus comprising:
- a mounting portion having an opening for receiving a shaft;
- and
- a leveler body connected to said mounting portion,
- wherein said mounting portion comprises a shaft engaging portion and an adjustment portion, said adjustment portion being pivotable with respect to said shaft engaging portion, and
- wherein said leveler body includes a level indicator visible to a user when standing at an address position,
- wherein said level indicator indicates an orientation of said leveler body relative to a ground plane,
- wherein said leveler body is rotatable with respect to said adjustment portion,
- position indicators on said shaft engaging portion, said adjustment portion, and said leveler body,
- wherein a first set of said position indicators indicate a relative position between said shaft engaging portion and said adjustment portion, and
- wherein a second set of said position indicators indicate a relative position between said adjustment portion and said leveler body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.