Putter grip to help with golf club alignment
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsDon T. Cameron, Augustin W. Rollinson, Nicholas C. Wade
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Abstract
A golf club fitting apparatus and a grip for helping with golf club alignment are 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. An angle indicator 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. A grip is provided that may be attached to a golf club shaft such that a butt end and/or distal end of the grip have a surface that helps with golf club alignment. A grip is provided with a front portion having edges that help with golf club alignment.
Claims6
A golf club grip configured to attach to a shaft having a shaft axis, said golf club grip comprising:
- a butt end configured to be located adjacent a terminal portion of said shaft;
- a distal end opposite said butt end;
- a front portion configured to face away from a golfer in a normal address position, a rear portion opposite said front portion, a first side portion between said front portion and said rear portion, and a second side portion opposite said first side portion extending a length of said grip from said butt end to said distal end;
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- a first edge and a second edge on said front portion extending said length of said grip,
- wherein said first edge and said second edge are symmetrical to each other along a centerline of said front portion,
- wherein, moving in a direction from said butt end to said distal end, said first edge and said second edge taper away from said centerline of said front portion then taper back towards said centerline of said front portion,
- wherein said butt end has a top surface which is substantially planar,
- wherein said top surface of said butt end is configured to form a first angle with respect to a first plane normal to said shaft axis when said golf club grip is attached to said shaft, said first angle being between about 10° and about 30°,
- wherein said top surface of said butt end is substantially parallel to a ground plane when said golf club grip is held in said normal address position,
- wherein said distal end has a bottom surface which is substantially planar, said bottom surface of said distal end is configured to form a second angle with respect to a second plane normal to said shaft axis when said golf club grip is attached to said shaft, said second angle being between about 10° and about 30°, and
- wherein said bottom surface of said distal end is substantially parallel to said ground plane when said grip is held in said normal address position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.