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US 5,474,300 AGranted
Training golf club for putting
OwnerPatrick A. Scalise, Craig C. T. Marshallinventors
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OwnerPatrick A. Scalise, Craig C. T. Marshallinventors
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A putter is disclosed for use in training a golfer in a style of putting in which a crossrod at the upper end of the club shaft is provided with a sleeve supported at each end by ball bearings on a reduced diameter portion thereof extending from the shaft toward the golfer while the golfer addressed a ball. The golfer maintains a firm grip on the sleeve with one hand during the backswing and the ensuing pendulum-like stroke while using the other hand to grip a portion of the crossrod that extends out away from the golfer in order to raise the club head to a desired height during the backswing, after which that portion is released or held with a light grip should the golfer want to add more power for a longer and/or uphill putt. The golfer may thus maintain his body steady during the putting stroke for greater consistency in putting on the green in the course of play.
A training golf club for putting on a green comprising
A training golf club for putting on a green comprising a shaft and a club head having a face for striking a ball affixed to one end of said shaft and a unitary crossrod affixed approximately perpendicular to said shaft at the other end opposite said club head, said crossrod being affixed with its axis in a plane parallel to said striking face, said shaft being affixed to said head at a small angle a with respect to a vertical axis that is perpendicular to a horizontal reference plane under said club head placed on the green in addressing said ball, thereby positioning said crossrod at a correspondingly small angle .beta. such that one portion thereof tilts downwardly from said shaft toward the golfer while said training golf club is in use and another portion thereof tilts upwardly from said shaft away from said golfer, and a coaxial sleeve supported on said one portion of said crossrod by means for reducing friction of motion between said crossrod and said sleeve with their common axis held steady in space by one hand of said golfer firmly gripping said sleeve at all times in the backswing and downward swing through the ball during a stroke and by the other hand of said golfer firmly gripping said other portion of said crossrod during the backswing in order to turn said crossrod on its axis to raise said club head from said reference plane a desired height in preparation for a pendulum-like stroke executed by releasing the firm grip of said other hand.
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