Weight holder for attachment to golf club head

#This invention relates generally to swinging of golf clubs, as for example woods; and more particularly concerns removably adding weight to the club head, such as at a selectable location or locations proximate the head.

#When golfers warm-up, or train, they commonly use two clubs, such as irons, and swing them in unison a few times to loosen muscles. Holding and swinging two clubs is awkward, uncomfortable, and does not achieve the right feel, needed as by gripping and swinging only one club; but one club does not achieve additional weight as can be provided by two clubs. There is need to overcome this dilemma, in a simple, effective and efficient manner, as is now provided by the present invention, which is particularly applicable to metal woods, or wooden woods.

#It is a major object of the invention to provide a simple and effective weighting device meeting the above need, for golf clubs. Basically, the device comprises:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a weighting device receptacle, as attached to a golf club wood head;

#FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the FIG. 1 device;

#FIG. 2a is a modification of FIG. 2;

#Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a weight holder device is shown at 10, for use on a golf club 100 as during warm-up swinging of the club. The club may for example be a wood head 13. The device 10 includes a receptacle 11 having an opening 12 via which, or through which golf club head 13 is received into the receptacle in direction 75. The receptacle has a front side 11a, a rear side 11b, a toe end 11c, a heel end at 11d, a top 11e, and a bottom 11f. In this example, and referring to FIG. 3 the opening 12 extends at the heel end 11d, and may have a long dimension indicated at 14 in FIG. 2. That dimension widens to be typically greater than the maximum width dimension 15 of the head when the top 11e is pushed toward bottom 11f to allow entry of the head, endwise, through the opening, and into the receptacle, as well as removal from the receptacle. The receptacle typically consists of flexible fabric or material which is tough and durable, as for example synthetic resinous (plastic) material.

#The receptacle preferably has wall portions, and typically at least two of the following:

#i) a front side or first inner wall portion 11a′ associated with 11a to extend adjacent, or proximate the face of the golf club head;