Ergonomic handle golf club
OwnerRaymond L. Castaldoinventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of a golf club of the type having a shaft (30) with a head (32) on one end and a base (24) on the other end. A proximal handle (20) and a distal handle (22) each extend from the base. The orientation of the proximal handle and distal handle are each set at an angle relative to the axis of the base. Each handle is directed outward from the shaft in a respective meridian which is substantially opposite the head. The proximal handle is grasped with the preferred hand for substantial control and power of the swing. The distal handle is grasped with the non-preferred hand to augment the control and power of any desired portion of the swing. Other embodiments are described as shown.
Claims18
A golf club of the type comprising a shaft with a head on one end and a grip on the other end, the improvement wherein said grip is an elongated substantially cylindrical base oriented in substantially the same axis as said shaft, with a proximal handle and a distal handle relative to the distance from a golfer along the axis of said base, each of which extends directly from said base, and means for joining said base to said shaft.
A golf club of the type comprising a shaft with a head on one end and a grip on the other end, characterized in that said grip is an elongated substantially cylindrical base oriented in substantially the same axis as said shaft, with a proximal handle and a distal handle relative to the distance from a golfer along the axis of said base, extending directly from said base, and means for securely joining said base to said shaft.
A method of a swinging a golf club, comprising:
- a) Providing a golf club of the type comprising a shaft with a head on one end and a base on the other end, wherein said base has an elongated substantially cylindrical shape and is oriented in substantially the same axis as said shaft, and having a proximal handle and a distal handle relative to the distance from a golfer along the axis of said base, each oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of said base and said shaft, with optional bridge or bridges connecting said handles and said base, and means for joining said base to said shaft in a secure manner to provide a stable relationship between the radial orientation of said handles and the radial orientation of said head;
- b) Grasping said proximal handle closest to said golfer with a dominant or preferred hand and arm while addressing a golf ball from the same side as the dominant hand;
- c) Grasping said distal handle farthest from said golfer, or said base if desired with a non-dominant or non-preferred hand and arm;
- d) Drawing said club back in preparation for a swing by adducting said preferred hand and arm while abducting said non-preferred hand and arm;
- e) Swinging said club forward in the intended direction of swing by abducting said preferred hand and arm while adducting said non-preferred hand and arm;
- f) Releasing grasp of said distal handle or said base at any desired point during said swing while maintaining grasp of said proximal handle throughout said swing;
- Whereby said golf club can be grasped in a secure and comfortable manner using the preferred hand for primary control of the swing and the non-preferred hand for assistance thus providing simplified mechanics with less restriction of said swing and substantially reversed swing direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.