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Golf ball and club handle

Golf ball and club handle description/claims

This application claims benefit to provisional application 60/893,164, filed Mar. 6, 2007.

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to a golf ball and a golf club handle, and more specifically, a golf ball with an imbedded chip capable of communication with the golf club handle.

2. Prior Art

Golf is a very popular sport which requires an extraordinary amount of training, skill, and precise timing gained through substantial experience. To learn golf, a prospective golf player typically takes a series of lessons from a professional who can properly instruct the player on the correct swing. Generally, the instructors teach golfers the proper form of a golf swing and correct their subtle errors in an attempt to perfect their swing. These lessons help the player fine tune their ability to accurately drive the golf ball desired distances using drivers, irons or woods.

The game of golf involves striking a one inch diameter ball with a golf club to direct the ball towards a hole in the golf course. Despite the singular goal, there are many variables. Golf clubs come in a variety of shapes and sizes to produce different results, imparting to the ball differing degrees of spin, trajectory, loft, and distance, depending upon the force with which the golfer swings the club. Each golf club consists of a grip, a shaft, and a golf club head. The head of each golf club varies in shape, face angle, and weight from other clubs, all of which affect the flight of the ball after it is struck with the club. Likewise, the way in which a player swings the club also affects the ball's distance and flight path.

For any given shot, a golfer may use a “full” or a “partial” swing. The golfer will hit the golf ball with the greatest force if he takes a full swing. The greater force applied during the swing, the further the ball will travel after it is struck.

A partial swing is generally reserved for shorter shots in order to advance the ball a shorter distance or by greater loft. For very short shots, a golfer may perform a “chip” or a “pitch” shot. The chip occurs when the golfer partially swings a golf club having a low club face angle. The chip produces a low trajectory flight of the ball. Likewise, the pitch occurs when the golfer partially swings a golf club having a high club face angle. The pitch produces a high trajectory flight of the ball.

In addition to the above, the final effort on each hole is putting. It is especially important for golfers to practice their putting techniques in order to lower their overall score. However, all shots are important, and the best golfers practice all types of shots in order to develop a balanced game. Thus, a universal golf swing training device should facilitate golfers in properly executing both full and partial swings, as well as puffing, in order to develop a better overall game.

As golf instructors understand, adjusting the amount of force necessary to propel a golf ball a desired distance and fine-tuning the relative arm-motions may be practiced repeatedly so as to build a subconscious memory of the particular combinations of each factor when putting/chipping. In golf instruction, teaching a golfer the correct golf swing may assist a golfer in obtaining the proper distance and speed to reach the hole. However, after completing the swing, the golfer might not have a really good idea of how high, how hard or how well he hit the golf ball unless the instructor tells him.

One of the most difficult aspects of putting and chipping is the skill of adjusting the golf swing speed and angle to account for the slope of a green. More specifically, a golfer must visually identify a target line which the golfer actually hits the ball along, the breaking point where the ball deviates from the target line due to the slope of the green, the line on which the golf ball will actually travel, and the golf ball's point of entry into the hole. It is through an understanding of each of these that a golfer may successfully putt/chip a ball into a golf hole. In doing so, the golfer must essentially approximate the slope angle, the distance, and the speed which is necessary to hit the ball into the hole. Extensively practicing a golf swing might improve speed and distance control, but aiming and accommodating speed and distance control based on the slope angle requires more visual perception and experience than swing technique.

Therefore, if the golfer were able to know after each hit how hard he hit the golf ball, how high he hit the golf ball, and what angle or “slice” he hit the ball, along with other factors, the golfer will be able to learn a lot more after each swing, and be able to adjust his golf swing speed and angle to account for different “greens”.

The present invention satisfies the above-mentioned need by providing a golf ball with an imbedded chip and a golf club grip that is capable of communication with the golf ball in order to provide certain information to the golfer, such as the height of the ball, how hard the ball was hit, the distance traveled, the spin and trajectory, and the angle it was hit at, along with other factors. The invention provides a better way for golfers of all ages in public and private driving ranges to improve their swing by measuring the characteristics of the golf ball once struck, and providing this information to the golfers.

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the apparatus and methods of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description and accompanying drawings where:

• Provisional Patent
• Utility Patent

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