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Method and device for coordinating golf swing and ball distanceRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Hand On Grip Positioning Aid Or Grip IndicatorMethod and device for coordinating golf swing and ball distance description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070123364, Method and device for coordinating golf swing and ball distance. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to golf clubs and golf swing methods and more particularly to a golf club handling method therefor that enables a golfer to gauge the distance he will strike the ball by the grip he applies to the club. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Golf is a well known game in which clubs are used to strike a small ball into a distant hole. In a competition, the best golfer is considered to be the one who has the lowest score with respect to the shared number of holes. [0005] The golfers are allowed a number of golf clubs including drivers, wedges/chippers/irons, and putters. One difference between the different clubs is the angle at which the club face lifts the ball from the ground when the ball is struck. Generally, irons have the largest loft, putters the least, and drivers between putters and irons. [0006] Irons, also known as wedges, may have lofts (the club face angle) from approximately 46 degrees to 64 degrees. For those wedges which are used most, common lofts are generally in the angular range of 54 degrees to 58 degrees. [0007] Generally, a professional golfer, or pro, might carry three different loft wedges in his bag to be used for different distances and to achieve different golf ball arcs as well as establishing swing and ball control. However, not all golfers are professional golfers, and the majority golfers are those who have high handicaps or are just average golfers. These golfers need additional help and support in order to provide more control over the golf ball and the use of the club which consequently controls the golf shot. [0008] Many golfers have a tendency to mis-hit the ball as they do not have a consistent way in which to address the ball. They may use the wrong club, may grip the club improperly for the shot, and otherwise may experience doubt and confusion as to what approach should be taken in driving a ball with a wedge a certain distance. [0009] Those individuals with natural ability may be able to compensate for the challenges presented to them with difficult and/or ordinary wedge shots. However, for the amateur, inexperienced, or otherwise-challenged golfer, the wedge shot may be one that is difficult and may require additional aid as with the help of a golf shot system. [0010] The prior art has generally left this without great development and the art would benefit from devices and methods that allow average players or players with a playing ability less than a professional player with the ability to reliably hit a golf ball a variety of distances with the same wedge. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wedges now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new wedge, or iron, wherein the same can be advantageously used in accordance with the present method in order to achieve reliable golf shots of consistent distance. [0012] The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a method and apparatus for enabling the average golfer to consistently hit a golf ball a certain distance in order to improve his or her game, such method and device not being anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, taught, or even implied by any of the prior art wedges, either alone or in any combination thereof. [0013] The method of the present invention includes the providing of a handle having marks, indicia, or the like to provide a visual, and possibly tactile, guide for the golfer so that he or she may grip the golf club handle and execute a swing, which may be standardized or uniform in order to hit the ball a predictable, expected, and/or selectable distance. In providing the present method, the steps set forth herein enable the golfer to better strike the ball in order to achieve specific distances in a reliable manner. [0014] The golf club handle has bands, markings, or other indicators (generally either visual and/or tactile) that enable the golfer to select which distance he or she has selected to hit the golf ball. Some calibration may be necessary, but after such calibration has occurred, the golfer is better able to achieve the selected and/or chosen distances. [0015] The handle may have a handle extension that allows the golfer to grip the handle further down the shaft and closer to the golf club head. The further down the golfer grips the handle, the shorter the distance the ball will travel after being struck. Generally the bands or markings are approximately 1-11/4 inches long and travel down the length of the handle from its end in a generally circular manner. [0016] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for reliably striking a golf ball a selected distance includes several steps, including the step of providing a golf club with a golf club handle with markings for indicating a distance a struck golf ball is intended to travel. Additional steps include grasping the golf club handle according to one or more of the markings in order to hit the golf ball the intended distance when the golf club swings and strikes a ball and swinging the golf club in an approximately uniform manner regardless of the marking selected. A further step includes striking the golf ball such that the golf ball may be struck in an attempt to cause it to travel a distance approximately indicated by the selected one of the markings. [0017] In another embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for reliably striking a golf ball a selected distance, with the steps including providing a golf club with a golf club handle having markings for indicating a distance a struck golf ball is intended to travel. The golf club handle has markings selected from the group consisting of: explicit distance indications; and general markings that indicate separate marks, the general markings making no indication of a distance or length. Another step in the method includes grasping the golf club handle according to one or more of the markings in order to hit the golf ball the intended distance, the grasping of the golf club handle being such that the heel of the top hand is proximate the selected one of the markings, the grasping the golf club handle according to one of the markings at a location on the golf club handle selected from the group consisting of: at one of the markings; and between two of the markings at a location approximating a distance between two distances indicated by the two markings. Also included in the method is the step of swinging the golf club in an approximately uniform manner regardless of the marking selected, the swinging the golf club in an approximately uniform manner selected from the group consisting of: swinging the golf club from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock; swinging the golf club evenly on either side of the golf ball strike; swinging the golf club in a biased manner with consistent emphasis on a first distance the golf club is swung back; swinging the golf club in a biased manner with consistent emphasis on a first distance the golf club is swung forward; and swinging the golf club through a greater arc for longer distance markings on the golf club handle and through a smaller arc for shorter distance markings on the golf club handle. Another step includes striking the golf ball. In this way, the golf ball may be struck in an attempt to cause it to travel a distance approximately indicated by the selected one of the markings. [0018] In another embodiment of the present invention, a handle made of handle material for a golf club having a shaft, an end, and a head, with the handle adapted to assist in the hitting of a golf ball a selectable distance, the handle including a plurality of markings, each marking indicating a point at which the handle may be gripped for hitting the golf ball an intended distance. A handle extension may be coupled to the handle and to the markings, the handle extension extending downwardly along the shaft from the markings towards the head of the golf club, the handle extension providing additional handle material such that a golfer may grip the handle according to a marking distal from the end of the golf club and remain gripping handle material instead of the golf club shaft directly. [0019] Additionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, a golf club handle may be constructed as indicated above with the additional features that the markings are generally uniformly spaced and the markings selected from the group consisting of: markings including indicia indicating explicit distance indications; and general markings that indicate separate marks, the general markings making no explicit indication of a distance or length. [0020] Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present invention, a golf club may be provided that includes the handle of one or more of the embodiments as set forth above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0021] FIG. 1 is a front and generally perspective view of the golf club handle of the present invention with the golfer, club shaft, and club head all shown in phantom. Continue reading about Method and device for coordinating golf swing and ball distance... 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