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5692966 Golf putting training device  
A golf putting training device has been provided which has a housing with a generally vertical planer front for sitting on a putting surface. A non-coherent light source is mounted in the housing...
5685786 Passive golf information system and method  
A golf information system and method which provides yardage and other information to a golfer relative to landmarks on a golf course operating in a "hands-free" or passive manner. In one...
5685787 Golf club swing training method  
The invention relates to a golf accessory item and method that provides a taut, strap-like connection between the thumb and the wrist extending across the backside of the following hand. The...
5672115 Golf swing training device and method  
The golf swing training device includes a position sensing unit, a tee mounted on a tee platform and a visual and audio response unit. A taut, movable cord is attached to the hip of the golfer and...
5669825 Method of making a golf club head and the article produced thereby  
The invention involves golf club heads and a method of making golf club heads which comprises forming one or more components of the golf club head from sintered metal powders and then joining the...
5667447 Swing aid and method  
A golf swing aid apparatus (FIG. 1) a flexure sensing device (12) for an articulated member and a movement sensing device (13) for sensing angular movement of a limb relative to a body to which it...
5665015 Golf club swing training method  
An apparatus to improve a golfer's swing, the golfer having a leading arm and a trailing arm, the golfer's swing having a back swing portion, a downswing portion, and a follow through portion, the...
5645493 Pendulum putter  
A putter having only one paddle grip (10) at one end of the shaft, allowing finger-tip squeezing of the long flat sides of the grip. Shaft (11) has appropriate surfaces to permit slippery finger...
5636844 Simulated golf game  
A simulated golf game including a substantially reduced size course in which each "hole" (10) and its respective tee marker (40) is separated from each other by a minimum of about fifty (50') feet...
5624326 Practice putting apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method to enable practicing of a putting stroke on an actual green surface. A putting cup post is positioned upright in the putting cup, and a stabilizing post is put into the...
5616089 Method of putting  
A method of putting features the golfer's dominant hand so that the golfer can improve control over putting speed and direction. The golfer's non-dominant hand stabilizes the dominant hand and the...
5614823 Apparatus and method for measuring head speed and opening angle using six sensors arranged in a rectangular format  
An apparatus and a method for measuring head speed and an opening angle. At least four sensors are disposed at each vertex of a defined rectangle. An instrumentation device measures differences in...
5609535 Method of restoring used golf ball  
A method of restoring a used golf ball in which a small portion of the old cover is removed and a new layer of material added, which new layer includes dimples. The new layer may be transparent...
5609530 Dynamic lie determination device and method  
An impressionable medium, such as a element 56, is secured to an impact face 30 of a head 22 of a golf club 20. Alterations, such as grooves 46, are formed in a surface 42 of a target object 40....
5591091 Method of matching a golfer to a golf club  
The club length and club frequency attributes of each of a plurality of golf clubs in inventory are obtained and the data are arranged in a two dimensional array. The golfer's swing frequency for a...
5588652 Golf range game  
A method and a facility for playing a game with a golf club and golf balls, the facility comprising: a site having a range area visibly divided into a plurality of contiguous target regions,...
5562550 Multimedia golf handicap interactive touch-screen system  
A computerized golf handicap system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), a touch-screen monitor, an electronic card and a card reader/writer module having proximity recognition means for...
5551696 Two-shafted golf putter club and method for using same  
A golf putter club for training a golfer to repeatedly putt using a constant putting stroke and a method for using the same. The constant putting stroke is defined by the movement of the shoulders...
5538251 Training apparatus for developing a golf swing  
A golf swing training apparatus is disclosed which is portable and positionable both indoors and outdoors. The golf swing training apparatus provides longitudinally adjustable vertical support...
5538250 Golf ball sighting device and method therefore  
A golf ball sighting device for use as a teaching aid by encouraging a golfer to keep his head stationary while executing a golf swing comprising a sighting element having a viewing portion therein...
5524893 Apparatus for golf swing training  
An apparatus and method for use by a golfer for simulating a golf swing. The apparatus comprises a platform for the golfer to stand on, a handle for gripping by the golfer when simulating the golf...
5518244 Method of using a driving aid  
A method for improving the alignment and stance of a golfer who is addressing the golf ball immediately prior to hitting a golf ball. The present method uses a single mirrored device that has...
5505452 Hybrid golf game  
Hybrid golf comprises playing a variety of golf shots around a progressive course comprising a single centrally located hole with a green. A plurality of tees are located at different predetermined...
5501452 Putting training device using muscle memory  
A putting training device and method for training a golfer's muscles to learn, recall and follow the proper putting swing. The training device has a rigid guide rail from which a vertical plate...
5499817 Training method for achieving a repeatable putting stroke  
A training method for achieving a repeatable putting stroke incorporates an elongated rod affixed to a shaft of a putter. The putter head displaced from the ball while keeping a separation distance...
5489099 Apparatus and method for tracking the flight of a golf ball  
The golf ball tracking apparatus has a video camera for producing data representative of video images of a golf ball, a video frame processor connected to receive data from the video camera for...
5489098 Golf club head and method of its fabrication  
A golf club head of cast metal has a cavity formed in the face portion thereof, this cavity being filled with an alloyed material formed from a blended mixture of metallic, refractory, and polymer...
5486001 Personalized instructional aid  
An instructional aid (10) for enabling and assisting a person to emulate a predetermined movement such as a golf swing including an image/data capturing device (11) for scanning, capturing and...
5482269 Driving range tee area diving method  
A tee divider and method for dividing a tee area of a golf driving range into subsections and for blocking golf balls errantly hit by a first golfer from hitting a second golfer practicing next to...
5476262 Putter trainer  
A substantially "U" shaped head is provided in a golf training method with a pair of side walls spaced from each other, open at one end, and closed by an end wall at the other end. The space...
5467992 Golf swing training method  
A method for using a light spot projecting aid to observe head movements during a golf swing and to provide a golfer with an explanation (i.e., cause) of the effect manifested as the light spot...
5467980 Golf club supporting device  
A device for supporting a least a portion of a golf club relative to a ground surface. The inventive device includes a ground engaging assembly for piercing and engaging a ground surface. A handle...
5467991 Detachable golf swing training device using two light beams  
The self-contained portable unit is attachable to and detachable from the shaft of a golf club and has a base mounting plate supporting a pair of light emitting diodes (LED) aimed in opposite...
5465972 Golf putting aid  
A laser sighting unit is attached to a putter or a wedge. The laser sighting unit includes a clamp which attaches an adjustable bracket and a laser unit to the shaft of a golf club. The laser unit...
5464219 Tee marker and method of providing tee to green center distance  
The present invention provides an adjustable distance golf course tee marker which can be used, either singularly (with a non-adjustable marker) or in pairs to define a teeing ground, especially as...
5464220 Golf practice device and method  
A golf practice device includes a first strip having indicia for indicating proper positioning of a golfer's feet, a second strip having a marker for indicating a proper ball position, and third...
5452897 Laser aided putter alignment system  
A method and an apparatus for determining an individual's inaccurate aim in hitting a golf ball. A mirrored surface is disposed at a ball striking surface of a golf club and a golf ball on a...
5445374 Golf driving range, system and method for retrieving balls from target cup  
A tee area is provided from which contestants may hit golf balls toward flag cups located on a plurality of greens. If a contestant hits a golf ball into a flag cup, a ball sensor detects the...
5445373 Night golf system  
A portable lighting system that is disclosed for use in coordination with a glow-in-the-dark golf ball. Various predetermined locations on the golf course are illuminated so that a golfer can see...
5443266 Golf swing plane training aid  
Sound producing tabs attached to a body strap and an arm band provide an audible signal as the sound tabs strike together during the execution of a proper down swing. The audible signal positively...
5441256 Method of custom matching golf clubs  
A method for measuring the swing time of a golfer's swing and selecting a golf club having k divided by four times the club's natural frequency (f n ) approximately equal to the golfer's swing...
5441270 Straight hitting aid for golfers  
A method and apparatus for training a beginning golfer to stroke a golf club so that he or she hits a golf ball in a straight direction toward a desired target without the golf ball being hooked or...
5437457 Golf ball trajectory and spin sensing system  
A golf simulator is provided with an improved trajectory sensing and spin detector. The trajectory sending system includes a first row of light sensors located adjacent to a tee and receiving light...
5437446 Method for aligning a golf putting stroke  
The alignment of a putting stroke comprises the alignment of direction-indicating markings on a ball position marker with a chosen line of putt to a desired hole; the placement of a golf ball...
5429366 Golf club sighting system and method  
The present invention provides a sight corrected golf club which includes a golf head and a module bearing an alignment indicia thereon. The golf head has a region adapted for receiving the module...
5419562 Method and apparatus for analyzing movements of an individual  
In method and apparatus for analyzing motion of an individual for a predetermined activity, such as during a golf swing, forces on weight pads supporting the individual's feet are converted to...
5419561 Method of playing golf game on reduced size course  
A method of playing traditional, championship golf using only a putter and single golf ball, comprising the steps of a) providing a reduced size course on limited acreage including a series of...
5415407 Golf training method  
A method of teaching a proper golfing stance for hitting a golf ball utilizing three strips each having three apertures, one at each end of each strip and one positioned midway therebetween...
5415409 Device for automatically teeing up golf balls  
An automatic teeing device positions a golf ball on a tee. The device provides all the mechanism below a platform so that a golf ball can be hit from the tee by either righthand or lefthand...
5411253 Putting training method  
A base with a referenced concave surface and a movable indicator form a putting aid which indicates direction and amount of slope on a golf green. Diametrically opposed sighting rods provide...