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Golf putter with laser

a laser and putter technology, applied in golf clubs, racket sports, instruments, etc., can solve the problems that the use of laser putters in competition would be against the current rules of golf, and achieve the effect of reducing the likelihood of accidental triggering of lasers

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-19
U PUTT
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[0013]Of course, use of any laser putter in competition would be against the current rules of golf. However, as a practice device, the putter is extremely useful in training the golfer to make a smooth, properly aligned putting stroke.
[0020]To reduce the likelihood of accidental triggering of the laser(s), preferably there are two switches in the handle or grip portion of the putter, preferably where the player's two thumbs should be positioned in a conventional grip, with the laser(s) being powered only when both switches are pressed.

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Of course, use of any laser putter in competition would be against the current rules of golf.

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[0031]FIGS. 1-8 illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1 shows the overall putter 1, including a head 3, and a shaft 4 with a grip portion 5. The face 6 of the head has three vertical slots therein, namely two side slots 7 and one upper central slot 8. As seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, when actuated, there are two side laser beams 9 and one upper central laser beam 10 which are projected as vertical light sheets, i.e. in a form of narrow, well collimated beams in the horizontal direction and spread out beams in the vertical direction. FIG. 3 shows a ball 2 in addition to the putter itself.

[0032]All three beams can be produced by three separate sources of light, of the same or different wavelengths, or can be produced by division of radiation (light) from one or two sources into a required number of beams. The beams are aligned in such a way that in the horizontal direction the beam axis to a large degree of precision is perpendicular to the front surface of the putter head...

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The golf putter has at least one and preferably three beams, preferably laser, projecting from the front face of the putter, spread vertically. In one embodiment, a single laser is centrally mounted, to project a beam over the top of a ball positioned at the desired impact point on the face of the putter. In another embodiment, two lasers are mounted to project parallel beams on either side of a ball positioned at the desired impact point on the face of the putter. In a preferred embodiment, there are three lasers, namely one projecting a beam over the top of the ball, and two projecting parallel beams on either side of the ball. Preferably there are two switches in the grip of the putter, with the light source(s) being powered only when both switches are pressed.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This is a formal application based on and claiming priority from U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 758,568, filed Jan. 13, 2006.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates to golf equipment, and more particular to a putter which uses one or more light sources, preferably lasers, to assist in positioning and aiming.[0004]It is well known that poor putting loses many golf games. While many misses can be attributed to natural causes such as wind or terrain configuration, or to striking the putt too softly or too hard, many if not most missed putts are simply as a result of poor aiming. Simple physical analysis shows that an aiming error of just 1 degree at a distance of 3 meters or 10 feet is sufficient for the ball to miss the hole.[0005]Further analysis leads to the conclusion that there are at least two basic errors which contribute to missed putts: poor aiming and incorrect orientation of the ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/36
CPCA63B49/06A63B53/0487G02B23/105A63B69/3685A63B2053/0441A63B69/3614A63B60/52A63B53/0441
Inventor FLER, JACK P.PAWLUCZYK, ROMUALD
Owner U PUTT