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Putting guide method and apparatus

a technology of putting guide and guide device, applied in the field of golf, can solve problems such as lack of reliable methods, and achieve the effect of improving golf play

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-09
SWEENEY MARK
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The present invention provides a system, device, method, and computer-readable media for predicting the break and speed of a golf ball when it is hit on a golf green. The invention uses golf physics, geometry, and knowledge of the golf green architecture to provide a golfer with a guide showing the required starting velocity and the amount of break the ball will have based on its distance from a known line of putts. The invention can be implemented in various ways, such as a system, device, method, or computer-readable media. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a reliable method for predicting the break and speed of a golf ball before it is hit, which can help golfers improve their shots and make better decisions when playing golf.

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Golfers putting on golf greens are faced with the challenge of determining the curvature of the path of a putted golf ball before they strike it, but currently have no reliable method, approved by the USGA Rules of Golf, of predicting the amount of break the ball will experience and how hard to hit the putt.

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[0019]Broadly speaking, the invention is a chart or guide which the golfer can legally reference during actual play and which shows the optimum relative starting velocity and / or expected amount of break for a successful putt. The chart (FIG. 1) preferably uses green speed (105), grade (101), and distance (102) to the Zero Line (301). The data displayed by the invention can be in any unit of measure (i.e., feet, inches, centimeters, meters, cups, etc.) and represent how hard the golfer must hit his putt or where the golfer should aim his putt (204) in order for it to fall in the hole, commonly called the aiming point or offset distance. The aiming point (201) is a spot left or right of the hole (205) that is perpendicular to a straight line (202) drawn between the putt's starting position (203) and the hole (205) (FIG. 2.).

[0020]The chart is a novel and non-obvious improvement of Sweeney (U.S. Pat. No. 7,988,572), in which geometrical patterns are found in the amount of break for put...

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Abstract

A putting reference guide apparatus and method including a plurality of tabular reference indicia representing the expected break amount for a putt based on an estimated perpendicular distance from a straight-aimed putt.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 13 / 195,165 filed Aug. 1, 2011, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 12 / 394,154 filed Feb. 27, 2009, granted under U.S. Pat. No. 7,988,572, which claims priority from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 031,860, filed Feb. 27, 2008, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.BACKGROUND ART[0002]The present invention relates generally to golfing, and more particularly to methods and devices for improving putting.[0003]One of the biggest challenges in the game of golf is putting, not because the putting stroke is particularly difficult to master, but because golf greens have unique surface shapes which cause the ball to turn, or break, as it responds to changing slope amounts and directions as it rolls towards the hole. Additionally, the amount of break a putt experiences is conditional on green speed (a measure of frictional resistanc...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/36A63B57/00
CPCA63B69/3676A63B2071/0691A63B71/0622A63B57/00
Inventor SWEENEY, MARK
Owner SWEENEY MARK