Golf Club with Adjustable Shaft

Abstract

A golf club adjustable for use by right handed or left handed golfers is provided comprising a club head defining a club head cavity and a ball striking face. The golf club further includes a shaft and a club head connecting mechanism disposed within or proximate the club head cavity and connectable to the club head and to the shaft, the club head mechanism being adjustable to facilitate translation of the vertical orientation of the shaft relative to the club head, in a plane parallel to a striking surface, while the shaft remains connected to the club head, and angle of the striking surface with respect to the ground remains unchanged.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to provisional application No. 61 / 741,421, filed on Jul. 20, 2012, for Golf Putter with Adjustable Shaft.STATEMENT REFederally Sponsored Research / Development[0002]Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to golf clubs and more particularly to golf clubs that are adaptable for use by left handed or right handed golfers and conformable to the height and stance of a golfer by providing a shaft that is adjustable relative to the club head.BACKGROUND[0004]Golfing is a sport that is played worldwide. From the great plains of America to the sands of the Middle East, to the Pacific Islands, men, women and children of all ages and skill levels have found enjoyment playing golf.[0005]Clubs used by golfers vary in size, shape and characteristics. In many cases the differences in golf clubs are asserted to correlate to superior performance such as longer drives, straighter shots, or bett...

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Benefits of technology

[0016]In one embodiment, the lower surface maintains the angle of the striking face perpendicular to a field of play so that changing the angle of the shaft relative to the club head does not change the angle of the striking face with respect to the ground. The triangular, horizontal plane of the club head thus remains parallel to the ground throughout play, minimizing the risk of a missed putt.

[0017]In one embodiment the lower surface curves inwardly towards the striking face to minimize the grounding of the club head when striking a ball. However, the golf club may continue to be self-supporting on the club head notwithstanding lower surface curves.

[0023]The shaft may be connectable to the club head proximate a center of gravity defined by the club head. This may allow the club to be self-supporting. A lower surface defined by the club head may additionally curve inwardly toward the striking face in order to prevent grounding of the golf club as a golfer strikes a ball.

Problems solved by technology

However, as golf clubs may be expensive, it is not practical for golfers to maintain multiple sets of golf clubs having different lengths, shafts angles, or other structural features.

However, those clubs have been known to suffer from various limitations, such as difficulties in making adjustments during the course of a game of golf.

As a result, a golfer may have difficulty in comparing the results of different club head adjustments.

This adjustment, however, only allows limited rotation, which is dependent on the loosening and tightening of dual screws against a spherical lower end tip portion of a shaft which rides in a recess in the club head proximate the end thereof.

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