Golf club
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1. A golf club comprising:
- a) a club shaft having opposing end portions, one end portion being an upper end portion having a handle with a gripping surface, the other end portion being a lower end portion;
b) a club head attached to the lower end portion, said head having an outer surface that includes a static club face portion that faces toward a golf ball to be driven with the club during use;
c) the club head static club face portion having a cavity;
d) a weighted element movably mounted to the club head at the cavity, said element having a moving club face portion; and
e) said weighted element being configured and positioned at the cavity so that the moving club face portion can rotationally change positions relative to the static club face portion during a swing of the club shaft depending upon changes in the rotational position of the club head relative to the shaft central longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A golf club features a hollowed club head having an insert movably mounted therein. The insert is weighted so that it works like a pendulum during a user'"'"'s swing of the club. The insert has a flat face that shifts to present a face to the ball that corrects for improper technique.
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38 Claims
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1. A golf club comprising:
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a) a club shaft having opposing end portions, one end portion being an upper end portion having a handle with a gripping surface, the other end portion being a lower end portion;
b) a club head attached to the lower end portion, said head having an outer surface that includes a static club face portion that faces toward a golf ball to be driven with the club during use;
c) the club head static club face portion having a cavity;
d) a weighted element movably mounted to the club head at the cavity, said element having a moving club face portion; and
e) said weighted element being configured and positioned at the cavity so that the moving club face portion can rotationally change positions relative to the static club face portion during a swing of the club shaft depending upon changes in the rotational position of the club head relative to the shaft central longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A golf club comprising:
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a) a club shaft having opposing end portions, one end portion being an upper end portion having a handle with a gripping surface, the other end portion being a lower end portion;
b) a club head attached to the lower end portion, said head having an outer surface that includes a static club face that defines a plane;
c) the club head having a cavity;
d) a weighted element movably mounted to the club head at the cavity, said element having a moving club face portion; and
e) said weighted element being configured and positioned at the cavity so that the moving club face portion can rotationally change positions relative to the plane containing the static club face during a swing of the club shaft depending upon changes in the rotational position of the club head relative to the shaft central longitudinal axis, wherein the weighted element is pivotally attached to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A golf club comprising:
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a) a club shaft having opposing end portions, one end portion being an upper end portion having a handle with a gripping surface, the other end portion being a lower end portion;
b) a club head attached to the lower end portion, said club head having an outer surface that includes a front surface portion defining a plane that faces forward during use in the general direction that the golf ball is to be driven, said front surface having an opening;
c) a weighted element movably mounted to the club head, said element having a moving club face portion that engages the golf ball when the club shaft is swung to strike a golf ball, the moving club face portion occupying the opening; and
d) said weighted element being configured and positioned at the cavity so that the moving club face portion can change positions rotationally relative to the plane containing the front surface portion during a swing of the club shaft depending upon changes in the rotational position of the club head relative to the shaft central longitudinal axis.
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17. A golf club comprising:
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a) a club shaft having opposing end portions, one end portion being an upper end portion having a handle with a gripping surface, the other end portion being a lower end portion;
b) a club head attached to the lower end portion, said head having an outer surface that includes a front surface portion that faces forward during use in the general direction that the golf ball is to be driven, said front surface portion having an opening;
c) a weighted element movably mounted to the club head, said element having a face portion that engages the golf ball when the club shaft is swung to strike a golf ball, the face portion occupying the opening;
d) wherein said weighted element is configured and positioned so that the face portion can change positions relative to the plane containing the front surface portion during a swing of the club shaft depending upon changes in the rotational position of the club head relative to the shaft central longitudinal axis; and
e) wherein the weighted element is pivotally attached to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A golf club comprising:
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a) a club shaft having opposing end portions, one end portion being an upper end portion having a handle with a gripping surface, the other end portion being a lower end portion;
b) a hollow club head having a hollow interior attached to the lower end portion, said head having an outer surface that includes a front surface portion that defines a plane and faces forward during use in the general direction that the golf ball is to be driven, said front surface portion having an opening;
c) a weighted element movably mounted to the club head and occupying the hollow interior, said element having a moving face portion that engages the golf ball when the club shaft is swung to strike a golf ball, the moving face portion occupying the opening; and
d) wherein said weighted element is configured and positioned so that the moving face portion can change positions relative to the plane of the front surface portion to form an acute angle therewith during a swing of the club shaft depending upon changes in the rotational position of the club head relative to the shaft central longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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