Training golf iron

• US 6,648,770 B1
• Filed: 10/27/2000
• Issued: 11/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John M. Snyder
• Original Assignee: John M. Snyder
• Inventors: Snyder, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sewell, Paul T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, THANH P
• Application Number:
  US09/697,864
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 473/201, 473/291, 473/238, 473/237, 473/409, 273/81
• US Class Current: 473/238
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/10 Non-metallic shafts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/12 Metallic shafts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/14 Handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/06 Handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/08 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/10 with means for indicating correct holding positions A63B60/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/12 contoured according to the anatomy of the user's hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00

Abstract

A swing training golf iron has a solid metal linear shaft attached to an iron golf head and a hand grip. The side of the shaft facing the iron golf head has linear indicia located between the head and grip to provide visual orientation of the angular orientation of the golf head relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The hand grip has a pair of projections for locating the golfer'"'"'s hand son the grip. Each projection has a V-shaped indicia to aid in the angular orientation of the iron golf head.

Claims

1. A golf swing trainer comprising:

an elongated linear straight shaft having a single longitudinal axis, an upper end portion, and a lower end portion, an iron golf head secured to the lower end of the shaft, said head having an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face and a bottom edge having a middle section, a hand grip mounted on the upper end portion of the shaft, said trainer having a center of gravity located below the longitudinal center of the shaft, a pair of circumferentially spaced parallel lines indicia on the side of the shaft facing the iron golf head located between the head and grip, said space between the lines indicia being aligned with the middle section of the bottom edge of the head, said grip having a first projection adapted to be located between the thumb and the index finger of one hand of a golfer, a second projection axially spaced from the first projection adapted to be located between the thumb and the index finger of the other hand of the golfer, said first projection having a generally upwardly and outwardly directed wedge shape with an apex longitudinally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shaft and the space between the lines indicia on the side of the shaft, said second projection being circumferentially spaced about 90 degrees with respect to the first projection, and a third projection axially spaced from the first and second projections, said third projection having an outer surface, and an upwardly converging V-shaped indicia on said outer surface of the third projection, said V-shaped indicia having a longitudinal line extended parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

2. The trainer of claim 1 wherein:

the shaft is a solid metal rod.

3. The trainer of claim 1 wherein:

the iron golf head has a front face inclined upwardly and rearwardly at an angle between 5 to 60 degrees relative to a vertical plane extended through the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

4. The trainer of claim 1 including:

a V-shaped indicia on the first projection, said indicia having an apex aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

5. A golf swing trainer comprising:

an elongated linear straight shaft having a single longitudinal axis, an upper end portion, and a lower end portion, a golf head secured to the lower end portion of the shaft, a hand grip mounted on the upper end portion of the shaft, said head having an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face and a bottom edge having a middle section, said trainer having a center of gravity located below the longitudinal center of the shaft and laterally of the shaft, a longitudinal indicia having at least one longitudinal line located parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft on the side of the shaft facing the golf head located between the golf head and grip providing a visual angular orientation of the golf head relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, said line being generally aligned with the middle section of the bottom edge of the head, said grip including a first projection having a generally upwardly and outwardly directed wedge shape with an apex longitudinally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shaft and generally with the longitudinal line on the shaft, a second projection circumferentially spaced with respect to the first projection, and a third projection axially spaced about 90 degrees from the first and second projections, said third projection having an outer surface, and an upwardly converging V-shaped indicia on said outer surface of the third projection, said V-shaped indicia having a longitudinal line extended parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft to facilitate holding of the trainer and angular orientation of the golf head.

6. The trainer of claim 5 wherein:

the shaft is a solid metal rod.

7. The trainer of claim 5 wherein:

the golf head is an iron head having an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face.

8. The trainer of claim 7 wherein:

the front face of the iron head is inclined at an angle between 5 to 60 degrees relative to a vertical plane extended through the longitudinal axis of the shaft.