Abstract: Disclosed herein are golf clubs for reducing the spin imparted to a golf ball, the golf club having a gripping portion around which a golfer can position his hands to swing the golf club, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the gripping portion extends from the first end of the shaft; and a club head extending from the second end of the shaft, the club head having a surface for striking the golf ball, and wherein the surface comprises a high-frictional material to reduce the rotation of a golf ball upon impact with the surface. The striking surface of the golf club may be treated in a variety of manners, including but not limited to placement of an insert into a cavity of a golf club head, material selection, surface material variation, and physical patterning of the surface on a micro-and/or nano-scale.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2011
Date of Patent:
February 24, 2015
Assignee:
Diamondback Group
Inventors:
Matthew Brandon Ballenger, Roger Steven Cannon, George Bevin Kendrick, Ernest Christopher Weyhrauch
Abstract: Disclosed herein are golf clubs for reducing the spin imparted to a golf ball, the golf club having a gripping portion around which a golfer can position his hands to swing the golf club, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the gripping portion extends from the first end of the shaft; and a club head extending from the second end of the shaft, the club head having a surface for striking the golf ball, and wherein the surface comprises a high-frictional material to reduce the rotation of a golf ball upon impact with the surface. The striking surface of the golf club may be treated in a variety of manners, including but not limited to placement of an insert into a cavity of a golf club head, material selection, surface material variation, and physical patterning of the surface on a micro- and/or nano-scale.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 6, 2011
Publication date:
September 8, 2011
Applicant:
DIAMONDBACK GROUP
Inventors:
Matthew Brandon Ballenger, Roger Steven Cannon, George Bevin Kendrick, Ernest Christopher Weyhrauch