PENDULUM PUTTING TRAINER
A pendulum putting trainer, comprising: a main shaft provided with a handle at one end thereof and a putter head at the other end thereof, the putter head having a striking face and a non-striking face opposite to the striking face; and an auxiliary shaft having a first shaft portion provided with an abutting member at an upper end thereof and a second shaft portion provided with a joining member that connects with the non-striking side of the putter head of the main shaft at a lower end thereof, the auxiliary shaft being arranged obliquely such that it has an included angle with respect to the main shaft; wherein a connecting member is disposed at a location where the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion are connected; and wherein the first shaft portion is hollow and the second shaft portion can move relatively within the first shaft portion and the connecting element, so that a length of the auxiliary shaft can be adjusted to make the auxiliary shaft abut against the user and thereby to help the user maintain a good putting stance.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a golf club, and more particularly, to a pendulum putting trainer.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Golf is a very popular sport for its entertaining and competitive aspects. Regarding the entertaining aspect, golf game requires some bodily exertion, such as walking, bending, balancing of the body, cardiorespiratory exercise, and etc., and the golfer can inhale fresh air. For many people, golf is an important activity that allows them to maintain healthiness. In addition to the entertaining aspect, many golfers want to sharpen their skills so that they can take part in the contests held by local golf societies or even become amateur or professional golf players.
In contrast to any other sports, golf may be the only one that focuses exclusively on skills. Learning correct ball striking technique is quite difficult, thus golfers need proper equipments and relevant instructions to assist them in improving their skills.
Putting is the part of the golf game that requires masterful skills. It is advocated by most golf coaches that a putting stroke be executed by way of a pendulum-type stroke. That is, the golfer makes a stroke by rotating his/her upper body and shoulders while keeping elbows and arms abstained from motion. U.S. Pat. No. 5,520,392 discloses a putting training device based on this stroking method. In this putting training device, an auxiliary member is secured to the putter and extends under the user's armpits. Moreover, U.S. Pat. No. 5,156,401 discloses a putting training device in which a rack is configured to abut against the user's armpits. The training devices disclosed in the above two patents tend to restrain the user's movements so that the user could not make a putting stroke smoothly. These training devices are unable to assist the user in controlling his/her muscles to make accurate putting strokes.
Monitoring the movements of arms and shoulders is the best method for training a user to perform the pendulum-type stroke because arms and shoulders are important organs that connect the user's torso and the putter. Monitoring the movements of arms and shoulders relative to the putter enables the user to self-consciously control these movements so as to make a perfect stroke. No prior art technology achieves such effect so far.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of the disadvantages of the above-mentioned prior art putting training devices, the present invention provides a novel pendulum putting trainer that allows the user to practice the pendulum-type stroke accurately without restraining the user's movements. Moreover, the length of the auxiliary shaft can be adjusted according to the user's stature. Furthermore, the joining member of the auxiliary shaft is provided with a magnetic element so as to magnetically attach to the putter head of the main shaft.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pendulum putting trainer comprising: a main shaft provided with a handle at one end thereof and a putter head at the other end thereof, the putter head having a striking face and a non-striking side opposite to the striking face; and an auxiliary shaft having a first shaft portion provided with an abutting member at an upper end thereof and a second shaft portion provided with a joining member that connects with the non-striking side of the putter head of the main shaft at a lower end thereof, the auxiliary shaft being arranged obliquely such that it has an included angle with respect to the main shaft; wherein a connecting element is disposed at a location where the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion are connected; and wherein the first shaft portion is hollow and the second shaft portion can move relatively within the first shaft portion and the connecting element, thereby a length of the auxiliary shaft can be adjusted.
Preferably, a screw having external threads is formed at an upper end of the second shaft portion of the auxiliary shaft and mates with a movable locking fastener having internal threads.
Preferably, the connecting element can abut against the movable locking fastener and thereby to prevent the second shaft portion from separating from the first shaft portion downwardly.
Preferably, clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the first shaft portion enables the first shaft portion to secure or release the second shaft portion, thereby a combined length of the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion can be adjusted.
Preferably, the joining member of the second shaft portion of the auxiliary shaft is provided with a magnetic element so as to magnetically attach to the putter head of the main shaft.
Preferably, the magnetic element is provided at a side wall of the joining member close to the non-striking side of the putter head.
Preferably, the magnetic element is provided at a bottom of the joining member.
Preferably, the abutting member of the first shaft portion has a soft material.
Preferably, the main shaft has an inclination greater than that of the auxiliary shaft.
While this creation will be fully described with preferred embodiments and the appended drawings, it is to be understood beforehand that those skilled in the art can make modification to the creation described herein and attain the same effect. Therefore, it is to be understood that the description hereinafter is a general representation to those skilled in the art and is not intended to limit the scope of the present creation.
In this embodiment, the putter head 4 is of a flat rectangular shape, and its one side is the flat striking face 41 and the side opposite thereto is the non-striking side 42 having a plurality of curved lines. The main shaft 2 extends upward from the upper end of the putter head 4 in a direction forming an included angle a with a vertical line and the distal end thereof is provided with the handle 3 to be gripped by the user. The auxiliary shaft 5 extends upward obliquely from the non-striking side 42 of the putter head 4 in a direction forming an included angle 8 with the vertical line (please refer to
While this creation has been described by way of preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that this creation is not limited hereto, and that various changes and alterations can be made herein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A pendulum putting trainer, comprising:
- a main shaft provided with a handle at one end thereof and a putter head at the other end thereof, the putter head having a striking face and a non-striking side opposite to the striking face; and
- an auxiliary shaft having a first shaft portion provided with an abutting member at an upper end thereof and a second shaft portion provided with a joining member that connects with the non-striking side of the putter head of the main shaft at a lower end thereof, the auxiliary shaft being arranged obliquely such that it has an included angle with respect to the main shaft;
- wherein a connecting element is disposed at a location where the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion are connected; and wherein the first shaft portion is hollow and the second shaft portion can move relatively within the first shaft portion and the connecting element, thereby a length of the auxiliary shaft can be adjusted.
2. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 1, wherein a screw having external threads is formed at an upper end of the second shaft portion of the auxiliary shaft and mates with a movable locking fastener having internal threads.
3. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 2, wherein the connecting element can abut against the movable locking fastener and thereby to prevent the second shaft portion from separating from the first shaft portion downwardly.
4. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 1, wherein clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the first shaft portion enables the first shaft portion to secure or release the second shaft portion, thereby a combined length of the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion can be adjusted.
5. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 1, wherein the joining member of the second shaft portion of the auxiliary shaft is provided with a magnetic element so as to magnetically attach to the putter head of the main shaft.
6. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 5, wherein the magnetic element is provided at a side wall of the joining member close to the non-striking side of the putter head.
7. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 5, wherein the magnetic element is provided at a bottom of the joining member.
8. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 1, wherein the abutting member of the first shaft portion has a soft material.
9. The pendulum putting trainer according to claim 1, wherein the main shaft has an inclination greater than that of the auxiliary shaft.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 6, 2013
Publication Date: Oct 17, 2013
Applicant: YU HONG SPORTING GOODS CO., LTD. (KAOHSIUNG)
Inventor: PAO-SHUN TSAI (KAOHSIUNG)
Application Number: 13/760,312
International Classification: A63B 69/36 (20060101);