PRACTICE GOLF PUTTER
A practice golf putter includes a body formed to hit a golf ball, the body having a concave portion, which is formed on the front of the body and is open at the front and on the top thereof. The concave portion includes inclined surfaces formed on the left and right sides thereof; and a protrusion formed at a lower end portion of a point at which the inclined surfaces meet, and protruding toward the front. Therefore, the golf putter has the following effects. Since a striking point can be known through the advancing trajectory of the golf ball when the golf ball is struck by a practice golf putter, the location of the practice golf putter can be changed as needed, thereby enabling correct swing stances to be mastered. Therefore, putting can be more quickly learned than when using a conventional technology.
The present invention relates to a practice golf putter, and more particularly, to a practice golf putter configured to include a concave portion formed with inclined surfaces on both sides thereof and formed with a protrusion at a lower portion thereof so as to enable a user to train the skill for hitting a desired point of a golf ball.
BACKGROUND ARTA golf putter 1 is referred to as a golf club used in a golf game to hit a golf ball on the green and put the golf ball into a hole-cup. The golf putter 1 is a head for hitting the golf ball and is used by connecting the shaft 20 to the head so as to swing the head.
Since the number of putting performed on the green occupies 40% of the total number of strokes during the golf game, the putting skill may affect win-loss in the golf game.
A motion of hitting the golf ball may be repeated by mainly using the golf putter 1 generally used for a match on the field. When a center of the golf ball hits a center point C at which a middle point in a lengthwise direction L corresponds to a middle point of the thickness T of the golfer putter 1, the golf ball may roll in a desired pathway. In other words, when a center of mass of the golf putter 1 hits the center of the golf ball, the golf ball may roll to the desired point with a minimum force.
However, according to the related art, since the user cannot know an exact point of the golf putter 1 at which the golf ball hits upon practicing the putting, the user may be required to train the skill through trials and errors for a long time, and the user may fail to solve the problem of putting despite the trials and errors and thus give up golf.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical ProblemAn object of a practice golf putter according to the present invention is to solve the following problems.
Since the user cannot know an exact point of the golf putter at which the golf ball hits upon practicing the putting, the user may be required to train the skill through trials and errors for a long time, and the user may fail to solve the problem of putting despite the trials and errors and thus give up golf.
In other words, the user may easily confirm an exact point of the golf putter at which the golf ball hits by checking a route of the rolling or flying golf ball upon putting the golf ball, such that the user may embody a correct putting posture in a short time compared to the related art.
Technical SolutionThe practice golf putter according to the present invention is configured as follows to solve the above problems.
The golf putter including a body configured to hit a golf ball includes:
a concave portion formed on a front surface of the body and opened forward and upward. In addition, the concave portion includes: inclined surfaces formed on right and left sides of the concave portion, and a protrusion formed at a lower end portion of a point at which the inclined surfaces meet each other, and protruding forward.
As another example, the golf putter may be configured as follows.
The golf putter including a body configured to hit a golf ball includes:
an insertion groove formed on a front surface of the body and opened forward, upward and downward; a T-shape key slot formed rearward from the insertion groove and perforated in a vertical direction; and a concave hitting portion provided at a rear side thereof with a T-shape key inserted into the key slot, and inserted into the insertion groove to hit the golf ball.
In addition, the concave hitting portion may include a concave part formed on a front surface of the concave hitting portion and opened forward and upward. In addition, the concave portion may include inclined surfaces formed on right and left sides of the concave portion, and a protrusion formed at a lower end portion of a point at which the inclined surfaces meet each other, and protruding forward.
In addition, the embodiment according to the present invention may include a tap hole perforated from a rear side of the body toward the key slot, and a ball plunger fastened to the tap hole to pressurize the key.
In addition, the embodiment according to the present invention may include a real hitting portion having a flat front surface, provided at a rear side thereof with a T-shape key inserted into the key slot, and inserted into the insertion groove to hit the golf ball.
In addition, the embodiment according to the present invention may include an elastic part attached to the front surface of the real hitting portion.
In addition, the elastic part may include a tube filled with air.
Advantageous Effects of the InventionThe practice golf putter according to the present invention may have following advantageous effects.
First, because a hitting point can be seen through a trajectory of the golf ball when the practice golf putter hits the golf ball, a desired swing posture can be achieved by changing a position of the practice golf putter time to time. Accordingly, the user can quickly train the putting compared to the related art.
Second, the concave hitting portion may be replaced with the real hitting portion such that the practice golf putter can be used for actual gaming purposes on the field, and the putting may be performed using the real hitting portion such that the user can check whether the user has trained the posture of putting properly.
Hereinafter, embodiments and using examples according to the present invention for solving the above problems will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First EmbodimentConfigurations of a practice golf putter 100 are as follows according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
A golf putter including a body 103 configured to hit a golf ball B includes a concave portion 110 formed on a front surface of the body 103 and opened forward and upward.
The concave portion 110 includes inclined surfaces 111 formed on right and left sides of the concave portion 110, and a protrusion 120 is formed at a lower end portion of a point 113 at which the inclined surfaces 111 meet each other and protrudes forward.
The concave portion 110 is formed in a closed state because a bottom portion 130 is provided at a lower end of the concave portion 110. The protrusion 120 is configured to simultaneously come into contact with the both inclined surfaces 111, the bottom portion 130, and the point 113 between the inclined surfaces 111 meeting each other.
The using example of the practice golf putter 100 according to the first embodiment is as follows.
After the golf ball B is placed on a green or a golf tee in a state in which a shaft is connected to the practice golf putter 100, the user may hold the shaft, swing the shaft while aiming at a hole-cup, and hit the golf ball G. As shown in
In addition, when the golf ball is not hit on the both inclined surfaces 111 of the practice golf putter 100 as shown in
According to the present invention, since the hitting point is checked from the trajectory of the golf ball B upon hitting the golf ball B, a correct swing posture can be trained by changing a position of the practice golf putter 100 for each hitting. Accordingly, the user can quickly train the putting compared to the related art.
In addition, the bottom portion 130 serves to prevent the golf ball B from being damaged or prevent grasses on the green from being damaged, when a tip of the protrusion 120 is hit by the golf ball B. In addition, the bottom portion 130 is configured to support the protrusion 120 and prevent a shape of the protrusion 120 from being deformed due to frequent hits.
Second EmbodimentConfigurations of the practice golf putter 100 according to the second embodiment are as follows.
A golf putter including a body 103 configured to hit a golf ball B includes: an insertion grooves 140 formed on a front surface of the body 103 and opened forward, upward and downward; and a T-shape key slot 150 formed rearward from the insertion groove 140 and perforated in a vertical direction. In addition, the golf putter includes a concave hitting portion 160 formed at a rear side thereof with a T-shape key 170 inserted into the key slot 150, and inserted into the insertion groove 140 to hit the golf ball.
As an example, the insertion groove 140 may be formed in a V-shape having inclined surfaces K to both sides of the insertion groove 140, as shown in
In addition, the insertion groove 140 may be formed in a rounded concave shape, as shown in
In addition, the key 170 may be coupled to the key slot 150 after being fitted downward from a top of the key slot 150 or fitted in a reverse direction, wherein the key 170 may be coupled to the key slot 150 through a clearance fit for easy coupling. However, since the key 170 may be easily separated in the above case, a tab hole 105 may be formed through from a rear surface of the body 103 toward the key slot 150, and a ball plunger 180 may be provided to be fastened to the tab hole 105 to pressurize the key 170, as shown in
With reference to
The concave part 161 includes inclined surfaces 163 formed on right and left sides of the concave part 161, and a protrusion 165 formed at a lower end portion of a point 164 at which the inclined surfaces 163 meet each other and protruding forward.
The concave portion 161 is formed in a closed state at a bottom thereof due to a bottom portion 167, and the protrusion 165 is configured to simultaneously come into contact with the both inclined surfaces 163, the bottom portion 167, and the point 164 between the inclined surfaces 163 meeting each other.
In addition, as shown in
A rear part of the real hitting portion 190 matches the insertion groove 140 because being formed in the same manner as the rear part of the concave hitting portion 160.
In addition, an elastic portion 197 is attached to the front surface, such that the golf ball B rolls to a long distance with less force upon hitting the golf ball B. For example, the elastic portion 197 may be formed of a rubber or urethane sheet having elasticity. Alternatively, as shown in
When the elastic portion 197 is the tube, a moving distance of the golf ball B can be adjusted according to strength of air pressure.
The using example of the practice golf putter 100 according to the second embodiment is as follows.
First, practicing the putting may be performed by mounting the concave hitting portion 160 to the insertion groove 140, in which each function and using process of the inclined surfaces 163, the protrusion 165 and the bottom portion 167 are the same as those described through the inclined surfaces 111, the protrusion 120 and the bottom portion 130 according to the first embodiment. In addition, advantageous effects are the same.
Next, when the force is applied to the concave hitting portion 160 upward or downward, the key 170 is separated from the key slot 150, such that the concave hitting portion 160 can be separated. In the above state, when the key 193 of the real hitting portion 190 is inserted into the key slot 150, the golf putter can be used for actual gaming purposes on the field.
In other words, when the golf ball B is actually hit in a state in which the real hitting portion 190 is mounted and the golf ball B rolls properly toward the hole-cup, it is confirmed that the user has trained a correct posture. Otherwise, the user may practice the hitting again after replacing the concave hitting portion 160. The elastic portion 197 can hit the golf ball B to a long distance with a less force. In particular, when the elastic portion 197 is the tube, a moving distance of the golf ball B can be adjusted according to strength of air pressure to be charged.
The embodiments described herein and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are intended to not limit but illustrate the technical idea of the present invention, so it is obvious that the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments. All modifications and specific embodiments that may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea included in the specification and drawings of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A practice golf putter including a body configured to hit a golf ball, the practice golf putter comprising:
- a concave portion formed on a front surface of the body and opened forward and upward, wherein
- the concave portion includes inclined surfaces formed on left and right sides of the concave portion, and a protrusion formed at a lower end portion of a point at which the inclined surfaces meet each other, and protruding forward.
2. A practice golf putter including a body configured to hit a golf ball, the practice golf putter comprising:
- an insertion groove formed on a front surface of the body and opened forward, upward and downward;
- a T-shape key slot formed rearward from the insertion groove and perforated in a vertical direction; and
- a concave hitting portion provided at a rear side thereof with a T-shape key inserted into the key slot, and inserted into the insertion groove to hit the golf ball, wherein
- the concave hitting portion includes a concave part formed on a front surface of the concave hitting portion and opened forward and upward, in which the concave part includes inclined surfaces formed on left and right sides of the concave part, and a protrusion formed at a lower end portion of a point at which the inclined surfaces meet each other, and protruding forward.
3. The practice golf putter of claim 2, further comprising:
- a tap hole perforated from a rear side of the body toward the key slot; and
- a ball plunger fastened to the tap hole to pressurize the key.
4. The practice golf putter of claim 2, further comprising:
- a real hitting portion having a flat front surface, formed at a rear side thereof with a T-shape key inserted into the key groove, and inserted into the insertion groove to hit the golf ball.
5. The practice golf putter of claim 4, further comprising: an elastic part attached to the front surface of the real hitting portion.
6. The practice golf putter of claim 5, wherein the elastic part includes a tube filled with air.
7. The practice golf putter of claim 3, further comprising:
- a real hitting portion having a flat front surface, formed at a rear side thereof with a T-shape key inserted into the key groove, and inserted into the insertion groove to hit the golf ball.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 16, 2018
Publication Date: Feb 27, 2020
Inventors: Jaehack SUNG (Daegu), Sangmin SUNG (Daegu), Somi SUNG (Daegu)
Application Number: 16/610,445