Can You Identify These New Irons?
How familiar are you with the new lines of irons? Do these look familiar?…..
Read moreHow familiar are you with the new lines of irons? Do these look familiar?…..
Read moreLast year I wrote about a patent directed to a golf ball lubricant (click HERE). Hard to believe… I know. Well, this week a patent application published that may give the “golf ball lubricant” invention a run for its money. The patent application published as US Pub. No. 20080234063 titled “Method of Reducing Golf Ball Spin.” So, what is the secret behind this invention’s reduction in spin? The application describes the invention as….. Interesting, so how did the inventor come up with this invention? Judging from the figures below, I am guessing someone had a long wait on a tee box and an extra tube of Chapstick….
Read moreOK, imagine this…. You can improve your game by practicing hitting a ball toward a hole. Who knew?…..
Read moreSRI Sports was granted an interesting golf shaft patent this week that is a little on the technical side. Would you ever have guessed that this much engineering goes into designing a golf shaft? The patent is USPN 7427240 titled “Shaft for Golf Clubs and Golf Club” and describes the invention as….. Now, think about that the next time you are standing over your ball on the first tee…..
Read moreHybrids, iron-woods, rescue clubs, utility clubs,…. whatever you call them, it seems as though their popularity is growing every year. The following figures come from a design patent directed to a hybrid. Can you identify the manufacturer?…..
Read moreHow much is a pretty face and a good golf game worth? A lot! Just ask 25 year old multimillionaire Natalie Gulbis. The products that she endorses get a lot of mileage from her name and face. In fact, in an unusual twist in the golf market…..
Read moreWedges are interesting clubs. It is hard to define what makes a good wedge, but you know it when you feel it. One California inventor thinks they have developed the next big breakthrough in high-spin wedge design. Do you agree?…..
Read moreCan you identify these forged cavity back irons?…..
Read moreMarketing types always say… it is all about brand recognition. I suppose “brand recognition” is slightly different than “design patent drawing recognition,” (ok, more than slightly) but they are not entirely unrelated. The following drawings come from a driver design patent that issued yesterday. Do you recognize this club?….. Admittedly, they do not have the brand recognition that they once had; but one player has been slowly changing that……
Read moreThe USPTO records provide us with a glimpse of what may be the future of Callaway’s popular FT line of drivers. Most golfers are familiar with the FT-3, FT-5, and the FT-i; and we are getting a behind the scenes glimpse of the new FT-9 and FT-iQ; but what is next? Well, the USPTO records indicate that Callaway has filed a trademark application for…..
Read moreThe following club head design comes from a “creative” South African inventor. The inventor was granted USPN 5944620 titled “Golf Club” in 1999. Check out this club!…. And now you know where the “smile” reference comes from. I suppose this club may work for those of us that have a tendency to occasionally hit the ball toward the toe or heel of the face.
Read moreWe all know that feeling to hitting that first ball on a cold day. The sting that starts at your fingers and travels down to your toes. A pair of inventors decided to take a stab at eliminating the feeling that you just struck a rock at 100 mph. Their invention is disclosed in USPN 5899818 titled “Temperature Compensated Golf Club Head,” which describes the invention as….. Interesting concept, but I would need to see it work to believe it.
Read moreMost golfers can easily recognize the overall shape and boxy face of the popular Callaway FT-i driver. Does this design patent reveal a new variation of the FT-i?…..
Read moreRemember my post back in April regarding John Daly’s battle with Hippo Holdings in an effort to collect a $2.7 judgment that he secured? If not click HERE to refresh your memory. Last week John launched his third lawsuit in the past couple years regarding his relationship with Hippo Golf. First, back in October 2007 John Daly was awarded a $2.7 million default judgment against Hippo Holdings. Unfortunately big John did not collect a penny. The “catch” with the default judgment is that it was issued against Hippo Holdings, the legal entity that contracted with John. Then, earlier this year…..
Read moreOK, that title may be a stretch, but check out this training aid…..
Of course, a steerable fin on the top of a club head. Perfect! The drawings come from a 1974 patent titled “Golf Swing Training Device.” (USPN 3829102) The patent describes the invention as….
Could the inventor of this golf club actually be a golfer?…..
Read moreDid you ever see the photo of an alligator that died trying to swallow another alligator? The problem was that they were both about the same size. Well, recently I came across a patent application disclosing a club head that reminded me of the alligator photo. The club head design looks like one club head unsuccessfully trying to swallow a second club head. Check out this club!….
Read moreAn interesting golf ball patent issued last week that I would have to see to believe that it works. The patent is USPN 7416493 titled “Golf Training Apparatus” and describes the invention as….. Now check out these drawings of the invention and ask yourself…. “if it could be made, what would it cost?”….
Read moreAn interesting design patent issued today. Check out these drawings…. Interesting design! Would these tees find their way into your golf bag?….
Read moreI have enough trouble reading the break of greens, let alone factoring in the grain. However, if you are one of the golfers that is good enough to actually take the grain of a green into account then this ball marker may have some appeal to you.
The invention is disclosed in a patent application that published last week as US Pub. No. 20080207356 titled “Ball Marker Used to Ascertain Grain Direction of a Putting Surface.” Check out this description of the invention (it is actually very educational)…..