Yep, If You Can Putt with this Practice Putter Invention Then You Are Probably a Darn Good Putter

I can’t imagine how a golfer can dispute that practicing with this putter will make you a better putter, although it would probably be very humbling and frustrating. This practice putter is disclosed in a patent application that published as US Pub. No. 20090227387 titled “Practice Putter with Pointed Striking Surface.”….. Nice invention, but I would rather have a removable attachment for the face of my everyday putter…..

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Would This Invention Allow You to Put One Extra Club in Your Bag?

This invention might not look too crazy if it allowed you squeeze an extra club in your bag. The invention is disclosed in a patent application that published this week as US Pub. No. 20100056290 titled “Detachable Putter Head,” which describes the invention as…. Thanks, but I will keep my dedicated putter (and I suspect it wouldn’t actually allow you put an extra club in the bag, even if it were somehow not afoul with the Rules)…..

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Incorporate This Golf Invention Into a Smart Phone App and I Would Lower My Handicap Quickly

I fairly consistently hit my putts where I intend; the problem is that where I intend to hit them rarely correlates with where the hole is actually located for putts of ten feet or more. This is probably true for most golfers that have handicaps over five. Therefore, the following recently issued patent really caught my eye (although some of the language in the claims strikes me as odd). The patent is USPN 7,713,148 titled “Topography Linked Golf Aid,” which describes the invention as…. Great invention, but….

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Another Invention for the “Just What Every Golfer Needs” File

On Thursdays I often find myself muttering “who could possibly need that” as I am looking through the golf-related patent applications that just became publicly available. However, then I snap back into reality and remind myself that whether or not a person actually “needs” a product has very little to do with its success. After all, who needs a $400 driver, a Cameron putter, or $40/dozen golf balls? This internal dialogue most recently played out when I came across a patent application for a “Multipurpose Golf Divot Tool.” (US Pub. No. 20100113175) After shaking my head, and mumbling to myself, I came to the realization that this may be the perfect impulse buy for the non-golfer. Admittedly, I can’t imagine any of the golfers that I know actually buying the product, but it is the type of thing that every non-golfer would think is the perfect present for a golfer…..

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Callaway’s Request for a Mulligan Regarding the ProV1 Litigation

Why does Callaway want a mulligan and another trial in the ProV1 patent litigation? Well, the same reason that Acushnet wanted a re-do after it lost the first trial; because losing sucks! (especially when 9 figures are involved) Callaway has filed a Motion for a New Trial and Judgment as a Matter of Law. If you have been following the litigation then you really should click on the link and skim through the motion, it gives you a flavor for courtroom dynamics at the trial. For those of you that don’t love golf patent litigation enough to skim through a 67 page PDF, shame on you, but I have reproduced some interesting snippets from the motion below. Enjoy!…..

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Looking for a Little Extra Off the Tee?

Recall the post titled “The Next Step in Club Head Adjustability? Acushnet’s COR Adjustment Patent” from 2-1/2 years ago? If not, check it out and then judge for yourself whether the Acushnet design or the Nike design is more practical. Nike’s take on the adjustable face stiffness concept was disclosed this week in a patent application that published as US Pub. No. 20100113178 titled “Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having Adjustable Stiffened Face Portion.” The application explains…. Cool stuff, but can it be manufactured into a commercial product?….

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Tiger’s New Sticks? Not Likely

I have often wondered if all the “adjustability” features of modern clubs are simply a fad that will die off, or is there staying power? Well, fad or not, adjustability has given birth to a ton of patent applications. One of the latest is a Nike patent application that published as US Pub. No. 20100099511 titled “Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads with Adjustable Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia Characteristics.” Check out these irons!…..

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