Going Green on the Greens

I am not quite sure this invention is going to solve all of our landfill problems, but every little bit helps….. Ahh, waste product from shoe production recycled into golf products; I guess it is clear where the golf group fits in the corporate hierarchy! Kudos for at least thinking about the environment!….

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A Method of Analyzing Your Swing That Is Unlike Anything You Have Ever Seen

I am not sure what to think about this Nike invention; it makes me think of that ballistic gel that the CSI type shoot bullets into. The invention is disclosed in a patent application that published this week as US Pub. No. 20110111872 titled “Method And Apparatus For Analyzing A Golf Swing.”….. Does it look like this may be a little harsh on the wrists?….

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A Third Unique Hosel Design Patent for Callaway

In the past couple of months I have covered two Callaway design patents directed to rather unusual hosel designs (HERE and HERE). It is easy to dismiss one or two wacky design patents as just something dreamt up in R&D that is unlikely to ever see the light of day in an actual product; but by the time that a third variation appears in a design patent one has to start thinking “they may be serious about bringing some of these variations to market.” This week USPN D637,675 titled “Golf Club Hosel” issued and counts as the third occurrence. Check this variation out….. There must be some performance benefit associated with these new hosel designs, otherwise it is hard to imagine a Tour player saying “boy that fits my eye, give me one of those.” I can’t wait to learn “the rest of the story.”….

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Putting Woes? This Golf Invention May be the Solution

This week a patent was granted on a unique putting aid that has made me look at my putting stroke in a different light. The patent issued as USPN 7,938,733 titled “Golf Swing Training Device,” and explains…. Surely I am not the only golfer that never considers where the putter grip butt end is pointing during a stroke; am I? Regardless, that is a great idea. Where can I buy one?….

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The Adjustable Sole Plate (ASP) Patent

Yesterday an ASP patent issued, but it is not a patent covering TaylorMade’s ASP technology, but rather a Callaway patent. Perhaps it is a sign of things to come in the Callaway product line. The patent issued as USPN 7,934,999 titled “Wood-type Golf Club Head with Adjustable Sole Contour,” which describes the invention as…. Look familiar?….

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