Tired of Your Ball Falling Off the Tee?

I can’t say that I have ever felt that keeping the ball on the tee is a challenge, but that’s just me. If you do consider it a challenge then the invention disclosed in the recently published application US Pub. No. 20120077625 may be of interest to you. Check this out…. Yep, that is a suction cup on the end of a tee. Seems like that may cost you some distance!….

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Another Training Product that I Would Buy (and probably leave unused in my trunk)

Like many golfers I purchase all sorts of training products looking for that magic bullet that will make me a scratch golfer. Surprisingly, none of them have produced that result, although many have helped, at least for a week or two. A recently published patent application discloses a training product that I would buy and add to the collection of contraptions gathering dust in my trunk. The application published as US Pub. No. 20120071256 titled “Golf Swing Wrist Condition Training Device.” The invention is described as…. I like it…..

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A Potential New Wedge Buzzword Emerges

I have recently covered a Bridgestone patent directed to “ridged scorelines,” as well as a Callaway patent that focused on a groove’s “micro-edges.” Today you get to chew on a Nike invention directed to “textured” grooves. The invention is disclosed in US Pub. No. 20120071269 titled “Golf Clubs With Golf Club Heads Having Grooves Formed With Textured Surfaces,” which describes the invention as….. So, would you prefer your grooves ridged, with micro-edges, or textured? David Dawsey – An IP Attorney

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Forget About Replacing the Face of Your Wedge

Bridgestone Golf would prefer that golfers focus on changing their wedge’s bounce to suit the course conditions. They recently had a patent application publish as US Pub. No. 20120064997 titled “Clubhead of Iron Golf Club,” which explains….. Back in 2010 I wrote about a Nike Golf design that would allow a golfer to switch their cavity back irons to muscle backs irons. The Nike patent application discussed in the post actually issued as USPN 8133129 just last week, and perhaps unluckily for Bridgestone discloses….. It is hard to imagine that we will ever see either the Bridgestone or Nike designs on the market, but you never know in today’s competitive marketing driven golf environment…..

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Open Putter Face at Impact?

How often do you see a fellow golfer leave the face open at impact and push a putt? I do it all the time; at least five times more often than I pull a putt. Well, a design patent issued this week that may help golfers get the putter face square at impact. Check out this design…. Sure, connecting the shaft to the head on the toe side of the club head looks a little odd, but I could easily get past the aesthetics if it saved me a couple of strokes a round…..

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Do You Putt to the Beat of a Different Drummer?

I love putter inventions! Just when you think you have seen everything some golfer dreams up a crazy new design that will undoubtedly eliminate the dreaded 3-putt. This week’s wild new design is found in a patent application that published today as US Pub. No. 20120058837 titled “Golf Putter with Trampoline-Effect Drumhead Striking Surface and Pendulum Plumb-Bob Peripheral Weight Distribution”….. Check it out…. I suspect we won’t see any of these at Doral this week (unless Matt Every is in the market for a new flatstick)…. Dave Dawsey – The Putter Patent Attorney

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Putting Woes? Perhaps this Putting Practice Ball is the Solution

What golfer couldn’t use a little putting help? I just had my first ever putting lesson and it turns out my grip was wrong, my stroke was wrong, and my alignment was wrong, other than that everything was perfect (meaning at least I was holding a putter). A dedicated putting practice ball may just be what you need to start sinking more putts. One such ball is disclosed in a patent application that recently published as US Pub. No. 20120028726 titled “Golf Putting Practice Ball,” which describes the invention as…. I would buy a sleeve. Now all the inventor needs is an endorser and an infomercial on The Golf Channel!….

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How Many Fish Could You Have Fed if Every Golf Ball You Hit into the Water Turned into Fish Food?

Eco-friendly golf ball IP seems to be hot right now. Last week I posted about Nike’s attempt to take on global warming with golf balls, and about a year ago I covered a Bridgestone patent directed to a biodegradable golf ball. What the next logical step? A biodegradable golf ball that turns into fish food, of course….. Nice idea, but the balls seem to be directed to one-shot applications, like off a cruise ship, rather than for use on the course. I wonder how big the market is for single-shot golf balls?…. David Dawsey – The Golf Invention Lawyer

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How is a Golfer Supposed to Distract Competitors without the Tearing Sound Produced by Velcro Golf Gloves

Can you imagine a silent adjustable golf glove? Sounds too good to be true. Well this week a patent application published disclosing a clever dial adjustment system that may eliminate the awful sound of your playing partner removing their glove during your tee shot or putting stroke…. Great idea but success will depend on whether it provides the same level of adjustability found with the large Velcro flaps….

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