Another Look at Patented Putting Strokes

March 1, 2008July 21, 2018 admin 1042 Views

Back in the fall I authored a post about a patented putting method. Judging from the number of page views and links to the post, I suspect a lot of golfers were surprised to learn that a putting method could be patented; although, let’s face it… the patented putting methods are a little on the unique side of things (to put it nicely).

Needless to say, none of the top 10 players in the world took me up on my challenge from the last post:

PPS – Here is my challenge: if one of the world’s top 10 players invents a new putting stroke that he / she uses in at least two PGA, LPGA, or Champions events, and they contact me… I will prepare and file a patent application on the method in exchange for one 30 minute lesson. What a deal!

Surprised? Me neither. Anyway, I thought that it was time to revisit the topic and take a look at another patented putting method… so here is USPN 7121954 titled “Putting Method and Putter.” Check out these figures from the patent:

So how do you describe it in words… easy, just check out this claim from the patent:

1. A method of putting a golf ball over the surface of a green using a putter having a putter head with a putter face, said putter head being attached to a distal end of a shaft having a grip along a proximal end of the shaft, said method comprises a golfer
(a) grasping a portion of the grip with the right hand at a location along the grip so that the proximal end of the shaft is at or past the right elbow and bears against the underside of the right arm,
(b) crooking the right elbow to configure said right arm and putter in a predetermined positional relationship, and placing the left hand on the putter nearby the right hand to move with said right hand,
(c) addressing the ball by standing upright to one side of a target line along the golfer’s left side and with the golfer’s body facing in the same general direction as the target line and both the golfer’s feet on the right side of the target line and positioned nearby the ball so that essentially most of the golfer’s body is on the right side of the target line, bringing said right arm across the front of the golfer’s body and positioning the putter head adjacent to the ball and the putter face behind and facing the ball, and
(d) striking the ball by swinging the putter through a backstroke, forward stroke, and follow-through stroke while substantially maintaining said right arm and putter in said predetermined positional relationship.

So, next time you are watching The Golf Channel see if you can spot any patent infringers (judging from the figures above… I doubt it).

David Dawsey – The Putting Patent Attorney