Can Golf Club Designers Solve Our Psychological Problems? Perhaps

Back in January I posted about a newly issued PING putter design patent that issued revealing a very unique putter design that looked like the bottom of the cup. Since it was a design patent we didn’t get to learn about the putter’s benefits. Well, this week the associated utility patent application was published as US Pub. No. 20100227704 titled “Golf Club Head and Method of Providing Same,” and may provide some insight (or not). The application explains:

[0003] Putting a golf ball is one of the most difficult aspects of playing golf. A person can create psychological obstacles that hinder his ability to successfully putt the golf ball into the golf hole. For example, if the golf ball is several yards or meters away from the golf hole, the size of the golf hole can appear smaller than the golf ball, when in reality the golf hole is much larger than the golf ball. This perceived difference in size between the golf hole and the golf ball can cause a person to believe the putt is more difficult than it actually is and, thus, affect the person's ability to successfully putt the golf ball into the golf hole.

Let’s all say it at once, “no s##t!” Yes, that is easy for us to say, but the bottom line is that they recognized a problem and one way of potentially solving it in a unique way. Kudos to the designers at Karsten! I think it is a pretty cool idea that would most likely sell. Check it out!










I like this better than most new putter designs! A nice bit of creativity.

Dave Dawsey   - Watching Golf Putter Patents

PS – check out additional putter patents HERE  
Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/11/2010 12:00 AM
Categories: Published Patent App of the Week, Putters
 
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