Visual swing indicator golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head with a body and an asymmetrical visual swing indicator is provided. The asymmetrical visual swing indicator may be formed to represent an apparent backswing path outward of an actual backswing path. In certain configurations the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is positioned such that a portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator closest to the hitting surface of the golf club is closer to a heel end plane of the golf club head then a portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator closest to a rear surface of the golf club head. A method of fitting a golf club head by determining an initial swing plane using a measuring device, determining a desired swing plane, and applying an asymmetrically shaped visual indicator to a golf club head based upon the determined initial swing plane and the desired swing is also provided.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body including a hitting surface configured for striking a golf ball; and
an asymmetrical visual swing indicator on a topsurface of the body, the asymmetrical visual swing indicator configured to represent an apparent backswing path, the apparent backswing path being distinct and outward of an actual backswing path;
wherein the widest portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is positioned on a heel end half of the golf club head and is a portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator closest to the hitting surface and wherein the narrowest portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is positioned on a toe end half of the golf club head and is a portion of the asymmetrical visual indicator closest to a rear surface of the golf club head opposite the hitting surface.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is integrally and non-removably formed in the top surface of the body.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator continuously narrows from the widest portion to the narrowest portion.
4. The golf club head of claim 3 , wherein a shortest side of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is co-linear to a portion of the hitting surface immediately adjacent to the shortest side of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator.
5. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is triangularly shaped, each of the sides of the triangularly shaped asymmetrical visual swing indicator having a different length.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the golf club head is a wood-type golf club head.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 further comprising an attachment means for removably securing the asymmetrical visual swing indicator to the top surface of the body.
8. The golf club head of claim 7 , wherein the attachment means is configured to secure any of a plurality of distinct asymmetrical visual swing indicators to the top surface of the body and to permit removal and replacement of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator with another of the plurality of distinct asymmetrical visual swing indicators.
9. A golf club comprising the golf club head of claim 1 and a shaft coupled to the golf club head.
10. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator closest to a rear surface forms a point.
11. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator comprises one of a coating, a film, an adhesive tape and an appliqué housed on the top surface of the body.
12. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the top surface of the golf club head is a recess and the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is housed in the recess.
13. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the top surface of the golf club head is a recess and the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is housed in the recess.
14. A golf club head comprising:
a body including a hitting surface configured for striking a golf ball; and
an asymmetrical visual swing indicator on a top surface of the body, the asymmetrical visual swing indicator configured to represent an apparent backswing path, the apparent backswing path being distinct and outward of an actual backswing path;
wherein the widest portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is a portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator closest to the hitting surface and the narrowest portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is a portion of the asymmetrical visual indicator closest to a rear surface of the golf club head opposite the hitting surface;
wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator continuously narrows from the widest portion to the narrowest portion;
wherein the shortest side of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is co-linear to a portion of the hitting surface immediately adjacent to the shortest side of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator;
wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is triangularly shaped, each of the sides of the triangularly shaped asymmetrical visual swing indicator having a different length;
wherein the longest two sides of the triangularly shaped asymmetrical visual swing indicator are positioned to extend from opposing ends of the shortest side of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator on a heel end of the top surface of the body connecting and ending in a pointed end at a toe end of the top surface of the body.
15. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the golf club head is a wood-type golf club head.
16. The golf club head of claim 14 further comprising an attachment means for removably securing the asymmetrical visual swing indicator to the top surface of the body.
17. The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the attachment means is configured to secure any of a plurality of distinct asymmetrical visual swing indicators to the top surface of the body and to permit removal and replacement of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator with another of the plurality of distinct asymmetrical visual swing indicators.
18. A golf club comprising the golf club head of claim 14 and a shaft coupled to the golf club head.
19. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the portion of the asymmetrical visual swing indicator closest to a rear surface forms a point.
20. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator comprises one of a coating, a film, an adhesive tape and an appliqué housed on the top surface of the body.
21. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein a portion of the top surface of the golf club head is a recess and the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is housed in the recess.
22. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the asymmetrical visual swing indicator is integrally and non-removably formed in the top surface of the body.