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Method and apparatus for increasing hitting efficacy in a sporting implement

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-09-12
YIALIZIS ANGELO +1
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[0008] Therefore, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for increasing hitting efficacy in a sporting implement.
[0009] It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for increasing hitting efficacy in a sporting implement that minimizes or eliminates loss of control when hitting at a location thereon that is distanced from the sweet spot of the implement.
[0010] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for improving the feedback available to a player using the sporting implement.

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Aside from a potential loss of distance and control, another disadvantage of the sensitivity of the performance of the hitting implement to the location on the hitting implement that makes contact with the ball is that the reaction is often non-linear and counterintuitive.
This may make it difficult for persons practicing the sport to interpret the reaction in such a way that allows efficient learning.
Some advantage has been claimed in reducing the sensitivity of the head to the proximity of the location of a hit to the sweet spot; however, an undesirable amount of such sensitivity remains.

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[0022] This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for increasing hitting efficacy in a sporting implement. A preferred, golf club implement for use with the invention is described below and shown in FIG. 1. However, the principles described herein apply as well to other sporting implements for use in hitting a ball or other similar object aside from golf clubs, such as but not limited to baseball bats and hockey sticks for example.

[0023] The golf club 12 has an elongate shaft 14 and a head 16 adapted for hitting a golf ball (not shown). Golf clubs are provided as being particularly suited for specific tasks. Drivers are adapted for hitting the ball over long distances through the air, while putters are adapted for hitting the ball over relatively short distances over the grass. For each of these purposes, the head 16 may be formed of different materials and have different shapes. Moreover, different golf clubs having the same purpose may be formed of different materials or ha...

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for increased hitting efficacy in a sporting implement. Energy absorption characteristics are adjusted so as to vary over the hitting surface of the sporting implement. This may be employed to equalize the hitting performance of the sporting implement with respect to different locations of impact thereon.

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[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09 / 545,561, now pending.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for increasing hitting efficacy in a sporting implement, particularly a golf club.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003] Many sports involve a contest regarding how far or accurately a player can hit a ball with a suitably adapted sporting implement. Most sporting implements designed for hitting, e.g., baseball bats and golf clubs, have a "sweet spot" that is the best or most desirable location for making contact with the ball. For many sports, including golf, hitting the ball at the sweet spot results generally in the ball traveling farther and straighter than when the ball is hit at locations on the implement that are distanced from the sweet spot. As part of the rationale for and fun of the sport, it takes considerable skill to confine the point of impact with the ball to the sweet spot. Nevertheless, there has been a desire on ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/04A63B60/00A63B2053/0462A63B2053/0416A63B53/0416A63B53/0462
Inventor YIALIZIS, ANGELOFRANTZISKONIS, GEORGE
Owner YIALIZIS ANGELO
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