GOLF CLUB HEADPAD

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf club headpad which is used while being attached to the head and the head face of a golf club and comprises an elastic face plate corresponding to the head face part, wherein the face plate has horizontal anti-grooves horizontally formed thereon and protruding at regular intervals, and vertical anti-grooves vertically formed thereon and protruding at regular intervals on both end portions of the horizontal anti-grooves. The present invention relates to a golf club headpad, made of a rubber-based material, which covers the head of a golf club or is attached to the head face such that an amateur golfer can reduce an impact between the golf club and a golf ball and increase a back spin of the golf ball, thereby increasing a flight distance of the golf ball in addition to reducing a hook and slice of the golf ball.

Claims

1. A golf club headpad comprising: an elastic face plate attached to a head and a head face of a golf club in use and having a shape corresponding to a head face part, wherein the elastic face plate is formed with horizontal anti-grooves horizontally protruding at regular intervals, and vertical anti-grooves vertically protruding at regular intervals on opposite end portions of the horizontal anti-grooves.

2. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad is configured to be fixedly attached to a head and a head face of a driver.

3. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad is configured to be fixedly attached to a head and a head face of woods.

4. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad is configured to be fixedly attached to a head and a head face of irons.

5. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad is configured to be fixedly attached to a head and a head face of wedges.

6. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad is configured to be fixedly attached to a head and a head face of a putter.

7. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad is formed with a pocket that wraps all of the head and the head face of the golf club.

8. The golf club headpad of claim 1, wherein the headpad has a flat rear surface so that the headpad is fixed to the head and the head face of the golf club by adhesive.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a head of a driver.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a view showing dimple joints of a general golf ball.

[0021] FIG. 3 is a view showing a lie angle or an angle of sole of a general golf club.

[0022] FIG. 4 is a view showing a face angle of a general golf club.

[0023] FIG. 5 is a view showing a technical state of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 6 is a front view of a driver headpad of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 7 is a front view of an iron headpad of the present invention,

[0026] FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 9 is a front view of a putter headpad of the present invention.

BEST MODE

Mode for Invention

[0028] In the present invention, a material for a headpad 50 is a rubber-based material having elasticity and flexibility, and at the same time, has a restoring force so that the surface of the headpad deformed due to the hitting may be immediately recovered after the hitting. The flexibility or elasticity may compensate for the excessive side spin applied to the golf ball when hitting the golf ball and the golf ball may come into contact with an anti-groove of the headpad that protrudes, thereby increasing the back spin. The material for the headpad is not specifically limited, and may include Ethylene Propylidene Rubber (EPR), Copolymer of Ethylene Propylidene Monomer (EPDM), natural rubber, polyurethane, silicone rubber, natural fiber, fiber, or mixed material.

[0029] As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the present invention includes an elastic face plate 20 bonded to a head and a head face of the golf club or covering the head and the head face of the golf club in use and having a shape corresponding to a head face portion.

[0030] The face plate 20 has horizontal anti-grooves 30 protruding from a surface of the face plate 20 at a predetermined interval and vertical anti-grooves 40 formed on both sides of the horizontal anti-grooves 30 at a predetermined vertical interval, thereby forming the headpad 50 of the golf club.

[0031] The horizontal anti-grooves 30 and the vertical anti-grooves 40 may be configured such they protrude from the surface of the face plate 20 attached a head face 2 of a golf club head 1 as illustrated in FIG. 8. The headpad 50 of the present invention may be attached to the head face 2 of the golf club head 1 with an adhesive, or may be prepared in the form of a pocket that wraps the entire golf club head 1, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0032] In order to allow a user to recognize a hitting effective point, a sweet zone having a recognizable color may be added to a hitting point of the headpad.

[0033] The horizontal anti-grooves 30 and the vertical anti-grooves 40 of the present invention may be configured such that grooves are formed at regular intervals on the surface of the face plate 20 attached to the head face 2. For example, the horizontal anti-grooves 30 and the vertical anti-grooves 40 may be formed on a putter as shown in FIG. 9, an iron head as shown in FIG. 7, and a driver as shown in FIG. 6. The horizontal anti-grooves 30 may have a U-shape that protrudes, but the present invention is not limited to the shape of the anti-groove.

[0034] The material for the rubber-based pad 50 of the present invention may include one or at least two of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylacetate, polyvinyl chloride, silicone, and rubber, but the material is not specifically limited so long as the material has a function of providing basic elasticity.

[0035] According to the present invention having the above configuration, the driving distance of the golf ball can be increased by the horizontal anti-grooves 30 having elasticity of the headpad 50 and the back spin of the golf ball, the change in direction (hook & slice) caused by the collision between the head face 2 and the dimple joints 7 of the golf ball can be reduced, and the amateur golfer can easily identify the hitting point through the sweet zone of the headpad 50 attached to the head face 2 of the golf club head 1. In addition, the horizontal anti-grooves 30 may absorb water droplets and the like stuck to the surface of the golf ball through the grasses to prevent slipping when hitting the golf ball, the hitting area with respect to the dimple joints 7 of the golf ball 6 may be increased according to the elasticity and flexibility of the headpad 50, and the back spin of the golf ball 6 may be increased, so that the side spin can be reduced, thereby preventing the hooks and slices of the golf ball and increasing the driving distance of the golf ball.

[0036] Meanwhile, the present invention may include the vertical anti-grooves 40 on opposite end portions of the horizontal anti-grooves that protrude. In the case of normal hitting, as shown in FIG. 5, when the hitting direction and the hitting force of the golf club head 1 act as a force Fa, the corresponding golf ball 6 receives force Fa′ so that the golf ball 6 travels in the direction of the solid line. However, at the moment when the amateur golfer hits the golf ball, the golf club head 1 may be twisted in the direction of the force Fc from the direction of the force Fa due to the mistake or unskilled hitting. The above force is transferred to the golf ball 6 as the rotating force by the vector force F11 so that the golf ball 6 also travels while rotating by the vector force F11 due to the gear mesh effect. Therefore, the movement path becomes uncertain depending on the strength of the force and the topography of the land. However, according to the present invention, the contact area with respect to the dimple joints 7 may be increased due to the horizontal anti-grooves 30, and the horizontal anti-grooves 30 may absorb a part of the vector force F11 upon hitting, so that less vector force F11 may act, thereby reducing or preventing the erroneous hitting.

[0037] That is, when there is no headpad 50 of the present invention attached to the golf club head 1 in use, the condition that the head face 2 makes contact with the golf ball 6 is 1 to 16/392 based on the surface area of the golf ball. However, when the headpad 50 is attached to the head face 2 as in the present invention, the surface area of the golf ball 6 in contact with the face plate 20 of the headpad 50 at the time of hitting is increased to 6 to 32/392 (at most 51 to 76) because the contact area is increased due to the horizontal anti-grooves 30 of the headpad 50. Therefore, due to the front collision of the dimple joints 7 of the golf ball 6 and the vector force F11 and the vector force F12 generated by the face angle, the angle of sole and the lie angle, the power of side spin of the golf ball 6 may be reduced due to the increase of the back spin caused by the headpad 50 of the present invention so that the corresponding vector force F11 and vector force (F12) of the golf ball 6 may be reduced.

[0038] In addition, the side spin of the golf ball 6, which is generated due to the front collision of the dimple joints 7 of the golf ball 6 and the vector force F11 and the vector force F12 generated by the face angle, the angle of sole and the lie angle, can be induced by the gear mesh effect so that the driving direction of the golf ball 6 can be corrected to the target direction.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0039] 1; golf club head [0040] 2; head face [0041] 3; top surface [0042] 4; side surface [0043] 5; groove [0044] 10; shaft [0045] 11; heel [0046] 20; face plate [0047] 30; horizontal anti-groove [0048] 40; vertical anti-groove [0049] 50; headpad