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• Taylor Made’s Latest Adjustability Concept

  Every golfer knows that “adjustability” is a key aspect to Taylor Made’s recent marketing. There is the widely known movable weight technology (MWT) and flight control technology (FCT), as well as the lesser known adjustable…

• Will Golf Ball Covers Get Softer or Harder? Brush Up on Your Knowledge of Ionomers, Polyurethanes, and Polyureas

  I am sure that I am not the only golfer that assumed golf ball covers would be getting softer and softer as a result of the new groove regulations. Well, today an Acushnet patent application…

• Have You Ever Wondered if There is a Better Way to Connect a Shaft to a Golf Club Head? Bizarre Golf Club Patent of the Week

  Have you ever considered why a shaft connects to a hosel? Ever spend a sleepless night wondering if there was a better way? Me neither, but that is probably why I am not a golf…

• Wrap Up of the Week of Wild Putter Designs

  There are way too many wild putter designs to ever cover them all, but this week we have started to scratch the surface. As you have seen, most have some rational basis but take it…

• Yep, Hollow Rigid Spikes Are the Key to a Good Putter – Day Four of the Week of Wild Putter Designs

  Increase bite, minimize skid, improve roll,… good concepts, but is this the putter to do it? The design comes  from USPN 6110057 titled “Jiro Putter,” which explains the invention as:The instant invention is a golf…

• Week of Wild Putter Designs, Day Three – Finally a Putter That Allows You Ignore the Break of Greens

  Your dreams have been answered. No more having to worry about the pesky slope, or grain, of a putting green. This putter does it all! This putter design is found in USPN 6183379 titled “Golf…

• Day Two of the Week of Wild Putter Designs

  Could this flatstick find a place in your bag? The drawings come from USPN 6520865 titled “Golf Club Putter Head Design,” which does little to explain the benefits of this particular putter design.A golf putter…

• Are You Ready for a Week Devoted to Wild Putter Designs?

  Here comes a week made in heaven for putter enthusiasts. OK, that may be a stretch, but I am committing to a week of posts directed to unconventional putters. Yes, many will be entertaining, yet…

• Bizarre Golf Patent of the Week

  Check out the beauty of a club found in USPN 5792002 titled “Golf Club.” Think it could help your game? The patent explains:The present invention relates to an improved golf club construction which has been…

• Mizuno Granted Patent on the Fast Track Design

  If you read the Golf-Patents blog then you are probably familiar with Mizuno’s Fast Track adjustable weight positioning system. Today Mizuno was granted a patent on this unique weight channel system. The patent is USPN…