![]() In some instances, the ambient light gathering material includes a fluorescer therein which operates to shift short wavelength light to longer wavelength light, thereby increasing the intensity of the signal. The body of light gathering material may be positioned on the golf club head so that the length thereof is also exposed on a top face of the golf club, and in some instances is perpendicular to the striking face of the golf club to provide a further tracking aid. The projected light constitutes a tracking signal, and the body of ambient light gathering material is affixed to the golf club head so that the tracking signal is projected from the golf club head. The tracking device is comprised of an elongated body of an ambient light gathering material, and operates to absorb incident light along its length and to direct that light through and out of an end thereof. There is disclosed herein a golf club head having a tracking device associated therewith. These and other advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent from the drawings, discussion and description which follow. The device of the present invention does not utilize any external power source, which would be illegal under the rules of golf, but relies upon an ambient light gathering and concentrating member to provide a very high visibility signal which can be used to trace the swing of a rapidly moving golf club. It is further desirable that any such tracking device provide a high visibility signal, which may be readily viewed under low ambient light conditions, and which can be readily employed to track the swing of a fast moving club such as a driver or iron.Īs will be described in detail hereinbelow, the present invention provides a tracking device which is of simple construction and which may be readily incorporated into a number of differently configured golf clubs of conventional design. The tracking device should also be legal under the standard rules of golf. Therefore, there is a need for a golf club tracking device which is simple in design, and readily incorporated into golf clubs of conventional design. Most prior art aiming devices are specifically adapted for putting and are not usable as tracking devices since they require careful alignment of sighting elements and/or produce a low visibility signal, both of which are detriments to using such devices to track a moving club. ![]() Also, a number of prior art aiming devices are illegal under the officially accepted rules of the United States Golf Association, and hence cannot be used in sanctioned play. Furthermore, many prior art devices require extensive modification and redesign of golf club heads, and it would be advantageous if a device could be readily incorporated into presently manufactured club designs. First of all, these devices do not provide any means by which a point on a moving club may be tracked. While there are many aiming devices known in the prior art, such devices suffer from a number of shortcomings. 4,458,900 and 4,136,877 both disclose sighting devices attached to a golf club head which require a player to align two spaced apart sighting members located at different levels on the club head. 4,659,083 discloses a putter having a series of converging lines etched into the top face thereof to assist a player in aiming. 5,082,277 is directed to a golf putter having a composite head which further includes an integral, raised sighting line on its upper surface. ![]() 4,986,544 discloses a golf putter having a raised sighting bar integral therewith. Some representative aiming devices are illustrated, for example, in the following. Such control is important in all aspects of the game, but is particularly important when it comes to putting.Ī number of aiming devices have been developed to aid golfers in controlling and directing their strokes but the art has not acknowledged the need for, or provided any, device for tracking the motion of a golf club. Golf is a game of ever increasing popularity, and it requires a player to precisely and accurately control both the point at which the club face strikes the ball, and the path of travel of the club, before, during and after contact with the ball. Most specifically, the invention relates to an optical device which provides a bright spot on a golf club head which allows a golfer to track the path of travel of the club. ![]() More specifically the invention relates to devices for tracking the movement of a golf club head. This invention relates generally to golf clubs. ![]()
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