Patent ID: 7056235
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of improving a golf swing of a golfer, comprising: providing a tee at a first height of at least 12 inches and a golf ball thereon, wherein the tee being one of a single adjustable-height tee and multiple different-height tees; providing a golf club to be used by the golfer, wherein the golf club comprises a shaft having a first end and a second ends a grip surrounding the first end of said shafts and a club head attached to the second end of said shaft, wherein the club head has at least one axis, a vertical midpoint, and a hemispherical shape with an enlarged circular planar hitting surface that is symmetric about the vertical midpoint, and wherein the shaft has a longitudinal axis, and the at least one axis of the club head is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; swinging with a substantially horizontal swing and hitting the golf ball off the tee at the first height using the golf club by the golfer; reducing the tee height of the tee to a second height less than the prior swing and providing a golf ball thereon; swinging with a less than horizontal swing and hitting the golf ball off of the tee at the second height using the golf club by the golfer; continuing to repeat the steps of reducing the height of the tee and providing a golf ball thereon, swinging with a less than horizontal swing to compensate for the lower tee height, and hitting the golf ball off of the tee at the reduced tee height using the golf club by the golfer; whereby gradually reducing the height of the tee height and swinging with a less than horizontal swing to compensate for the reduced tee height enables the golfer to re-center his or her swing around the axis of their spine, and comfortably step down from a substantially horizontal swing similar to a baseball swing to a more vertical golf swing.