Patent ID: 6447401
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club alignment device to be secured to an outer surface of a golf club shaft, comprising:a band of material having first and second outer markings positioned at respective first and second ends of a central portion, the central portion having a center point midway between its first and second ends; each of said outer markings being of contrasting visual appearance relative to said central portion so as to form a first visual transition point at the first end of the central portion and a second visual transition point at the second end of the central portion; the first and second transition points being spaced apart by a distance such that, when the band is applied to the outer surface of the shaft and with the center point coincident with a rearmost point on the shaft, the first and second transition points are located at 180 degrees to one another and at 90 degrees to the rearmost point on the shaft; wherein the band is C-shaped and has ends which converge toward one another, a combined width of the central portion and the end portions being greater than one half the circumference of the shaft and a distance between the ends of the band being less than the circumference of the shaft.