Asymmetrically shaped golf ball, method of manufacture, and method of use

Abstract

An asymmetrically shaped golf ball that can be used to practice putting is disclosed. By way of a brief summary, the asymmetrically shaped golf ball has a “long axis” and a “short axis”, such that when placed with its “long axis” in a horizontal position, it will roll without a wobble only if pushed in line with the short axis. If pushed by even a few degrees off “center” the ball takes a wobbly path and the error in the golfer's putting stroke becomes obvious.

1 . A method of improving a golf swing comprising the steps of
 a) obtaining an asymmetric golf ball, where the asymmetric golf ball is an ellipsoid that has at least one axis that is greater than another, where the asymmetric golf ball is symmetric about at least one axis;   b) striking the asymmetric golf ball with a golf club at an angle;   c) observing motion of the asymmetric golf ball after it has been struck by the golf club;   whereby the angle with which the golf club strikes the asymmetric golf ball determines the motion of the asymmetric golf ball, where the motion of the asymmetric golf ball wobbles less as the angle with which the golf club strikes the asymmetric golf ball approaches 90-degrees, where the motion of the asymmetric golf ball wobbles more as the angle with which the golf club strikes the asymmetric golf ball departs from 90-degrees.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of repeating (b) and (c) while attempting to reduce the observed wobble after the asymmetric golf ball is struck, whereby reducing the observed wobble has the effect of striking the golf ball at an angle approaching 90 degrees. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club is a putter. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club is an iron. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club is a driver. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the asymmetric golf ball has one or more markings on its surface. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the markings are stripes drawn about a semi-major axis of the asymmetric golf ball. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the asymmetric golf ball is an ellipsoid. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the asymmetric golf ball is a prolate spheroid. 
   
   
       10 . A golf ball comprising an outer surface, where the outer surface is asymmetric. 
   
   
       11 . The golf ball of  claim 10 , wherein the outer surface comprises dimples. 
   
   
       12 . The golf ball of  claim 10 , where the outer surface is an ellipsoid. 
   
   
       13 . The golf ball of  claim 10 , where the outer surface is a prolate spheroid. 
   
   
       14 . The golf ball of  claim 13 , where the golf ball further comprises a major-axis, a minor-axis, and markings, where the markings are on the outer surface. 
   
   
       15 . The golf ball of  claim 14 , wherein the markings are stripes, where the stripes are affixed to the outer surface about the major-axis. 
   
   
       16 . The golf ball of  claim 10 , further comprising a hollow core. 
   
   
       17 . The golf ball of  claim 10 , further comprising a noise making device, where the noise making device is contained within the outer surface. 
   
   
       18 . The golf ball of  claim 10 , further comprising markings, where the markings are affixed on the outer surface. 
   
   
       19 . A golf ball comprising an outer surface, dimples, a semi-major axis, and a semi-minor axis, where the outer surface is a prolate spheroid, where the outer surface is symmetric about the minor axis. 
   
   
       20 . The golf ball of  claim 19 , further comprising markings, where the markings are stripes, where the stripes are affixed on the outer surface about the semi-major axis.