Method of developing a golf grip and swing and fitting equipment to a golf swing and ball travel

Abstract

Disclosed is forming a secure golf club gripping style or structure using only the limbs of one's body. A limb-only base golf swing is thereafter produced using the formed grip, thus eliminating the use of any ill-fitting or inconsistent golf clubs, external influences upon said base golf swing that can cause change and/or inconsistency in said base swing. Further disclosed is using said limb-only base golf swing as the most accurate and consistent reference base golf swing possible toward the further improvement of one's base swing and/or the fitting of golf equipment to one's base golf swing existing at the time of the equipment fitting. Disclosed is producing at least one golf club or other piece of equipment to any equipment specification value determined during the fitting process. The present invention may be applied to other activities besides golf, both athletic and non-athletic in nature.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of developing a golf swing and fitting a golf club to that swing, comprising:
 (a) determining a desired golf swing to emulate, said desired golf swing structured in a manner where the golf grip is formed using one of only the hands or a golf grip substitute;   (b) comparing the desired golf swing with a golf swing intended to emulate the desired golf swing, said golf swing structured in a manner where the golf grip is formed using one of only the hands or a golf grip substitute;   (c) developing said golf swing until at least one determined swing performance element of the desired golf swing is substantially emulated, said golf swing as developed used as a reference base golf swing to fit a golf club to;   (d) comparing said reference base golf swing to at least one test golf swing testing at least one value of a determined golf club specification using at least one golf club device, performing said reference base golf swing as needed; and   (e) selecting the value of said determined golf club specification that when used substantially emulates at least one determined swing performance element of the reference base golf swing.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the desired golf swing is determined through observing a video specimen of said golf swing. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a specimen of the golf swing intended to emulate the desired golf swing is a video recording of the golf swing. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the comparing in step (b) comprises comparing at least one swing performance element observed with the desired golf swing to a corresponding swing performance element observed with the golf swing. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the comparing in step (b) comprises comparing at least one swing performance element through an analysis of recorded video specimens of the desired golf swing and golf swing. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the golf swing is developed with the aid of a series of golf club devices having successive diameter reductions to help become accustomed to forming a golf grip using only the hands. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determined golf club specification fit to the golf swing as developed is swingweight. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determined golf club specification fit to the golf swing as developed is grip size. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising producing a golf club using the selected value of said determined golf club specification. 
     
     
         10 . A method of developing a golf swing, comprising:
 (a) determining a desired golf swing to emulate, said desired golf swing structured in a manner where the golf grip is formed using one of only the hands or a golf grip substitute;   (b) comparing the desired golf swing with a golf swing intended to emulate the desired golf swing, said golf swing structured in a manner where the golf grip is formed using one of only the hands or a golf grip substitute; and   (c) developing said golf swing until at least one determined swing performance element of the desired golf swing is substantially emulated.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the desired golf swing is determined through discovering a publication specimen containing images of said golf swing. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein a specimen of the golf swing intended to emulate the desired golf swing is a series of still images produced that correspond to images of the determined desired golf swing discovered in a publication. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the comparing in step (b) comprises comparing at least one swing performance element observed with the desired golf swing to a corresponding swing performance element observed with the golf swing. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the golf swing is developed with the aid of a series of golf club devices having successive diameter reductions to help become accustomed to forming a golf grip using only the hands. 
     
     
         15 . A method of fitting a golf club to a base golf swing, comprising:
 (a) forming a golf grip using one of only the hands or a golf grip substitute;   (b) performing a reference base golf swing using the formed grip;   (c) comparing said reference base golf swing to at least one test golf swing testing at least one value of a determined golf club specification using at least one golf club device, performing said reference base golf swing as needed; and   (d) selecting the value of said determined golf club specification that when used substantially emulates at least one determined swing performance element of the reference base golf swing.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the comparing in step (c) comprises comparing a swing feel experienced with the reference base golf swing to a swing feel experienced with the at least one test golf swing. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the comparing in step (c) comprises comparing at least one swing performance element observed with the reference base golf swing to a corresponding swing performance element observed with the at least one test golf swing. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the comparing in step (c) comprises using a golf swing analysis device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the determined golf club specification is swingweight. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , comprising producing a golf club using the selected value of said determined golf club specification.