Golf Stroke Alignment System

Abstract

The interactive alignment system incorporates a luminescent element that highlights the club's centerline to facilitate aiming and provides a tangential projected halo on the golf ball from the center of club's face that helps visual targeting of the swing stroke.

1 . A golf club head, comprising: a club head body, that happens to be a putter, having a ball striking surface, a top surface when viewed from the ball address position, and an alignment aid that includes a luminescent means that is perpendicular to the ball striking surface of club, provided on or integrally formed as part of the top surface that extends along the club head from the ball striking face to the rear area of the club head to help improve alignment and accuracy. 
     
     
         2 . The luminescent means in  claim 1  is a polymer with special optical properties that absorb and condense light from its surroundings through the smooth cast surface and re-emit the light in a concentrated form at its cut narrow edge. 
     
     
         3 . The luminescent means in  claim 1  can extend along the centerline of the club from the ball striking surface to the club's heal. 
     
     
         4 . The vertical luminescent means in  claim 3  mounts on surface of the golf head. 
     
     
         5 . The vertical luminescent means in  claim 3  can bifurcate the face of the golf club head. 
     
     
         6 . The vertical luminescent means in  claim 3  is exposed partially on the face of the golf club head. 
     
     
         7 . The light emitted in  claim 2  projected upward to highlight the club's centerline and facilitate aiming. 
     
     
         8 . The light emitted in  claim 2  projects forward from the ball striking surface and projects a halo on a golf ball that is tangent to the face of the golf club. 
     
     
         9 . The projected halo in  claim 8  provides a visible target on the ball for striking. 
     
     
         10 . A golf club head, comprising: a club head body, that happens to be a putter, having a ball striking surface, a top surface when viewed from the ball address position, and an alignment aid that includes a luminescent means that is embedded in the center of the ball striking surface of club, provided in the face of the club head that extends from the striking face to the rear area of the club head to improve alignment and accuracy. 
     
     
         11 . The luminescent means in  claim 10  is a polymer with special optical properties that absorbs and condenses light from its surroundings through the smooth cast surface and re-emits the light in a concentrated form from its core. 
     
     
         12 . The luminescent means in  claim 11  penetrates the body of the club and extends from the face to the opposite surface of the club. 
     
     
         13 . The light emitted in  claim 11  projects forward from the face of the club and creates a halo on a golf ball that is tangent to the face of the golf club. 
     
     
         14 . The projected halo in  claim 13  provides a visible target on the ball for striking. 
     
     
         15 . A golf club head, comprising: a club head body, that happens to be a putter, having a ball striking surface, a top surface when viewed from the ball address position, and an alignment aid that includes a luminescent insert means with a perpendicular notch in the center of the ball striking surface of the insert in the face of the club to improve putting alignment and accuracy. 
     
     
         16 . The luminescent means in  claim 15  is a polymer with special optical properties that absorb and condense light from its surroundings through the smooth cast surface and re-emit the light in a concentrated form from its cut notched edge. 
     
     
         17 . A cut perpendicular notch is selectively beveled into the rearward facing insert that joins the luminescent face insert to the insert recess in the golf club body. 
     
     
         18 . The surfaces that flank the selectively beveled notch are not altered to absorb available surrounding light. 
     
     
         19 . The light emitted from the selectively beveled notch in  claim 17  projects forward from the club's face and creates a halo on a golf ball that is tangent to golf club. 
     
     
         20 . The projected halo in  claim 19  provides a visible target on the ball for striking.