Self-sticking pad for a golf club

Abstract

A strike indicator for a golf club with a face with a sweet spot that is a most desirable area on the face for impacting a golf ball is provided. The includes an energy absorbing material and an adhesive backing attached to the energy absorbing material. The energy absorbing material and the backing have at least one edge for demarking the area of the sweet spot when the indicator is attached to the face of the golf club so that there will be a noticeable absorption of energy when a golf ball impacts the energy absorbing material.

1 . A strike indicator for a golf club, the club having a face with a sweet spot that is a most desirable area on the face for impacting a golf ball, the indicator comprising: 
 an energy absorbing material; and    an adhesive backing attached to the energy absorbing material;    wherein the energy absorbing material and the backing have at least one edge for demarking the area of the sweet spot when the indicator is attached to the face of the golf club so that there will be a noticeable absorption of energy when a golf ball impacts the energy absorbing material.    
     
     
         2 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge demarks the area of the sweet spot such that the energy absorbing material covers the sweet spot when the indicator is attached to the face of the golf club.  
     
     
         3 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge demarks the area of the sweet spot such that the energy absorbing material does not cover the sweet spot when the indicator is attached to the face of the golf club.  
     
     
         4 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the energy absorbing material and the backing form at least one strip.  
     
     
         5 . The strike indicator of  claim 4 , wherein the energy absorbing material and the backing form two strips.  
     
     
         6 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge defines a hole with a diameter that approximates the diameter of the golf ball.  
     
     
         7 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge is an outer circular edge with a diameter that approximates the diameter of the golf ball.  
     
     
         8 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , further comprising a removable sheet protecting the adhesive backing prior to affixing the adhesive backing to the face of the golf club.  
     
     
         9 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the energy absorbing material includes cork.  
     
     
         10 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the energy absorbing material includes foam.  
     
     
         11 . The strike indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the energy absorbing material includes felt.  
     
     
         12 . A strike indicator for a golf club, the club having a face with at least one desirable area on the face for impacting a golf ball, the indicator comprising: 
 an energy absorbing material; and    an adhesive backing attached to the energy absorbing material;    wherein the energy absorbing material and the backing have at least one edge for demarking the at least one desirable area when the indicator is attached to the face of the golf club so that there will be a noticeable absorption of energy when a golf ball impacts the energy absorbing material.    
     
     
         13 . The strike indicator of  claim 12 , wherein the club face has a heel and a toe, and the at least one desirable area is between the heel and the toe.  
     
     
         14 . A method of manufacturing a strike indicator for a golf club, the club having a face with at least one desirable area on the face for impacting a golf ball, the method comprising: 
 attaching an energy absorbing material to an adhesive backing; and    defining at least one edge of the energy absorbing material and the adhesive backing for demarking the at least one desirable area when the indicator is attached to the face of the golf club so that there will be a noticeable absorption of energy when the golf ball impacts the energy absorbing material.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the defining step includes forming the energy absorbing material and the adhesive backing into at least two strips.