Golf practice arrangement

Abstract

A golf practice arrangement that is used to develop a golfer's swing. The practice arrangement has a club with a head that has a hosel extending from the head for connection to a shaft. The shaft at one end has a grip attached to it and is connected to the hosel at the opposite end. The head has a striking face that is adapted for striking a fastener and a body that is aligned behind the striking face. The fastener is driven into a block that is held in a holder affixed to the mat. The mat is built for a user of the club to stand upon when striking the fastener into the block with the club. The fastener may be a nail that is driven into a wood block. The striking face is round having a circular area with which to strike a nail.

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         13 . A golf practice club, comprising:
 a shaft comprised of a flexible material, the shaft being chosen from shafts used for at least one of driver, fairway, or hybrid golf clubs, the shaft being configured for transferring torque as part of a golf swing, the shaft defining a first shaft end, a second shaft end, a shaft length, and a shaft axis extending along the shaft length, the first shaft end having a handle associated therewith, the handle being configured for facilitating gripping of the golf practice club; and   a club head comprised of a head body and a hosel, the hosel extending from the head body and being connected to the second shaft end of the shaft, the head body defining a body length, a body width, a body axis established along the body length, and a pair of oppositely opposed lengthwise body ends, the body length being greater than the body width, the head body further including at least one striking face, a given striking face associated with a corresponding lengthwise end of the head body, the given striking face being essentially perpendicular to the body axis, the given striking face being configured as a club face and thereby being adapted for striking a drivable element.   
     
     
         14 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the weight and balance of the club head are chosen to replicate that of a standard non-putter club. 
     
     
         15 . The golf practice club of  claim 14 , wherein the standard non-putter club is one of a wood, an iron, or a wedge. 
     
     
         16 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the head body is configured so as to approximate at least one of a hammer head and a mallet head. 
     
     
         17 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein a given striking face defines a face perimeter, the face perimeter circumscribing the lengthwise direction of the head body in a manner such that the head body is completely within the face perimeter, as projected toward the head body. 
     
     
         18 . The golf practice club of  claim 17 , wherein the head body has a body mass, the body mass being aligned with at least one given striking face. 
     
     
         19 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein a given striking face is essentially parallel to the shaft axis. 
     
     
         20 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein a given striking face is circular. 
     
     
         21 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein a given striking face is one of co-formed with and integrally attached to the head body. 
     
     
         22 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the drivable element that the golf practice club is adapted to strike is a peg element. 
     
     
         23 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the given striking face provides a compact hitting area that is less than one half the hitting area available for one of a wood, a wedge, or an iron. 
     
     
         24 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the pair of oppositely opposed lengthwise body ends each has a corresponding given striking face associated therewith. 
     
     
         25 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the head body is mounted at an oblique angle relative to the shaft via the hosel. 
     
     
         26 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the head body is rotatably mounted via a pivot mount relative to at least one of the hosel or the shaft. 
     
     
         27 . The golf practice club of  claim 27 , wherein the pivot mount has a tightening mechanism associated therewith, the head body thereby being configured to be set and releasably held at a desired mount angle relative to the shaft. 
     
     
         28 . The golf practice club of  claim 13 , wherein the shaft is comprised of a graphite composite. 
     
     
         29 . A golf practice hitting system, comprising:
 a golf practice club according to  claim 13 ; and   a hitting block carrying a drivable element, the hitting block being configured to be mounted stationary relative to the given user, the drivable element being adapted to be driven by being stricken with a given striking face of the head body associated with the club head.   
     
     
         30 . The golf practice hitting system of  claim 30 , wherein the drivable element is in a form of a drivable peg. 
     
     
         31 . The golf practice hitting system of  claim 30 , further comprising at least one sensor associated with at least one of the hitting block or the drivable element. 
     
     
         32 . A golf practice club, comprising:
 a shaft comprised of a flexible material, the shaft being chosen from shafts used for at least one of driver, fairway, or hybrid golf clubs, the shaft including a first shaft end and a second shaft end, the first shaft end having a handle associated therewith, the handle being configured for facilitating gripping of the golf practice club; and   a club head comprised of a head body and a hosel, the hosel extending from the head body and being connected to the second shaft end of the shaft, the head body configured to approximate at least one of a hammer head or a mallet head, the head body including at least one striking face adapted for striking a drivable element.