Yoshihiko H Shioda

6550093, Apr 22, 2003

Sep 21, 2000

09/666237

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, 28209

A63B 4704

15118, 152101, 152441, 1510493

An inexpensive, portable golf ball cleaning device which provides a readily accessible means for cleaning a golf ball at any time and at any point on the golf course. The golf ball cleaning device includes a ball cleaning pad removably attachable to a golfer at a position which is readily accessible and convenient for wiping or swiping a golf ball on the pad yet does not interfere with the golfers swing. In the preferred embodiments, a towel or plurality of towels are attached to the device.

D493502, Jul 27, 2004

Aug 13, 2003

29/188116

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, 28217

2102

D21789

6974389, Dec 13, 2005

Nov 19, 1999

09/444120

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, US

A63B057/00

473147

A golf practice and exercise device having a frame with a horizontally projecting arm spaced from a base or from the ground and from which is suspended by a cord an object that may take various forms, such as similar to a standard softball, a teardrop-shaped punching bag, a body punching bag, or any other suitable form. The object is positioned with a clubhead impact surface in position for striking by the clubhead of a golf club being swung by a golfer. The impact surface is sufficiently large that a golfer need not concentrate on striking a small target as is required when swinging at a golf ball. The mass of the object is sufficient to provide substantial resistance to the impact of a golf club to impose muscle strain on the golfer for muscle development, but is limited in mass to allow the head of the golf club to swing the object sufficiently for the golf clubhead to ultimately pass under the object and allow the golfer to complete the follow-through of the golf swing. In an alternate form, the object to be struck rests on the ground and is attached to a flexible cord which, in turn, is attached to a spike, secured in the ground. The cord and spike provide a limit to the distance the object will move so that the device can be used in a restricted space.

6974390, Dec 13, 2005

Dec 22, 2000

09/748046

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, US

A63B069/36

473150, 473197, 473280

A golf practice and exercise system having a practice ball and a target assembly, using either a conventional or practice golf club. The practice ball is any generally spherical shape made of a flexible material and having an internal pressure of approximately atmospheric, for example an uninflated soccer ball. The weight of the practice ball is sufficient to provide muscle development, but is limited to allow the golfer to complete the follow-through of the golf swing. The target assembly has an energy absorbing surface attached to a rigid frame held in place by a frame support structure. Alternatively, the target assembly is a flat surface made of a hard material. The practice golf club has a substantially oversized club head with a peripheral rim defining a large opening through the club head. The club head may be selectively weighted. The grip of the club has alternating annular ridges and recesses.

D522080, May 30, 2006

Mar 18, 2005

29/225621

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, US

2102

D21789

20020111222, Aug 15, 2002

Apr 17, 2002

10/124103

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, US

A63B057/00
A63B069/36

473/197000, 473/280000

A large, resilient, hollow ball, of a size between that of a softball and a basketball, preferably a soccer ball or a volleyball, having a vent that allows restricted exit of air upon the ball being struck by a golf club and allows air to re-enter the hollow interior upon reflexing of the ball after being struck by a golf club. The ball may be combined with a target assembly that serves to return the ball to the striking position at which it has been struck.

20040063509, Apr 1, 2004

Sep 25, 2003

10/670444

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, US

A63B069/36

473/139000

A golf practice and exercise device having a frame with a horizontally projecting arm spaced from a base or from the ground and from which is suspended a member such as a resilient flat strip. The suspended member is positioned with a clubhead impact surface in position for striking by the clubhead of a golf club. The impact surface is sufficiently large that a golfer need not concentrate on striking a small target as is required when swinging at a golf ball. The member is formed to provide substantial resistance to the impact of a golf club to impose muscle strain on the golfer for muscle development, while being limited in resistance to allow the head of the golf club to move the member sufficiently for the golf clubhead to ultimately pass under the member and allow the golfer to complete the follow-through of the golf swing.

20040082399, Apr 29, 2004

Oct 24, 2002

10/279538

Yoshihiko Shioda - Charlotte NC, US

A63B069/36

473/270000

A golf practice device includes a base having a substantially flat frontward portion upon which the user stands, a rearward portion and a raised platform protruding upwardly from the rearward portion. The raised platform includes a foot rest inclined generally forwardly and upwardly. The user supports one foot upon the elevated foot rest during a practice swing in order to allow him or her to detect improper balance or sway during the practice swing. The elevated foot rest can receive either the left or right foot of either a right-handed or left-handed user. The practice device can also be used in either a forward-facing stance or a side-facing stance, with either the right or the left foot elevated and is further usable with a multitude of other golf related or non-golf related exercises. In one preferred form, the foot rest's height or inclination angle, or both, are adjustable.