Abstract: An improved golf putter which includes a shaft having an enlarged gripping portion and a putting head having an array of hollow rigid spikes projecting from the face of the putting head. The spikes are designed to impart an immediate rolling or top spin motion to the golf ball. The putting head is positioned on the shaft in a precise manner so that the putter is exceptionally balanced. The spikes can be attached to a separate plate which plate may be attached to existing putters.

Abstract: A novel device is provided which enables a golfer to adjust the inclined angle of the putter shaft to the putter head so as to satisfy that individual's preference. The device can be used with virtually any combination of putter heads and shafts.A two component embodiment consists of one component connected to the putter head and the second component fastened to the shaft. The faces of the components are pivotally secured together for selective adjustment relative to each other.A one-piece fixed angle embodiment has an upper end adapted to fit the club shaft and the lower end fitted to the putter head. A preselected angle between the ends of the component determines the golfer's preferred angle of inclination or lie angle.

Abstract: A novel head for a golf putter. Its block body has a recess which extends completely from the bottom sole to the top face of the block body, the recess having side faces and a forward-facing back face.A supplemental body, which is formed from a material which is substantially lighter in specific gravity than the specific gravity of the remainder of the block body, fills the recess, extending between the side faces of the recess, and forwardly from the back face of the recess completely forwardly of the block body, providing the hitting surface in hitting the ball.Other features are provided.

Abstract: A putter incorporating a rearwardly-facing recess having a block member to facilitate proper stroking of the ball and the follow-through of the putter head during the putting operation. The head of the golf club has a proximal heel portion, a distal toe portion, and a central portion between the two which is to be used for striking the golf ball. The golf club has a face plate which extends transversely of the club and has a front side for striking the ball and a back side. A sole plate extends rearwardly from the lower portion of the face plate and defines with the back side of the face plate a rearwardly extending recess or cavity. A block member is interposed in the rearwardly-extending recess behind the face plate and is secured to the back side of the face plate in the central portion of the club head in a configuration in which the predominant mass of the block member is at a forward location of the club head.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a golf putter with a true balance includes the steps of designing or selecting a particular shape and style of putter head and then providing a putter shaft with a longitudinal axis and a neck portion which is integral with the shaft. With the putter head defined, the front-to-rear and toe-to-heel center of gravity cutting planes are accurately deterrnined. The point of attachment for the shaft into the top surface of the putter head via the neck portion is then selected and a plurality of bends in the neck are derived and made so that the longitudinal axis of the shaft passes through the front-to-rear center of gravity cutting plane. The intersection location on the top surface is between the toe of the putter head and the toe-to-heel center of gravity cutting plane. Once the shaft is joined to the head via the neck portion with a slow-setting adhesive, the putter is set on a flat, horizontal surface in order to test to see if there is any turning or rotation.

Abstract: The putter head of the invention defines a ball striking face which is composed of a plurality spaced heads having ball engaging faces and a hosel with a plurality of fingers, each finger of which is integrally attached to a respective head section.

Abstract: A golf putter featuring a planar top with a sighting groove and a void through which a shaft can be affixed to the club head. The shaft is affixed to a core located in the lower rear portion of the club head. The core is separated by additional material located at the heel and toe ends of the club head. The planar top exists above a curved striking surface, and a bottom portion, which is curved along the longitudinal axis of the club head. The club head is designed to maximize alignment capability in the "address" position, impart a top spin on a struck ball and distribute weight to the bottom center of the club head providing a unique combination of geometry, balance and trajectory characteristics.

Abstract: An improved golf putter with an adjustable putter head. The putter head has five possible points of attachment to the shaft. All five of the attachment points are on the same plane. Each of the attachment points for the shaft allow an adjustment to the lie and ball position by swiveling the shaft forward and backward from the putter head. The putter head is also adjustable as to weight and balance for each shaft position chosen. The putter is designed primarily to allow the golfer to utilize a straight forward putting stroke, but also allows the golfer to use the standard putting stroke or any variation in between. The putter has two opposing faces with two different lofts to allow the golfer to adjust the putter for different putting surfaces. Each of the putter faces can be used by either a right handed or left handed golfer. The putter's adjustability allows each individual golfer to adapt the putter to each golfer's individual size shape and putting style.

Abstract: This invention relates to a golf putter having a bulbous mallet head joined to an upright shaft having a tapering grip that is at least flat on one of its sides and may be square in cross-section over its entire length and extends from the upper extremity of the shaft to adjacently above the head. The juncture of the shaft to the head is in the form of a goose-neck from adjacent the lower end of the grip to a rear entry into the head.

Abstract: A golf club is provided having a shaft member and a head member separate from the shaft member. The shaft member has a flat alignment surface and the head member has a surface adapted to strike the ball in a predetermined angular relationship with the flat alignment surface. The flat ball striking surface terminates along a distal edge which is parallel to an imaginary plane disposed perpendicular to the flat alignment surface of the head member. A hole extends through the head member for receiving the distal end portion of the shaft member. The shaft and head members each have indexes keyed one with respect to the other to ensure that the flat alignment surface of the shaft and ball striking surface of the head member are properly aligned.

Abstract: A golf putter is gripped with one hand and controlled by the back to forward pendulum motion of one arm, this motion is reminiscent to the natural swing of the arm at the user's side when engaged in walking. A striking face with a loft between 0 and 10 degrees blends down into sole comprised of parallel grooves running from striking face to rear to reduce any resistance with putting surface. The rear of the putter head is nearly twice the width of the striking face completing the compass shape of the putter head, the wider rear portion provides greater weight distribution to the sides and rear of the striking face to prevent any twisting of the putter head on off-center shots. Universally designed connecting shank protrudes up and forward from putter head socket providing clearance between shank and ball as well as aiding in aiming, the shank next angles back towards the putter head at a finishing angle of at least 10 degrees from the vertical plane.

Abstract: A golf club includes a club head having a hollow interior. A reinforcement member including two diverging elongated elements is located within the hollow interior and the distal ends of the elongated elements are attached to spaced enlarged ends of the front portion of the club head.

Abstract: A golf club putter head is provided in the shape of a quarter cylinder with a quarter cylinder outer surface having an imprintable material thereon. Four such golf club putter heads may be assembled and inserted into a cylindrical imprinting apparatus, such as an imprinter for coffee mugs for imprinting custom images and designs on the outer cylindrical portion of the putter heads.

Abstract: A golf putter having a novel energy transmitting head composition to transmit vibrational energy upon contact with a golf ball through the head to the shaft up to the golfer's hand is provided. The putter includes a unique layered design of high density elastomer, PVDF, carbon fiber, polyester resin and aluminum. A unique adjustably weighted polyester resin base plate system is also provided.

Abstract: A golf putter with a face of light weight construction, such as aluminum, and perimeter, heel-toe, weights, such as brass, attached above the striking area of the putter face on stilts that extend upward on the heel and toe of the putter face. The weights constitute the majority of the weight of the putter head. Slots in the stilts through which the weights are attached make the height of the center of gravity of the putter adjustable. When a ball is stroked with the putter with an ascending blow, to diminish the effect of the loft, the friction with the ball and the putter face allows the vertically high moment of inertia to impart overspin to the ball because the putter head rotates as such slightly at the moment of impact. When a ball is stroked with the putter with a descending blow, the putter head rotates slightly causing the friction of impact to break which allows the balls contact and friction with the putting green to have a greater effect on how the ball starts rolling.

Abstract: A golf putter comprises a shaft having a grip at one end and a head fixed to the opposite end. The head has a main body section that extends transversely of the shaft. The main body section has a generally cylindrical configuration with a diameter substantially less than that of a standard golf ball. The main body section is encapsulated by a layer of resilient, fraction-enhancing material that extends across the striking face of the club head to grip the ball on impact and provide a cushioned, controlled feel when striking the ball. The putter head is formed with a counter weight stabilizer leg that extends forwardly or rearwardly of the body at an angle with respect to the shaft of the club. The leg acts to stabilize the body of club head during the back stroke and on the return stroke to assist in keeping the face of the club head square with the ball and target.

Abstract: A golf putter for permitting the accurate putting by a golfer of a golf ball at rest on a putting green is disclosed. The golf putter comprises a golf club head having a striking face shaped, angled and dimensioned to contact the golf ball, so as to putt the golf ball. The golf club head has a defined bottom surface shaped and oriented so as to be co-operatingly aligned with the putting green at the golf ball. An elongate shaft has a first lower end and a second upper end, with the elongate shaft being operatively attached at its first lower end to the golf club head. The elongate shaft extends upwardly from the golf club head at an included angle of 140.degree. or greater with respect to the defined bottom surface. An upper hand grip portion shaped and dimensioned for gripping by a chosen single hand of the golfer is secured to the elongate shaft adjacent the second upper end.

Abstract: The present invention provides a golf putter having a shaft attached to the club face of the head by a hosel. The hosel is attached to the face with the bottom of the hosel flush with the bottom of the head and the bottom of the face. The hosel maintains the face and the shaft in spaced parallel planes to define a space between the face and the shaft. The hosel may have a circular cross sectional shape or another cross sectional shape that allows the golfer to better see the bottom of the hosel. The present invention provides a golf putter that allows the golfer to clearly see the bottom of the hosel and, thus, gauge the distance to the ground and the bottom of the golf putter so that the golfer can know how far he may come up in the stroke to apply a top spin to the golf ball without topping the ball and allows the golfer to apply a pulling stroke rather than a pushing stroke.

Abstract: An adjustable golf club having means for adjusting the balance of the club and means for adjusting the alignment angle of the club. A club head is attached to the connection end of the shaft by connecting means at a connection point along the heel-to-toe axis and at a line-of-play alignment angle and a heel-to-toe alignment angle. The connecting means includes a slide fixed to the connection end of the shaft and a socket in the top portion of the club head. The balance of the club can be adjusted by linearly moving the slide along the heel-to-toe axis in the socket. The line-of-play alignment angle of the shaft can be adjusted by rotatably moving the slide in the socket. After the club is adjusted, the slide is secured in the socket by locking means to prevent the club from deviating from the desired adjusted configuration during play. A method of putting a golf ball with the above provided adjustable putter. The adjustable putter is provided to the golfer.

Abstract: A double-balanced golf club head including a club head body and a neck tube for securing a golf club shaft to the club head body, wherein the neck tube is peripherally attached to two opposite engagement grooves at two opposite sides of the club head body, having one end fastened to a blind hole at one end of the face panel of the club head body and an opposite end inserted through a through hole on an opposite end of the face panel of the club head body and then turned upwardly inwards and then upwardly backwards and terminating in a coupling end for connection to a golf club shaft.

Abstract: A golf club wherein the lie angle of the shaft with respect to the head may be adjusted such that the sole, toe and heel of the club may be parallel to the ground and configured for use by both left-handed and right-handed players. The attachment of the golf club head to the shaft also permits adjustment of the golf club head to either the open, standard, or closed configuration to compensate for a player's swing.

Abstract: A golf putter head design comprising multiple lateral plates (20) sandwiching multiple longitudinal rods (22, 24) to form a frame design (18) similar to the roman numerals II and III where the vertical gaps (26) in the putter head have a plan view width not to exceed the doubling of the plan view width of the thickest rod (22, 24). The present frame design (18) takes advantage of: embodied and relational (26) sight lines; a center sight line having a significant plan view width; peripheral rods (24) that are greater in density than the rest of the putter head; an option for a pivotable shaft; an option for interchangeable plates (20); and, an option for interchangeable rods (22, 24).

Abstract: A golf putter includes a putter head that is equipped with three ball-striking surfaces, such that the putter can be used by a right-handed golfer or a left-handed golfer, employing either a conventional putting stance perpendicular to the ball roll path or a non-conventional putting stance facing the ball target. The club head is connected to the shaft at a center location coinciding with the head center of gravity. Also, the upper surface of the putter has a central cavity and two opposing rails that cause the putter weight to be concentrated at the perimeter of the head, thus tending to minimize the effect of mishits on ball travel accuracy on all three ball striking positions. The shaft to head connection is aligned with the ball roll in all ball striking positions.

Abstract: A putter (10) including a putter head (12) attached to a golf shaft (14) having a longitudinal axis (16). The putter head (12) includes a heel (18) and toe (20). A sole (22) extends along the bottom of the putter head (12). A putter face (24) is provided for impacting a golf ball (66). A cantilevered extension (26) is provided between the putter head (12) and a hosel (28) for the putter (10). The cantilevered extension (26) includes a lower flange (30) that faces the upper side of the toe (20) of the putter head (12).

Abstract: A golf putter structural arrangement includes an elongated head having top and bottom surfaces. The head has a back side and two ends. An elongated onset hosel has a front edge and a back edge with the front edge being connected to the front side surface. The back edge has a downwardly extending chamber formed under the top surface of the hosel. A shaft member is mounted on the back of the hosel and extends upwardly at an angle so as to be adaptable to be extended through the armpit of a golfer. Thereby the arrangement operatively creates an overspin on a golf ball and provides for a more accurate and consistent putting stroke. Wherein the back edge includes a backwardly and downwardly extending top section joining with a backwardly and upwardly extending bottom section, the top and bottom sections forming an integrally formed protrusion having an oblong configuration.

Abstract: The present invention is a putter comprising: a putter head having a striking face, a crown surface and a bore in the crown surface, a connection pin secured to the bore of the putter head through a mechanical connection, a shaft adhered to the putter bore and the connection pin and further including structure to increase the adhesive bond between the bore, shaft and the connection pin. Preferably, the bore is comprised of a first section and a second section and the shaft is adhered to the first section of the bore and the connection pin is secured to the second section of the bore, and has an increased surface area to strengthen the adhesive bond between the shaft and the connection pin. Preferably, the second section of the bore and the shaft also have an increased surface area to strengthen the adhesive bond between the bore and the shaft and the shaft and the connection pin.

Abstract: Golf putter has a flange extending rearward from the top of the putter head which raises the center of gravity to the level of the usual point of tangency where the club impacts on the ball. The shaft has an axis which, if projected down, passes along the contact surface and through a forward projection of the center of gravity.

Abstract: A club head for a golf club has a front surface and a rear surface and defines a frontal recess continuously perimetrically bounded by the club head front surface. A member is secured in the recess and is comprised of a material different from material constituting the club head, the member defining a front surface for hitting engagement with a golf ball.

Abstract: A golf putter head having a narrow length to minimize side spin and stubbing comprising a striking face with a negative loft and having a center of gravity located above the mid-point of the striking face to provide improved chances of imparting forward roll to a golf ball and to minimize lifting of a golf ball over a putting surface.

Abstract: A golf putter includes a club head and an upstanding shaft having a lower hosel end removably supported on the club head. Structure is provided for selectively locating the hosel in multiple selected positions spaced apart in front-to-rear and transversely extending paths on the club head, as well as structure for selective weighting of the club head both forward and rearward of the selected hosel position on the club head. Further structure is provided for selective spring biased live weighting of the club head and still further structure is provided for selective additional dead weighting of the club head laterally of the shaft hosel portion.

Abstract: A golf putter head comprising an elongated front section having a flat front hitting surface, an arcuate cavity extending from the back surface toward the hitting surface, and a substantially semicircular rear section attached to and extending back from the front section. The rear section has a semicircular lip arranged around the edge, and a keyhole-shaped cutout extending from a rearmost point of the rear section toward a center point of the front section. The putter head has a beveled bottom surface encompassing the front and rear sections. A plurality of parallel grooves are arranged on the top surface of the front section. The grooves run in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the hitting surface and are arranged above the arcuate cavity. The grooves define an optimum area for hitting a golf ball. A shaft may be mounted on the top surface of the front section to form a complete golf putter.

Abstract: A golf putter provides for uniform contact with a golf ball during the putting stroke and a putter head having uniform mass distributed across the ball striking putter face for an enhanced feel and accuracy in the putting stroke. The putter includes a putter head having a mallet portion carrying a substantial mass of the putter head uniformly distributed between heel and toe portions of the mallet portion and a blade portion carried in a suspended relation by the mallet portion. The blade portion has a bottom surface suspended above the bottom surface of the mallet portion for reducing unwanted scuffing of the putting surface during the striking of the golf ball, and includes a front face for striking the ball. A shaft extends upwardly from a heel of the mallet portion and includes a double bend spaced from the mallet portion for positioning a shaft handle above the blade portion and providing face balancing to the putter.

Abstract: A novel and unique golf club, particularly a putter, is disclosed which has an effective structure for attaching the shaft of the club to the club head, such that the result is a self-compensating putter and consistently accurate putts. In a preferred embodiment, a golf club is provided which comprises a shaft and a club head having a front face. The club head has a length along which the front face extends. Advantageously, the shaft is attached to the club head at two discrete mounting locations along the length of the club head, which results in a consistently stable and comfortable swing.

Abstract: A golf club comprises a head and a shaft, in which the head comprises a strike face and has a toe or distal end and a heel or proximal end and the lower end of the shaft comprises a connection bar which extends longitudinally of the head behind the strike face, the connection bar being attached to the head at the toe end region thereof, the interconnection zone between the shaft and bar being provided with shock-absorption properties, the connection bar acting as a lever when the ball is struck and the shock-absorption properties influencing the strike response characteristics of the club. The interconnection zone may comprises a torsion link including a block or body having a counterbalancing effect to the toe end mounting and which receives the proximal end of the connection bar and the lower end of the shaft. The shaft may include a longitudinally-movable counterbalance weight.

Abstract: The present invention entails a dual shaft putter having a putting head and a pair of shafts extending generally upwardly therefrom. The shafts include lower sections that are secured to the putter head in general transverse alignment. In addition, the shafts include upper parallel sections which lie in a plane, that when extended downwardly, intersects the center of mass of the putting head.

Abstract: The present invention generally comprises a golf putter having a putting surface with a negative loft angle of about -10.degree. to -2.degree.. The putter surface strikes the ball at approximately the center of gravity of the club and above the vertical centerline of the ball, imparting overspin and eliminating the tendency for the ball to skid, bump or become airborne. The negative loft angle is such that the putter face contacts the ball above the centerline with each stroke, imparting topspin on the ball 100% of the time, independent of variable putting conditions. An alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention combines the negative loft putting face with a convex putting surface as circumscribed by arc of radius at least 5 inches and at most 84 inches.

Abstract: A long handled chipper allows a golfer with the yips to chip better. In one embodiment, a plurality of club faces having different degrees of loft are provided so the club may be used for different purposes, e.g. as a chipper and as a putter.

Abstract: A golf club is provided in which a face 14 is formed so as to incline to become more distant from an axis L1 of a club shaft 11 as the face 14 extends from upper to lower, and an angle q1 formed by the axis L1 and the face 14, in an imaginary plane which is perpendicular to the face 14 and includes the axis L1 of the club shaft, is selected to be in a range from 0.3 to 45.0 degrees. With this constitution, the influence of the undulation of ground to a golf ball 90 is reduced which enabling the golf ball 90 to reach a target position.

Abstract: A golf putter is disclosed having a face that tends to stay square to the swing path as a result of an increased static moment about the putter shaft. The increased static moment is a result of the tail section of the putter head having a mass greater than the toe section.

Abstract: The present invention defines an improved golf putter employing an elastomeric material between the putter face and body to dampen vibrations caused by impact of the moving putter face on a golf ball, the vibrations being directed by the putter body configuration in such a way as to maximize the dampening function. With a double bend in the putter shaft to located the line of impact with the center of rotation of the head, the design further improves feel and stroke through face bottom weighting. Angular design of the face, bottom and heel acts to decrease potential blade turf drag, enhancing the smooth feel of the club system.

Abstract: The present invention is a putter comprising: a putter head having a striking face, a crown surface and a bore in the crown surface, a connection pin secured to the bore of the putter head through a mechanical connection, and a shaft adhered to the putter bore and the connection pin. Preferably, the bore is comprised of a first section and a second section and the shaft is adhered to the first section of the bore and the connection pin is secured to the second section of the bore.

Abstract: A putter, having a connection bar straightly extending from the lower end of a straight shaft at an angle of 90.degree.-110.degree. prior to being downward to form a neck. In the putter, the head is connected to the neck with the face of the head being perpendicular to the connection bar. The length of the connection bar preferably ranges from 3 cm to 30 cm. The shaft extends in a plane perpendicular to the face of the head. The head is affixed directly and nonadjustably to an end of the neck opposite the connection bar. The shaft has a grip on a top portion thereof. The face of the head is positioned between 3 and 30 centimeters from the lower end of the shaft.

Abstract: Golf clubs are disclosed wherein the angle of the shaft relative to the head is adjustable. In one embodiment, a member extends into a top surface of the head, and the shaft is adjustable with that member relative to the head. A resilient locking member locks the shaft once a desired orientation is achieved. In a second embodiment, the shaft is provided with an inner portion extending into a side of the head. A pin is fixed in an inner portion of the shaft. Threaded locking members lock the pin and hence the shaft once a desired orientation is achieved relative to the head.

Abstract: A golf putter having a lie and offset adapter for selectively setting and/or adjusting the lie and offset of the putter. The adapter may comprise a spacer having a lower socket extending from a first end along a first longitudinal axis and a second socket extending from a second end along a second longitudinal axis. The length of the spacer and the orientation of the sockets are set to provide the desired lie and offset of the putter. The golf putter has a head with a face for striking a golf ball, a lower shaft segment and an upper shaft segment. The head is connected to a lower shaft segment which, in turn, is attached to the lower socket of the adapter. A lower end portion of the upper shaft segment connects to the upper socket of the adapter. Alternatively, the open end of a hosel, which extends from the putter head, may take the place of the lower shaft segment. The lie and offset of the putter are selectively set during assembly by installing an adapter configured for the desired lie and offset.

Abstract: In a kneeling putter, a shaft is secured to and obliquely risen on a top of a head at its central portion toward a player. The shaft has grips at upper and lower ends thereof and has a length of 65 cm which is shorter than that of the conventional putter. Thus, it is possible to eliminate, to the utmost, a deviation and a gap existing with the use of the conventional golf putter between a ball putting direction and a sight line when the player sights the ball putting direction, thereby providing a great improvement in accuracy of putting by a simple putting motion.

Abstract: A golf putter comprising a shaft, a elongate head detachably connected to the shaft and having an impact wing on a longitudinal end thereof and a counterweight adjust means on another longitudinal end thereof, and a connecting structure connecting the shaft and head, in which the head is provided with an impact face on a surface of the impact wing which is positioned in a perpendicular relationship with a lateral axis of the head; and the connecting structure includes a threaded portion formed at a lower end of the shaft and a first thread head formed in the head in a position perparticular to a lateral axis of the head for thread engagement with the threaded portion.

Abstract: A golf club includes a club head and a club shaft attached to the club head. A plurality of bends which are spaced from one another are formed in the club shaft to define a straight first club shaft segment, a second club shaft segment adjoining and connected to the first club shaft segment extending upwardly from and laterally relative to the first club shaft segment, and a third club shaft segment adjoining and connected to the second club shaft segment and extending upwardly from and laterally relative to the second club shaft segment. The first club shaft segment and the third club shaft segment extend along spaced imaginary lines and the club head is closer to the golfer swinging the golf club than would be the case if the club shaft were straight along the length thereof.

Abstract: A golf club shaft for use in a golf club such as a putter. The shaft preferably comprises an over-sized hollow, circular tube having an outer diameter of at least 0.75 inches along substantially its entire length. In an alternate embodiment, the shaft includes a tapered intermediate section, and the tip end has an outer diameter of approximately 0.63 inches to accommodate an oversized club head.

Abstract: A golf putter is provided having a head and shaft. The shaft enters the head at a point at least about 70% of the length of the putter away from the front face. The shaft is angled about 10.degree. to about 20.degree. toward the front face of the head and angled about 10.degree. to about 20.degree. toward a user grasping the shaft.

Abstract: The Cue Putter is unique golf club, far superior in design to existing putters. It is designed to maximize a golfer's putting accuracy and consistency. The Cue Putter consists of a wooden club shaft, a guide block, rubber "O"-rings, and a transparent Plexiglas clubhead. The Cue Putter is designed to be used while kneeling on the green, with the putter's shaft aligned and used parallel to the putting surface. The Cue-Putter is gripped with one hand, and the stroke is executed primarily with the fingers and wrist instead of the arms and shoulders used with traditional putters. This improves the golfer's putting "touch" tremendously, because the innate precision of the hand and fingers cannot be matched by the larger muscle groups of the arms and shoulders. The Cue Putter also provides an ideal, "real time" view of the slope and undulation of the green, instead of a vague, "mental snapshot" taken while the golfer crouches down yards behind the ball prior to assuming his stance.