Abstract: A device which allows a golfer to practice the putting stroke. The device includes a pair of ball members connected in spaced relationship by a rod member. Each of the ball members is of the size of a standard golf ball and the total weight of the device is approximately that of a standard golf ball. In use, the putting device is first aligned on the putting surface between the putter and the intended target so that the rod member is aligned along the line between the putter and the target, and the golfer then contacts the ball at the outer end of the device with the putter moving in the direction of the rod member so that the device travels toward the target. The device allows the golfer to verify putter face alignment during address of the ball and also to establish whether or not a correct putting stroke has been executed through the zone in which the putter makes contact with the ball.

Abstract: Disclosed is a golf club having a shaft, a club head, and a shank connected between the shaft and head. The club head has a recess opening through the bottom thereof or in another form hereof to the rear side of the club head and which recess is disposed toward the heel portion of the head whereby the center of gravity of the club head lies outwardly of the club head median. In one form hereof, the flat striking surface of the club head lies in a plane generally parallel to a plane containing the shaft and a portion of the shank, such planes being spaced a distance substantially equal to the radius of the golf ball. The axis of the shaft lies in an oblique plane normal to the first-mentioned planes and the lower portion of the shank extends normal to such oblique plane for connection with the heel of the club head. The club is configured, weighted and balanced to provide a broad striking area with nominal or small variation in torque applied to the club when the ball is stroked.