Abstract: A mallet style golf club with a novel head design consists of solid materials laminated or inlaid horizontally to yield a single surface alignment aid on the surface that strikes the golf ball (the front face/face). Optional alignment markings on the top surface of the club, centered over the point on the face where there is minimal torque when the head strikes the golf ball (“sweet spot”), combine with the single surface alignment aid on the face to form a single surface two-dimensional alignment system. An inlaid or laminated line on the circumference of the mallet joins the inlaid or laminated horizontal line on the front face to form a visually perceived 360 degree, three dimensional alignment aid.

Abstract: A golf putter with a novel head design consists of solid materials laminated horizontally to yield a single surface alignment aid on the surface that strikes the golf ball (the front face/face). Optional alignment markings on the top surface of the putter, centered over the point on the face where there in minimal torque when the head strikes the golf ball ("sweet spot"), combine with the single surface alignment aid on the face to form a single surface two-dimensional alignment system. The resilient nature of the solid materials used for the preferred embodiment of this putter head imparts a softer "feel" to the golfer, reduces skid of the ball after the ball is struck, and produces a light-weight club, allowing the golfer to use a fuller complete stroke for each putt, thereby improving precision and accuracy from putt to putt.