Abstract: A golf putter having a flexible hosel between the shaft and the blade. A rigid canopy covers the distal end of the shaft and the proximal end of the hosel, thereby coupling the two. The hosel may be split into two flanges or may be a single, solid piece and is preferably made of graphite or spring steel. When the blade strikes the golf ball, the hosel is deformed and thereby stores energy from the stroke which is normally lost to noise, shaft vibration and blade rebound. The spring nature of the hosel returns the deformed hosel to its quiescent state, thereby imparting the stored energy to the ball in the line of the putt. The amount of deformation experienced by the hosel is controlled by the amount of the hosel covered by the canopy.

Abstract: An improved grip for a golf putter includes a cylindrically shaped body made of balsa wood. The body has an axial bore for receipt of the shaft of the putter. The diameter of the body is at least two and one half inches with a length of at least eight inches. The exterior of the body is covered with a grip coating consisting of diagonally wrapped strips of rubber or leather. An alternative embodiment consists of the same cylindrically shaped body with the axial bore being offset from the central axis of the body by approximately one half inch in the direction of the normal to the face of the putter head.