A golf putter in which there is an enlarged somewhat elongate body and a transverse planar head connected by a narrow neck portion, the weight of the putter being balanced at least front and rear of the shaft connection and preferably laterally also, the shaft being connected substantially at the center of gravity of the putter.
An improved golf putter comprising an el-shaped head, a ball striking face, a shaft connector element, and a shaft. The putter head has an elongated body, a transverse member, and a ball striking face. The shaft connector element, attached to the putter head, has a vertical segment positioned above the transverse member and an angled segment to which the shaft is connected. The shaft and the shaft connector element mask the distracting transverse features of the putter from the golfer's view during use.
A golf club of the putter type is formed with a horizontally arranged T-shaped head having an elongated stem and laterally extending arms which terminate in integral enlargements that form weights. The stem and arms of the T-shape have a forward, normally vertically arranged surface which provide a ball impacting surface on the head. The head has a center of mass located a short distance rearwardly of the impacting surface and along the longitudinal, horizontally arranged axis of the stem. A shaft is connected to the head between the center of mass and the impacting surface. The shaft has a short lower portion which is bent forwardly and sidewise relative to the head. Also, the shaft has an upper portion, which is integral with the lower portion that is bent at an acute angle relative to the vertical axis of the head. Markings may be formed on the upper surface of the head for providing sight lines for aiming the stem along a desired direction.
A unique golf putter clubhead, when attached to a shaft, assures better directional control of a golf ball travel when use for its primary purpose of putting a golf ball. The putter clubhead is formed along a longitudinal axis generally transverse to the plane defined by the ball-striking face. The ball-striking face may be formed in a radial surface defining either a spherical or cylindrical arc.
There is disclosed a golf putter in which a relatively thin wheel-like member is mounted on a horizontal axis in a slot along the center of the club head, the wheel-like member extending below the bottom face of the club to provide a ground engaging point and being visible along the center of the club at the top face to provide a sighting line--the wheel-like member being adapted to be fixed for use in play or rotatable for use in training.
The golf putter includes an elongated tapered body having a vertical plane of symmetry extending in the direction of putting motion and an adjustable putting face secured to the leading surface of the tapered body. The putting face is provided with a loft no greater than 10.degree. and the face is pivotable about a horizontal axis on the plane of symmetry so that the face can be adjusted to a horizontal position for a particular angle of the putter shaft relative to the vertical and then secured to the body. The weight of the putter head is also adjustable.
