A putter for playing golf having a club head that is symmetrical on each side of a central stem and having a handle which extends between about 10 degrees and 15 degrees from vertical as presented by the stem. The top of the club head carries sighting or aiming indicia and the handle extends down the shaft for a length in excess of half of the height of the putter or golf club. The sighting indicia is parallel and spaced-apart the distance of about the diameter of a golf ball on the top surface of the putter so that in aligning shots the lines of sight over the ball converge on the target and bracket the ball.
A golf club head having the center of mass located below the half face height. The club head includes a top surface, a sole disposed opposite to the top surface, a toe portion, a heel portion opposite to the toe portion, a front, impact face located between the toe and heel portions, a rear portion located opposite to the face and between the toe and heel portions. The toe and rear portions together form a smooth, continuous, enlarged side surface so that an upper section of the club head above the horizontal center plane, which passes the half height of the face portion, has a volume smaller than that of a lower section of the club head below the horizontal center plane.
A new Golf Putter for improving a golfer's putting. The inventive device includes a mallet-style putting head and an elongated shaft attached thereto. The shaft includes a first portion extending at an angle from the top of the putting head and a second portion extending at a large angle, preferably 166 degrees, from the first portion. The large angle places the golfer a longer distance from the ball, allowing a better line of sight for putts and a more consistent putting stroke.
A method of putting a ball calls for a golfer to use only one hand (29') or both hands to grasp a putter (10'). The golfer grasps a grip (12') of the putter (10) with one hand so that the proximal end of the grip extends above his wrist (25') in one embodiment, and to or above his elbow (29'c) in another embodiment. In both embodiments the proximal bears against the arm associated with this one hand (29'). The golfer stands upright to one side of a target line (14'a), with his body facing in the same general direction as the target line and both his feet (35', 36') on the side of the target line and pointing in the same general direction as the target line (14'a) and positioned nearby the ball (15'). Most of his body is on the one side of the target line (14'a) and the arm (29'a) from which the hand extends is the arm (29'a) furthest from the target line (14'a).
A metal wood golf club head having an upright trapezoidal geometry with an improved weight distribution and aerodynamic configuration wherein the bottom surface area is significantly larger than the top surface area of the club head.
A method for making chips shots with a novel golf club having a club head positioned at a one hundred degree angle to an elongate club shaft. The golfer stands beside a golf ball while facing a target hole so that the ball is close to an exterior side of the golfer's dominant foot. The golfer's dominant arm is held straight by his or her side and the golfer's dominant hand grasps the elongate shaft. The golfer's other arm reaches across the golfer's chest and grasps the elongate shaft near its upper end. A back swing, forward swing, and follow through are then made in a motion much like the motion made when tossing a hand-held golf ball toward a target hole with an underarm throw.
