A golf putter having an elongate head connected to a shaft. The shaft has a shank with a handgrip adjacent its upper end, an offset portion connected to the lower end of the shank and extending generally transversely thereof, and a depending portion projecting from the other end of the offset portion and connected to the head. The depending portion is connected to the head at a point which is adjacent the longitudinal center of the head and preferably transversely between the longitudinal center...

The juncture between the sole and at least one side of the golf putter head forms a sharp corner which extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the head and serves as an edge for biting into the green surface and resisting endwise turning of the club head relative to the desired putting line as the golfer starts tilting the club head from an aiming position toward an address position. The sole has at least two convex contact points for maintaining rolling contact with the green and...

An elongated upstanding shank is provided having upper and lower ends. A golf club putter head is carried by the lower end and the upper end includes a disc-shaped terminal end having its center axis generally horizontally disposed and normal to the longitudinal center axis of the shank. The disc-shaped terminal end includes opposite axial end faces facing in opposite directions disposed at generally right angles relative to the center axis of the shank and the end faces define aligned oppositel...

A golf putter comprises a putter head and a conventional handle shaft attached thereto. A golf ball striking face on the head is divided into two contiguous transverse face segments, the lower of which is slanted downwardly and backwardly at about 1.degree.-7.degree. and the upper of which is slanted upwardly and backwardly at about 1.degree.-3.degree.. The two face segments, which intersect along a line about 0.600 inches above the sole of the head, cause a line, rather than a point, contact wi...

The club head of a golf putter has a substantially flat bottom surface to facilitate alignment of the putt and is symmetrically weight-balanced that it's heel-to-toe center to reduce torque effects and lower its center of gravity. The weight balancing is achieved with a dense sole plate having an elongated intermediate section joining two mass-concentrated heel and toe ends. A less dense body portion provides a soft putting face and has hollowed portions to further lower the center of gravity an...

A putter head adapted for attachment to a shaft has at least one planar surface adapted for striking a golf ball at a height greater than the radius of said golf ball to propel said golf ball in a desired direction. Preferably, the ball-striking surface is forwardly inclined at from 20.degree. to 25.degree. from the vertical, and most preferably, at 23.58.degree. from the vertical.

A golf putter that significantly reduces the chances of stubbing a putt, i.e., engaging the surface of the green before the golf ball is engaged so as to interrupt the normal forward stroke of the putter. The golf putter comprises a substantially smooth bottom surface disposed in a substantially flat plane that is upwardly inclined from the rear face to the front face of the putter head to provide an elevated front bottom edge portion on the putter head.

A putter guide assembly for use with a golf club includes a substantially U-shaped bracket for attaching the guide assembly to the club. The bracket has an upper surface portion serving as a support surface and has opposed free side walls each formed with a mounting hole. A pointing member has a lower surface portion which in use abuts and registers with the upper surface portion of the bracket so as to align the pointing member during use. The pointing member is formed with a tubular ringed end...

A golf putter has a club head with a golfer's sighting device in the form of an elongated prism positioned at the top of the club head and aligned with the intended location of ball impact on the club head putting face. An elongated colored strip is disposed in or under the prism and appears maximally wide when viewed from above the prism in a vertical alignment plane which includes the impact spot and the upper edge of the prism, thereby indicating that the golfer's head is properly positioned ...

According to the present invention there is provided a novel golf club for use in putting. The novel golf club comprises, in the preferred embodiment thereof, a generally triangular shaped head made of a suitably resilient laminated polycarbonate plastic, and including a sighting prism on the upper surface thereof. The club also includes a shaft including two detachable portions. The head may contain metal bands or a weight receiving cavity for weighting purposes.