A golfing putter for putting in a modified croquet style includes an elongated shaft having an upper grip portion and a lower grip portion and a putter head at the lower end having a striking face. The shaft is joined to the head by means of a connecting neck portion and the primary longitudinal axis of the shaft which diverges from the vertical axis of the head is also at an angle to the striking face. Due to this arrangement and the elongated shaft, the user is able to stand in a substantially...

The invention provides a golf putter having a head of generally triangular shape in plan view with a substantially vertical striking surface and a bottom surface curved to prevent scraping of the ground surface on either putting or transverse movement. Marking means facilitating alignment of stroking movement with the ball are provided, together with means for positioning the shaft at an angular position with respect to the plane of the head.

A golf putter has on its face a convex, parabolic protruding portion extending horizontally along the face at a height such as to strike a golf ball slightly below its center. The convex protuberance provides only a very slight lift to the ball and imparts a substantial amount of overspin.

An invention in sporting equipment embodied, for example, in the form of a golf club, the inventive concept being found specifically in the form of a putter. The invention is directed in particular to the putter's blade the face of which is designed to maintain the ball in balance, after it has been critically positioned before impact, while the ball is rolling torward the target hole after such impact. To this end the blade face is formed with a longitudinal edge which is the normal ball striki...

A golf putter which includes a clubhead having a visual indicator block affixed thereto. The block is used in conjunction with a material strip of a contrasting color to provide visual indication of a proper (or improper) eye and clubhead portion prior to the stroke.

This golf putter has a head portion with an upwardly extending hosel to which a shaft is secured for manual stroking of a golf ball by a golfer. The head of the putter has an upper surface with a camouflaging texture which simulates the color and texture of the grass covering of the putting green which obscures the shape of the putter head. With this camouflaging, highly visible indicia on the club head and spaced parallel fins equaling the diameter of the ball stand out so that the golfer can s...

A golf putter including on the upper surface thereof a plate having a straight forward edge which is angled relative to the striking face. The plate may overhang and obscure the striking face and be adjustably secured to the head at various inclinations relative the striking face so that the striking face assumes predetermined open or closed attitudes relative the line of approach between the putter head and the hole when the formed edge of the plate is normal to the line of approach. The plate ...

A golf putter includes a putter head formed of a novel composition including a portion of polytetrafluoroethylene resin on the face of the putter head to minimize friction between the putter and the golf ball. The entire putter head may be formed of an alloy including a portion of polytetrafluoroethylene resin. The putter includes a shaft which is connected to the putter head whereby a line extending along the surface of the shaft corresponding to the face hangs vertically when the putter is sus...

A golf putter includes a horizontal flange extending rearward from the upper edge of a blade having a front face for striking golf balls. A pair of spaced apart narrow walls also extend rearward from the rear surface of the striking face and define an open space into which a golf ball may be wedged and retrieved. The flange and narrow walls provide weight centered on the blade's sweet spot. The upper surface of the flange may be provided with a sighting line to line up the putt with a target. Th...

A golf putter is disclosed for use with a stance wherein the natural body movement of the golfer is utilized in stroking or swinging the putter, eliminating the necessity of swinging the putter around the body while trying to keep the face of the putter moving in a straight line. The head of the putter includes a face having a width greater than its height, with the base of the face having a contour substantially across the width of the face. The shaft is positioned in the head at an angle to a ...