Abstract:
A utility golf club including a shaft having a grip at a first end and a metal wood-type head at the second end. The golf club has a length which is typical for putters and the metal wood-type head has a weight which is also typical of many putters. The lie or angle between the shaft and horizontal is upright and the angle of the front face of the head is generally similar to typical wood clubs, such as the number 3 through 5 woods. The golf club may be used with a familiar putting stroke from a variety of positions on the golf course to achieve chip shots, bump-and-run shots, sand shots and trouble shots.
Abstract:
A putter (10) including a putter head (12) attached to a golf shaft (14) having a longitudinal axis (16). The putter head (12) includes a heel (18) and toe (20). A sole (22) extends along the bottom of the putter head (12). A putter face (24) is provided for impacting a golf ball (66). A cantilevered extension (26) is provided between the putter head (12) and a hosel (28) for the putter (10). The cantilevered extension (26) includes a lower flange (30) that faces the upper side of the toe (20) of the putter head (12).
Abstract:
The golf club of the present invention provides a club head wherein a shaft is bent so as to be directly insertable into the ball striking face adjacent the heel, thereby eliminating totally the need for a shaft hosel. The shaft may enter the club face at various locations and the bend of the shaft will vary between a minimum of five degrees to a maximum of 180 degrees depending, in part, on the loft angle of the particular club head. The hosel-less design of the present club provides slightly less wind resistance and theer is less mass to get tangled in grass when hitting from rough areas.
Abstract:
A golf club includes a club head and a club shaft attached to the club head. A plurality of bends which are spaced from one another are formed in the club shaft to define a straight first club shaft segment, a second club shaft segment adjoining and connected to the first club shaft segment extending upwardly from and laterally relative to the first club shaft segment, and a third club shaft segment adjoining and connected to the second club shaft segment and extending upwardly from and laterally relative to the second club shaft segment. The first club shaft segment and the third club shaft segment extend along spaced imaginary lines and the club head is closer to the golfer swinging the golf club than would be the case if the club shaft were straight along the length thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a putter used in the game of golf. Specifically, the putter of the present invention is designed so that the sweet spot on the clubhead is generally aligned with the golfer's hand(s) when positioned at the top of the shaft, for a short shafted putter, and the center of the shaft, for a long shafted putter. The basic design requires a shaft which is affixed toward the toe end of the clubhead. The overall configuration of the golf putter of the present invention promotes a golfswing in which the sweet spot and the golfer's hand(s) travel together along the target line, thereby creating a straight putting stroke.
Abstract:
A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising the body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of the front wall; and the body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of the front wall and extending outwardly from the main recess toward one or more of the following: i) the top wall ii) the bottom wall iii) the toe iv) the heel; and structure on said front wall and located forwardly of the main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by the front face. The front wall has a rear side, and the referenced structure on the front wall is attached to the front wall rear side and is everywhere spaced from the undercut recess, the undercut recess openly exposed to the main recess.
Abstract:
A golf club having a club shaft connected to a club head wherein the club head has a preselected "sweet spot" or preferred impact point on the surface itself of the club head face, and the shaft of the club is positioned so its longitudinal axis when extended intersects and passes through such "sweet spot" or impact point on the surface of the club head face. The club head is balanced by making the weight equal on each side of a diagonal plane through the club head coincident with the extended axis of the club shaft and normal to its face, even though the total volume of the portion of the club head on one side of such diagonal plane may be greater than the portion on the other side thereof.
Abstract:
A golf putter is disclosed having a face that tends to stay square to the swing path as a result of an increased static moment about the putter shaft. The increased static moment is a result of the tail section of the putter head having a mass greater than the toe section. The putter shaft includes a forwardly offset portion spaced above the putter head to enable a golfer to observe a golf ball and the putter face at address.
Abstract:
A golf putter includes a compound convex surface on the face of the club head. The convex surface formed by an arc in the horizontal plane, reduces the directional inaccuracy of a slightly misaimed putt. The vertically convex curvature assists in providing overspin on the ball when it is struck, thus promoting directional accuracy for the ball as it rolls. Additional advantages are provided in a convex curved bottom surface and angled relief for the club head, which serve to reduce the drag and "digging in" of the heel, toe, or other portion of the club head on the putting surface. The shaft joins the rear of the club head at a point aligned with the center of gravity of the club head, thus reducing the tendency for the club head to be deflected when the ball is struck squarely. The upper portion of the shaft is forwardly offset, to lie in the plane of the ball when the club head is in contact with the ball; this assists the alignment of the club head with the ball. Finally, the provision of an additional bend in the club shaft provides a clearer view of the ball when addressing and putting the ball, by displacing much of the club shaft from a position between the golfer's line of sight and the ball.
Abstract:
A putter is provided with concentrations of mass in the toe and heel portions, and the putter head is otherwise configured so that its center of gravity is approximately midway between the toe and heel of the putter head. Maximum stability within practical constraints is achieved by an especially configured hosel which slants upwardly and forwardly from proximate the heel of the putter head and positions the putter shaft so that its longitudinal axis intersects an imaginary line at a point forward of the face of the putter with the imaginary line being normal to the face of the putter and passing through the center of gravity thereof.