Golf putter

Details Golf putter Golf putter

2001-07-13

2002-08-06

Passaniti, Sebastiano (Department: 3711)

Games using tangible projectile

Golf

Club or club support

C473S340000, C473S342000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06428424

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a golf putter and, more particularly, to a putter optimized for putting based upon intended putt length and accuracy.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Golf is a popular pastime projected to grow in popularity to over 50 million players by the year 2010. While there are many aspects to the game of golf, success or failure is determined on the putting green. Technical advances in golf have resulted in drivers and wedges producing longer and more accurate shots. The desire to increase the “sweet spot” or optimal club contact surface with the ball has resulted in differentiation of clubs to obtain specific shot distance and trajectory. While the types of drivers and wedges in a club set has increased steadily, golfers still rely on a single trusty putter for shots within the putting green. In spite of the numerous advances in putter weighting, center of gravity, and modified grips, putt shots still account for about half of a golfer's score. Thus, there exists a need to extend the technological developments associated with drivers and wedges to putters in order to obtain a set of at least two putters, each tailored for a different range of putt distances and accuracy.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A golf putter head includes a body having a side portion, the side portion having an aperture therein adapted to receive a shaft, a surface continuous with the side portion, and a semi-circular golf ball contacting face with a bore therein, the face having an appended portion distal to the aperture so as to define a major rotation axis and a minor rotation axis, the major and minor axes defining an angle therebetween &bgr; of between 90° and 100° wherein the major axis defines an angle &agr; of between 10° and 25° relative to the normal vector extending from the basal surface through the center of rotation. An insert is adapted to be received within the contacting face bore in order to modify the head putting performance characteristics.


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