Golf putter with true stroke checking device

Abstract

A golf club, specifically a putter, constructed with the central main body of its head substantially open, has aligned Vee notches in spaced apart portions of the head which allow the golfer an almost continuous view of a reference point on the ground to check the trueness of the follow through portion of his putting stroke.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to golf clubs and more specifically to putters.

The most difficult stroke in the game of golf is the one made with the putter. At the time of putting the margin of allowable error has been drastically reduced to fractions of an inch and a stroke that is only minutely off in angularity will go off line in an ever increasing amount.

Putting like all golf strokes requires a follow through and to be able to check the line of this would be immensely helpful to the golfer in determining the condition of his putting stroke.

The existing putters which have alignment checking or setting means are solid and once the ball has been hit there is no way to tell from the alignment means what has happened during the follow through portion of the putting stroke.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore the principal object of this invention to provide a golf putter having a head which is substantially open in its central main body, with an alignment means which will allow the golfer an almost continuous view of a reference point on the ground during the follow through portion of his putting stroke.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings wherein:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the entire club.

FIG. 2 is a view looking down on the top of the putter head.

FIG. 3 is a view looking in at the striking face of the putter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A golf putter 10 comprises a handle 11 attached by standard means to a head 12. Head 12 is substantially U-shaped having sides 13, 14 and rear body member 15. The forward ends of sides 13 and 14 terminate in outward extending shoulders 16 and 17. The substantially open main central body 18 completes the U.

Transverse of the open main central body portion 18 and rigidly engaged in slots 19 and 20 are the forward striking plate 21 and intermediate alignment plates 22.

Alignment means 23 such as Vee notches are cut into the top surface of the forward striking plate 21, the intermediate alignment plates 22, and the rear body member 15, in such a manner that they form a line perpendicular to the front face 24 of the forward striking plate 21.

For the purpose of this application, the number of intermediate alignment plates 22 is shown as two but more or less may be used.

The head 12, forward striking plate 21, and intermediate alignment plates 22 may be made of any suitable material such as bronze, brass, steel, aluminum or any alloys thereof.

Construction of the head may also be made unitary instead of separate head and plates.

In use a reference point 25 on the ground which corresponds to the desired point of contact on the golf ball 26 is determined. The putter 10 is addressed to the ball 26 and the stroke is made. By keeping his eye on the reference point 25 the golfer may see if the point passes under the alignment means 23 which will indicate to him the true direction of his stroke and allow him to make the necessary corrections to his stroke.

Claims

I claim:

1. A golf club, specifically a putter, comprising:

a. a handle; attached to

b. a head; said head being substantially U-shaped and comprising two sides, a rear body member, with a substantially open main central body; said substantially open main central body being transversed by

c. a forward striking plate;

d. at least one intermediate alignment plate; said forward striking plate and said intermediate alignment plate being

e. rigidly engaged in said head; and

f. an alignment means comprising Vee notches cut into the top surface of said forward striking plate, said intermediate alignment plate and said rear body member.

2. A golf club as described in claim 1 wherein said alignment means form a line perpendicular to said forward face of said forward striking plate whereby a golfer may look through said substantially open main central body and observe the relationship of a reference point on the ground to said perpendicular line set up by said alignment means and check the trueness of the follow through portion of his putting stroke.