Patent ID: 6083115
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
In a golf club adapted for use as a putter, the combination comprising:a) a club head having a proximal heel portion, a distal toe portion having a mass which is less than the mass of the proximal heel portion, and a central portion adapted to be used in striking a golf ball, said club head having a face plate extending transversely of said club head and having a front surface defining a striking face and a back side;b) a sole plate extending rearwardly from the lower portion of said face plate and defining with the back side of said face plate a rearwardly-extending recess behind said face plate and above said sole plate;c) a block member interposed in said rearwardly-extending recess behind said face plate and secured to the back side of said face plate in the central portion of said club head to provide a mass of said block member which is less than the mass of the proximal heel portion of said club head and the predominant mass of said block member being at a forward location of said club head; andd) a shaft extending upwardly from the heel portion of said club head and terminating in a handle portion displaced forwardly of the face plate and aligned with a location in front of the face plate of said club head.