Patent ID: 6123626
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A laser putter system for a conventional putter golf club of the type having a club head with a golf ball striking face and an upper surface, a shaft connected to the upper surface of the club head and a grip on the shaft, said laser putter system comprising:a laser range finder; andmounting means for mounting said laser range finder onto the shaft of the conventional putter golf club over the upper surface of the club head, so that said laser pointer can project a laser beam away from the golf ball striking face of the club head to provide the golfer with a visible target being a hole to putt a golf ball into, while said range finder will interpret the distance between said laser pointer and the hole to visually give the golfer a calculated distance to the hole, so as to gauge the proper force required for a successful putt;said laser range finder including a laser device for producing the laser beam being a very narrow, intense beam of coherent light and a range meter circuit for measuring the distance to the hole;said laser range finder further including a cylindrical casing placed through a circular housing for holding said laser device and said range meter circuit therein;said mounting means including an arm attached to and extending from a rearward side of said circular housing, a rail with a longitudinal track to receive said arm in a sliding manner and a plurality of rail clamps with thumbscrew adjustments to engage with the shaft of the conventional putter golf club.