Patent ID: 7628709
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf putter having a shaft with a grip at a proximal end and a head at a distal end of the shaft for contacting a golf ball on the ground during putting of the golf ball, the improvement in the head which comprises: an elongate flat blade having opposed ends, with a top side and a bottom side, and a first linear edge extending therebetween, wherein the top side of the blade is mounted on the distal end of the shaft and the first linear edge acts as a striking face for the golf ball and strikes the golf ball in an essentially linear contact area horizontal to the ground, wherein only a single groove extends along a length of the striking face, wherein said only a single groove is horizontal to the ground when said first linear edge is horizontal to the ground and said bottom side is facing the ground, and wherein the striking face is less than 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) thick between the sides defining the first linear edge.