Improvements in and relating to Golf "Putting" Clubs.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Golf "Putting" Clubs.
I, JOHN HUNTER BROWN, of 7, Trinity Crescent, in the City and County of
Edinburgh, Law Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to golf putting
clubs, and comprises a new or improved construction of club head, and method
of using same.
The club head is preferably made of wood and partakes somewhat of the bulger
shape, with a neck to be joined to the shaft by splicing or otherwise. The sole
is preferably flat or even, but by my improvements that part of the club usually
known as the "toe" or point" is in this "putter "cut off square and made
flush vertically so as to form the putting face of the club, the sole at this front
part being preferably fitted with a bone or other protector.
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The head of the club is properly weighted and balanced with lead run into the
centre of the upper part at a point behind the face, and directly in a line with
the shaft.
In using this new club which has its putting face at right angles to that of the
ordinary club, the player places himself behind the ball, keeping the latter
between him and the hole, and with a forward movement he addresses the ball
and strikes it with the face of the putter.
Dated the 4th February 1898.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Golf "Putting" Clubs.
I, JOIN HUNTER BROWN, of 7, Trinity Crescent, in the City and County of
Edinburgh, Law Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, that is to say:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to golf putting
clubs, and comprises a new or improved construction of club head, and method
of using same.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have
hereunto appended a sheet of drawings in which Figure 1 represents a plan view,

page_text: and Figure 2 a perspective view of a golf putting club formed in accordance with
my improvements.
Referring to the drawings:-The club head A is made of wood and partakes
somewhat of the bulger shape, with a neck A to be joined to the shaft by
splicing or otherwise. The sole is preferably flat or even, but by my improve-
ments that part of the club usually known as the toe or point is in this putter
cut off square and made flush vertically so as to form the putting face a of the
club, the sole at this front part being preferably fitted with a bone or other pro-
tector a¹.
The head of the club is properly weighted and balanced with lead run into the
centre of the upper part at points a² behind the face, and directly in a line with
the shaft.
In using this new club which has its putting face a at right angles to that of
the ordinary wooden club, the player places himself behind the ball, keeping
the latter between him and the hole, and with a forward movement he addresses the
ball and strikes it with the face of the putter.
This club A can at the option of the player be also used in the same way as
he would use an ordinary club having its face at the side of the head, pro-
vision for such alternative use being made by fitting the part of the sole at the
side with a bone or other protector.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
A golf club formed with a putting face in front, or at right angles to that of
ordinary wooden clubs, and played with substantially as herein set forth.
Dated the 28th day of October 1808
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.