Patent ID: 8282501

Claim:
A head for a golf putter comprising an alignment means that visually creates an illusory ball scoop catchment area, disposed on a crown of the head visible to a golfer in use for creating the illusion, in use, of scooping a ball to be struck into the back of a channel when the golfer makes a stroke, the alignment means comprising: an illusory channel: meeting a striking face of the club head; being substantially the same width as a golf ball to be struck; a border: with a discernible thickness; wherein substantially the whole thickness of the border is any one or more of a contrasting color, tone, relief, texture or finish to substantially the whole width of the illusory channel; said border abutting: on at least part of a heel side of the channel; on at least part of a toe side of the channel; on at least part of a rear side of the channel opposite a striking face side of the channel; and not on the striking face side of the channel.