Patent ID: 7086953

Claim:
A golf putter and putting aid comprising: a golf putter comprising: a putter head having a face, a sole and a handle attachment a shaft having a first end, a second, a reinforcing means, the reinforcing means comprising a set of ribs positioned substantially uniformly about the entire circumference of at least a portion of the shaft, the set of ribs increasing the rigidity of the shaft substantially uniformly about the entire circumference thereof; and a grip coupled to the second end of the shaft; and a putting aid comprising: a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; opposing leg members extending upwardly from the upper surface of the base, the opposing leg members separated from each other a distance at least slightly greater than the diameter of a golf ball; and means for securing at least one of the base and the opposing leg members to a putting surface, wherein the releasable securing means comprises: at least one opening extending through each of the opposing leg members; and at least one peg member capable of extending through each of the at least one openings and into a putting surface.