Patent ID: 8083605

Claim:
A putter head, comprising: a putter body including a ball striking face, a top, and a bottom, wherein an exposed ball striking surface at a central portion of the ball striking face between the top and the bottom includes a first strip of polymeric material, with metal material provided adjacent and above the first strip of polymeric material and adjacent and below the first strip of polymeric material, wherein the exposed ball striking surface includes a first groove defined therein that extends across the central portion of the ball striking face, wherein a first edge of the first groove is defined by the metal material above the first strip of polymeric material and a second edge of the first groove opposite the first edge is defined by the first strip of polymeric material, and wherein the exposed ball striking surface includes a second groove defined therein that extends across the central portion of the ball striking face, wherein a first edge of the second groove is defined by the metal material below the first strip of polymeric material and a second edge of the second groove opposite the first edge is defined by the first strip of polymeric material.