Patent ID: RE38717

Claim:
A golf club comprising, in combination: a club head having a golf ball engaging surface; a club shaft attached to said club head and extending upwardly from said club head, said club shaft including a substantially straight first club shaft segment extending upwardly from said club head along a first imaginary line, a second club shaft segment adjoining and connected to said first club shaft segment and extending upwardly and laterally relative to said first club shaft segment, a substantially straight third club shaft segment adjoining and connected to said second club shaft segment at a location spaced from said first club shaft segment and extending upwardly from said second club shaft segment, a fourth club shaft segment connected to said third club shaft segment and extending upwardly and laterally relative to said third club shaft segment, and a substantially straight fifth club shaft segment connected to and extending upwardly from said fourth club shaft segment along a second imaginary line spaced d from said first imaginary line; and an elongated club handle connected to said fifth club shaft segment, said club handle being offset relative to said first club shaft segment, and said first imaginary line intersecting the ground at a location closer to a golfer holding the golf club by said club handle and swinging the golf club to strike a golf ball than the location of intersection between said second imaginary line and the ground at the time of golf ball contact by said golf ball engaging surface.