Patent ID: 8052541

Claim:
A putter for positioning a golfer when preparing to putt, comprising: an elongated shaft with a grip thereon for holding the putter; a putter head on a distal end of said shaft, said putter head having a top, a bottom, a generally planar front face, and sides, said putter head being a generally monolithic block which is transparent over substantially all of said putter head when viewed from above with said putter head resting on a putting surface, and transparent over substantially all of said bottom, front face and sides; said putter head further having a substantially planar flat surface along at least a major part of said bottom of said putter head, said flat planar bottom surface establishing a predetermined orientation of said putter head, and thereby the putter, relative to the putting surface when placed flat upon the putting surface; an alignment device formed on said putter head, said alignment device having a part on said top and another part on said bottom, wherein said alignment device is a first circle on said top and a second circle on said bottom, said circles on said top and bottom aligning so that a center of each circle is located at a point approximately center on an imaginary line from a golfer's head directly above the putter when placed flat on the putting surface; said alignment device parts when aligned with each other so as to yield a single combined image pattern when viewed by a golfer holding the putter with said putter head flat planar bottom surface resting flat on the putting surface adjacent a ball, thereby establishing said predetermined orientation of said putter head and putter.