Patent ID: 7927226

Claim:
A putter head having a striking surface and being adapted to mount to a shaft of a putter, the putter head having an alignment apparatus comprising: a sighting device, the sighting device having an upright element and a base element, the upright element having a plurality of sidewalls secured to the base element such that each of the plurality of sidewalls extends perpendicularly from the base element and the base element is symmetrically positioned in at least two directions parallel to the ground around a bottom of the upright element, the upright element partially obstructing a view of the base element except in one line extending vertically upward from the upright element whereby when viewed from above, centering the base element around the upright element every time positions a golfer's eyes and head in the same line every time; and a flat surface on the underside of the putter head, the flat surface being centered under the upright element, wherein the base element is parallel to the flat surface on the underside of the putter head, and a rear sidewall of the upright element is oriented perpendicular to the base element and the flat surface, and wherein the rear sidewall defines a plane that is not parallel to a plane defined by the striking surface, whereby positioning the flat surface on a surface positions the putter head in the same relationship with the surface every time.