Patent ID: 7905794

Claim:
A putter for providing a golfer with a visual indication of an initial path along which a golf ball will travel relative to a target on a putting surface upon being struck by the putter during a putt, the putter comprising: an elongated shaft; a grip provided adjacent to a proximate end of the shaft that the golfer grips to hold the putter while putting the golf ball; a putter head coupled adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and including a face having a loft that is less than or equal to about 5° from vertical exposed at a surface of the putter head for contacting the golf ball during a putt; a visible marking to be aligned with the golf ball while the golfer is observing the view of the golf ball to indicate to the golfer the initial path along which the golf ball will travel upon being struck by the face of the putter head; and a substantially transparent portion provided to the putter for presenting a view of a plurality of golf ball images to the golfer to be aligned with the visible marking to indicate the initial path along which the golf ball will travel upon being struck by the face of the putter head, wherein the substantially transparent portion comprises at least a substantially flat surface exposed at a bottom surface of the putter head and an angled region that forms an angle relative to the flat surface, wherein the flat surface and the angled region each direct light reflected by the golf ball to present the plurality of golf ball images to the golfer.