Patent ID: 8905857

Claim:
A putter for use in a game of golf, the putter comprising a handle from which exends a shaft having a lower extension portion, the extension portion being mounted to a hosel so as to extend generally parallel to a plane defined by an upper surface of a club head of the putter, means for mounting the hosel to the club head, the club head having a front putting face, rear portion, opposite side portions and upper and lower surfaces, the club head having a central longitudinal axis that extends perpendicularly with respect to the putting face, a central alignment marker provided along the upper surface so as to be perpendicular to the putting face and in alignment with the central longitudinal axis for aligning a central sweet spot of the putting face with a ball, a set of spaced alignment markers provided along the upper surface of the putter head and on opposite sides of and parallel to the central alignment marker, the hosel being mounted adjacent to but spaced from the putting face to the upper surface of the club head and in alignment with the central alignment marker, at least one alignment projection extending outward from the hosel so as to be spaced above the central alignment marker and perpendicular to the set of spaced alignment markers, at least one alignment band being provided on one of the lower extension of the shaft or the at least one alignment projection, the at least one alignment band having a end that is vertically aligned relative to one of the set of spaced alignment markers, and whereby a proper alignment of the putting face with a ball is visually determined by aligning the at least one alignment projection with one of the set of spaced alignment markers and aligning the at least one alignment band with one of the set of spaced alignment markers when the club head is viewed from above.