Patent ID: 7601073

Claim:
A golf putter head for assisting a golfer comprising: a striking face defining a first end and a second end; a top surface; vertical alignment indicia for assisting a golfer in aligning his/her head above said golf putter head, said vertical alignment indicia defined by a recess in said top surface, said recess including at least a first side wall disposed substantially parallel to said striking face and second and third side walls disposed substantially orthogonal to said first side wall, said first, second and third side walls being disposed substantially perpendicular to said top surface, whereby said first, second and third side walls substantially disappear from a golfer's view with the golfer is in a neutral stance above said golf putter head; a trailing edge extending from said striking face first end to said striking face second end, said top surface being bounded by said striking face and said trailing edge, at least a portion of said trailing edge defining a substantially circular configuration and being dimensioned to closely simulate the diameter of a golf hole; and indicia disposed on said top surface, said indicia including at least a circular indicium disposed substantially concentric with said trailing edge, said circular indicium defining a diameter closely simulating the diameter of a golf ball, whereby said circular indicium cooperates with said golf putter head to illustrate for the golfer the relative size of the golf ball with respect to the hole.