Patent ID: 7674186

Claim:
A golf putter having a shaft and a putter head, said putter head comprising: a body having a front member with a putter face having a sweet spot to be aligned with a desired putting line and a rear section, perimeter wall members connected to and extending from the putter face to the rear section of the body, an opening within and extending through the body, said opening being bordered by and enclosed within the front member, the perimeter wall members and the rear section, and an actively compliant beam member extending parallel to the putter face of the front member and being particularly configured to deflect upon putter face impact with a golf ball, the deflection of the beam member being greater than the golf ball impact deflection of the putter face, said beam member being located within and extending uninterrupted completely across the entire length of the opening, the beam member being secured to the putter head solely by connection directly to the perimeter wall members and means for attaching the shaft directly to the beam member at a location between the perimeter wall members, whereby golf ball impact upon the putter face causes deflection of the beam member resulting in maintenance of the orientation of the putter face with respect to the putting line.