Patent ID: 7976400

Claim:
A golf putter comprising a head and a shaft; the head including a body with a sole, a face at a distal end thereof and a back at a proximal end thereof; the shaft having a main straight elongated shaft portion that defines a shaft axis, and a gooseneck portion at a lower end of the main shaft portion, the gooseneck portion turning proximally from the plane of the shaft axis at said lower end of the main shaft portion and then curving through more than 90 degrees towards the distal direction such that a lower end of the gooseneck portion lies in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the shaft axis; said head portion including an insert cavity and an insert removably secured into said insert cavity; and means in said insert for capturing the tip of said gooseneck portion and holding the same, said means permitting adjustment of the lie of the shaft relative to the sole of the club head, between limits of substantially 10 degrees from vertical relative to the sole and a maximum angle between said 10 degrees and horizontal; and in which the means for adjustably capturing the tip of the gooseneck portion and permitting adjustment of the lie of the shaft includes a worm drive, with a spur gear retained on the tip of the gooseneck portion and a worm gear that is transversely disposed in said insert and is accessible through a bore in the club head.