Golf club putter

Abstract

A golf club putter that provides improved putter stroke control and feel, and increased power, while consistently imparting an overspin on a golf ball, is provided. The inventive golf club putter comprises a unitary, substantially bell-shaped putter head and an elongate shaft. The weight and design of the putter head serves to raise and shift the center of mass of the putter head toward its ball striking portion.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A golf club putter comprising a unitary, substantially bell-shaped putter head and an elongate shaft, wherein the putter head comprises: a ball striking portion and a double-tiered counterweight that extends laterally from the ball striking portion, 
 wherein the shaft is connected directly to the double-tiered counterweight and extends at an angle upwards from the putter head.    
     
     
         2 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the putter head has a weight ranging from about 0.45 to about 0.57 kilogram.  
     
     
         3 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the ball striking portion of the putter head comprises a top and a bottom surface and a ball striking face having a length, wherein the ball striking face is located between the top and bottom surfaces, and wherein the top and the bottom surfaces taper away from the ball striking face toward the double-tiered counterweight.  
     
     
         4 . The golf club putter of  claim 3 , wherein the ball striking face is milled to provide a smooth striking surface.  
     
     
         5 . The golf club putter of  claim 3 , wherein the ball striking face is provided with a plurality of grooves or ridges, wherein the grooves or ridges extend horizontally across the entire length of the ball striking face.  
     
     
         6 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the double-tiered counterweight has an upper and a lower tier surface, wherein the upper tier surface tapers away from the ball striking portion of the putter head, and wherein the upper tier surface serves to raise and shift the center of mass of the putter head toward the ball striking portion of the putter head.  
     
     
         7 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft has a first end that is contained within a shaft-receiving cavity or hole located in the upper tier surface of the double-tiered counterweight, and wherein the cavity or hole is closer to the ball striking portion than an opposing end of the putter head.  
     
     
         8 . The golf club putter of  claim 7 , wherein the golf club putter further comprises an angled support member, wherein the angled support member is formed on the upper tier surface of the double-tiered counterweight and extends from the ball striking portion of the putter head to the shaft-receiving cavity or hole.  
     
     
         9 . The golf club putter of  claim 8 , wherein the golf club putter further comprises an elongate groove that extends longitudinally along a top surface of the ball striking portion and the angled support member thereby forming a sight line to further guide a golfer in aligning the golf club putter with a pre-selected ball path.  
     
     
         10 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the putter head has a bottom surface with a substantially planar portion, and wherein the putter head further comprises a pair of stabilizer bars that are located on the substantially planar portion of the bottom surface of the putter head and that extend laterally from the ball striking portion.  
     
     
         11 . The golf club putter of  claim 10 , wherein each stabilizer bar has opposing ends, and wherein the opposing ends of each stabilizer bar are tapered.  
     
     
         12 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club putter is a conventional putter having a shaft measuring from about 0.84 to about 0.94 meter in length.  
     
     
         13 . The golf club putter of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club putter is an elongated or armpit putter having a shaft measuring greater than 0.94 meter in length.  
     
     
         14 . The golf club putter of  claim 13 , wherein the shaft comprises a plurality of readily detachable shaft sections.  
     
     
         15 . A golf club putter comprising a unitary, substantially bell-shaped putter head and an elongate shaft, wherein the putter head has a weight ranging from about 0.45 to about 0.57 kilogram and comprises: a ball striking portion and a double-tiered counterweight that extends laterally from the ball striking portion, 
 wherein the shaft is connected directly to the double-tiered counterweight and extends at an angle upwards from the putter head,    wherein the double-tiered counterweight has an upper and a lower tier surface, and wherein the upper tier surface tapers away from the ball striking portion of the putter head and serves to raise and shift the center of mass of the putter head toward the ball striking portion.    
     
     
         16 . A golf club putter comprising a unitary, substantially bell-shaped putter head and an elongate shaft, wherein the putter head has a weight ranging from about 0.45 to about 0.57 kilogram and comprises: a ball striking portion and a double-tiered counterweight that extends laterally from the ball striking portion, 
 wherein the double-tiered counterweight has an upper and a lower tier surface, wherein the upper tier surface tapers away from the ball striking portion of the putter head and serves to raise and shift the center of mass of the putter head toward the ball striking portion, and    wherein the shaft has a first end that is contained within a shaft-receiving cavity or hole located in the upper tier surface of the double-tiered counterweight, and wherein the cavity or hole is closer to the ball striking portion than an opposing end of the putter head.