Putter

Abstract

A putter includes a shaft, a head having a front face for striking a golf ball and a rear face, and a connector interconnecting the shaft and the head. The connector has a rear edge that can be aligned visually with the rear face of the head by a golfer holding the shaft. The putter head has a toe and a heel, the heel being the end portion of the head that is closer to the golfer when putting and the toe being the end portion of the head that is remote from the golfer when putting. The shaft of the putter is connected to the head of the putter at or adjacent the “toe” end of the head of the putter. This allows a golfer to be able to obtain an accurate visual sighting by looking at that part of the head of the putter that is furthest from him.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A putter comprising: 
 a shaft;    a head having a front face for striking a golf ball and a rear face; and    a connector interconnecting said shaft and said head, said connector having a rear edge that can be aligned visually with said rear face of said head by a golfer holding said shaft.    
     
     
         2 . A putter as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the connection to the said shaft is at a toe end of the said head.  
     
     
         3 . A putter as claimed in  claim 1 , in which said connector interconnecting said head and said shaft is formed as an injection molding.  
     
     
         4 . A putter as claimed in  claim 3 , in which said injection molding includes a part of the head of the putter.  
     
     
         5 . A putter as claimed in  claim 3 , in which said injection molding is a graphite-reinforced thermoplastic material.  
     
     
         6 . A putter as claimed in  claim 1 , in which said head of said putter is formed as two parts.  
     
     
         7 . A putter as claimed in  claim 6 , in which a first one of said two parts of said head provides a striking face of said putter, while a second one of said two parts is formed integrally with said connector.  
     
     
         8 . A putter as claimed in  claim 7 , in which said second one of said two parts provides a upper portion of said rear face of the head.  
     
     
         9 . A putter as claimed in  claim 7 , in which said one part of the head of the putter is formed as a metal casting.  
     
     
         10 . A putter as claimed in  claim 9 , in which said first one of said two parts of said head of said putter is releasably attached to said second one of said two parts of said head of said putter.