Golf putter

Abstract

A golf putter includes a club head with an elongated main body, and a resilient sheath enclosing the main body. The sheath has a front covering portion which covers a front side wall of the main body and which has an upright ball contacting surface adapted to be in contact with a golf ball. The ball contacting surface is formed with at least one groove that extends along a longitudinal direction of the main body. A club shaft has a lower end extending through the sheath, and is mounted on the main body of the club head.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A golf putter comprising: 
 a club head including an elongated main body which has an upright front side wall extending along a longitudinal direction of said main body, said club head further including a sheath which is made of a resilient material and which encloses said main body, said sheath having a front covering portion which covers said front side wall and which has an upright ball contacting surface adapted to be in contact with a golf ball, said ball contacting surface being formed with at least one groove that extends in the longitudinal direction of said main body; and    a club shaft having a lower end extending through said sheath and mounted on said main body of said club head.    
     
     
         2 . The golf putter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said main body has at least one weight mounting portion which is formed with a cavity and which has a weight member received in said cavity.  
     
     
         3 . The golf putter as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said main body has a bottom surface, said cavity having a bottom opening formed in said bottom surface, said sheath having an open bottom side which permits access to said cavity, said club head further including a bottom cap mounted removably on said bottom surface of said main body for covering said bottom opening of said cavity, said weight member being received removably in said cavity.  
     
     
         4 . The golf putter as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said ball contacting surface of said sheath inclines downwardly and forwardly when said bottom cap is disposed horizontally on a ground surface.  
     
     
         5 . The golf putter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said club head further includes a metal skin layer formed over said sheath by electroplating.  
     
     
         6 . The golf putter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said main body has a bottom surface and is formed with a pair of weight mounting portions which are opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction of said main body, each of said weight mounting portions being formed with a cavity that has a bottom opening formed in said bottom surface, said sheath having an open bottom side that permits access to said cavities via said bottom openings, said club head further including a weight member received removably in said cavity of a selected one of said weight mounting portions, and a bottom cap mounted removably on said bottom surface of said main body for covering said bottom openings of said cavities.