Golf putter with polished tungsten insert

Abstract

An improved golf club design is proposed wherein a light-weight alloy club head is combined with a dense club face insert to concentrate the club head weight behind the ball-striking surface. The insert is polished to a mirror finish to improve the clubs ball-striking capabilities and impart a unique appearance.

What is claimed for this invention is:  
     
         1 . A golf club head comprising 
 a club head body having a striking face, the striking face having a recess within it,    the club head body comprised of a relatively light-weight material,    the recess having an insert disposed within it, the insert comprised of a relatively dense material, the insert held fixedly in place in the recess,    the material comprising the insert capable of taking a mirror-bright polish.    
     
     
         2 . The golf club head according to  claim 1  where the club head body is comprised of a titanium alloy.  
     
     
         3 . The golf club head of  claim 1  where the insert is comprised of a carburized tungsten alloy.  
     
     
         4 . The golf club head of  claim 1  where the method of imparting a mirror-bright polish to said insert is the diamond lap method.  
     
     
         5 . The golf club head of  claim 1  where the golf club head is a putter head.  
     
     
         6 . The golf club head according to  claim 5  where the club head body is comprised of a titanium alloy.  
     
     
         7 . The golf club head of  claim 5  where the insert is comprised of a tungsten alloy.  
     
     
         8 . The golf club head of  claim 5  where the method of imparting a mirror-bright polish to said insert is the diamond lap method.