Method of fabricating a putter capable of producing airborne overspin

Abstract

A method of fabricating a putter capable of producing airborne over spin is provided. In one form, a fabrication method is realized through providing a brass substrate and forming the substrate using a CNC machining process to form a utter head having a greater than a 1:1 weight distribution ratio across a predetermined latitude of the putter head. The process further includes forming the putter head using the CNC machining process to include a heel region and toe region with each region including weighting but having a combined greater weighting relative to a center region of the putter head. The putter head is further fabricated by drilling a shaft cavity based on a first angle to provide positive loft of a putter face of the putter head and a second angle to provide a lie angle and forming a straight hole with two angles positioned tangent to the centerline of the putter head closer to the toe, making the heel heavier to assure a toe up orientation of the toe region. A putter shaft is coupled to the resulting shaft cavity.

1 . A process for fabricating a putter comprising: 
 providing a substrate of one or more materials; and    forming the substrate into a putter head having at least a 1:1 weight distribution ratio above a predetermined latitude of the putter head.    
   
   
       2 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming a heel region and a toe region having approximately a 1:1 weight distribution ratio.  
   
   
       3 . The process as recited in  claim 2  further comprising forming a center region to include a weighting less than a combined weighting for the heel region and the toe region.  
   
   
       4 . The process as recited in  claim 2  further comprising forming a shaft cavity located from predetermined distance from a center-line positioned equidistant between the heel region and the toe region.  
   
   
       5 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming a shaft cavity at an angle relative to a top surface of the putter head.  
   
   
       6 . The process as recited in  claim 5  further comprising forming the shaft cavity at an angle between sixty-four (64) degrees and eighty (80) degrees.  
   
   
       7 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming a shaft cavity at an angle relative to a putter face of the putter head, the angle corresponding to a loft of the putter face.  
   
   
       8 . The process as recited in  claim 7  further comprising providing a positive loft of the putter face.  
   
   
       9 . The process as recited in  claim 8  further comprising forming the shaft cavity to provide at least a positive loft 5 degrees or less.  
   
   
       10 . The process as recited in  claim 7  further comprising forming the shaft cavity to provide the loft including an angle of five degrees or less.  
   
   
       11 . The process as recited in  claim 2  further comprising forming the heel region and the toe region to include a greater total weight relative to a center region of the putter head.  
   
   
       12 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming a putter face to include a bottom edge with a 1/16 to ⅜ inch radius angle or curvature.  
   
   
       13 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming the predetermined latitude at approximately one half the height of the putter head.  
   
   
       14 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming the putter head to include the predetermined latitude located a predetermined distance away from one half the height of the putter head.  
   
   
       15 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming the putter head using a machining process.  
   
   
       16 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming the putter head using a casting process.  
   
   
       17 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming the putter head using a forging process.  
   
   
       18 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming a cut out section on a rear portion of the putter head, the cavity formed below the predetermined latitude.  
   
   
       19 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising: 
 forming a first cut-out section on a rear portion of the putter head and on a first side of a center region of the putter head; and    forming a second cut-out section on the rear portion of the putter head and a second side of the center region of the putter head.    
   
   
       20 . The process as recited in  claim 19  further comprising: 
 forming an insert cut-out section along a putter face of the putter head; and    coupling an insert material to the insert cut-out section, the insert material made of a different material than the substrate and sized to maintain greater than a 1:1 weight distribution ratio across the predetermined latitude.    
   
   
       21 . The process as recited in  claim 1  wherein the substrate material includes an alloy material.  
   
   
       22 . The process as recited in  claim 1  wherein the substrate material includes a composite material.  
   
   
       23 . The process as recited in  claim 1  wherein the substrate material includes a brass material.  
   
   
       24 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming a center region with a width between one half of one inch and three-fourth's of one inch.  
   
   
       25 . The process as recited in  claim 1  further comprising forming the putter head to include an apex having at least 30% total weight of the putter head.  
   
   
       26 . The process as recited in  claim 25  wherein the apex comprises approximately one-fourth of the putter head formed by the top surface and the face of the putter head.  
   
   
       27 . A method for providing over spin of a golf ball comprising: 
 positioning a putter head of a putter in close proximity to a golf ball, the putter head having a predetermined weighting formula including more weight towards the top of the putter head than the bottom of the putter head; and    striking the golf ball with the putter head wherein said predetermined weighting formula and said loft cause the golf ball airborne over spin.    
   
   
       28 . The method as recited in  claim 27  further comprising positioning an alignment mark relative to a target line, the alignment mark centered about a shaft of the putter and offset from a center-line of the putter head.  
   
   
       29 . The method as recited in  claim 27  further comprising striking the golf ball without user induced reduced loft.  
   
   
       30 . The method as recited in  claim 27  further comprising producing an airborne trajectory of the golf ball of greater than one degree relative to a putting surface using the putter face of the putter.  
   
   
       31 . The method as recited in  claim 27  further comprising striking the golf ball with the putter head without pinching the golf ball to a putting surface.  
   
   
       32 . The method as recited in  claim 27  further comprising holding a putter grip to allow a toe up positioning of the putter head based on a balance of the putter head relative to a putter shaft coupled to the putter head and the putter grip.  
   
   
       33 . The method as recited in  claim 27  wherein striking the golf ball causes the golf ball to over spin during trajection of the golf ball.  
   
   
       34 . The method as recited in  claim 27  wherein a putter face of the putter head is angled to provide a loft that causes the gold ball to go airborne when struck by the putter face.  
   
   
       35 . The method as recited in  claim 34  wherein the weight distribution ratio and loft are configured to minimize the time the golf ball is airborne when struck by the putter head.  
   
   
       36 . A process for fabricating a putter comprising: 
 providing a brass substrate;    forming a putter head from the substrate using a CNC machining process to have a greater than a 1:1 weight distribution ratio across a latitude of the putter head;    forming the putter head from the substrate using the CNC machining process to include a heel region and toe region, each region including approximately the same weighting;    forming the putter head to include a center region having a weighting less than a combined heel and toe weighting;    drilling a shaft cavity based on a first angle to provide positive loft and a second angle to provide [a lie angle and forming a straight hole with two angles positioned tangent to the centerline of the putter head closer to the toe, making the heel heavier; and    coupling a putter shaft to the shaft cavity relative to the centerline.    
   
   
       37 . A putter fabricated by a process comprising: 
 providing a substrate of one or more materials;    forming the substrate into a putter head having a predetermined weighting formula including more weight distributed towards the top of the head;    creating a loft on a putter face of the putter head; and    coupling a putter shaft to the putter head.    
   
   
       38 . The putter of  claim 37  wherein said loft is about two (2) degrees.  
   
   
       39 . The putter fabricated by the process of  claim 37  said process further comprising forming the substrate into a putter head having a heel region, a toe region and a center region wherein the weighting formula include a 1:1 weighting distribution ratios between heel region and the toe regions and a greater than 1:1 weighting distribution between the heel and toe regions and the center region.  
   
   
       40 . A process for fabrication a putter comprising: 
 providing a substrate of material; and    forming the substrate into a putter head having a heel region, center region and a toe region, said putter head having a predetermined weighting formula including a greater weight distribution above a predetermined latitude of the putter head as compared to below the latitude; and    approximately 1:1 weight distribution ratio between said heel and toe regions and a greater than 1:1 weight distribution between said heel and toe regions and said center region.    
   
   
       41 . The process as recited in  claim 40  wherein said weighting formula includes approximately 3:1 weight distribution ratio across the predetermined latitude of the putter head.  
   
   
       42 . The process as recited in  claim 40  further comprising coupling a putter shaft to the shaft cavity.  
   
   
       43 . The process as recited in  claim 40  wherein the weighting formula includes approximately 75% or more weight above the predetermined latitude than below the predetermined latitude.  
   
   
       44 . The process as recited in  claim 40  wherein the predetermine latitude is located at approximately one half of the height of the putter head.