Smooth roller

Abstract

An attached device (Smooth Roller) (not an insert within a cutout on the face of a putter) made of lightweight soft urethane elastomer material. The attached device has two sides: a backside and a front or striking side. The backside of the device is flat and coated with an adhesive. The front or striking side is round in shape. Attachment is achieved by contacting the device flat backside surface, coated with an adhesive, with the putter's flat face striking surface. The attached device position is fixed by aligning the top of the device with the top of the putter's head providing the optimal striking relationship between Smooth Roller and golf ball. The Smooth Roller extends vertically and horizontally across the putter's face. The Smooth Roller can attach to any existing putter having a flat putter face. The front side or striking face is described. The urethane elastomer material of the Smooth Roller's striking face has a varied durometer (hardness) ranging from 15 to 80 rating. The lower the durometer the softer the material and can be made to accommodate individual preference for “feel” and distance control. The front or striking side surface of the Smooth Roller is shaped round and extends longitudinal along the length of the putter face. The round shaped striking face imparts a desired over spin to the golf ball when the ball is struck with a putter employing the attached Smooth Roller device. A ball struck with a putter employing the Smooth Roller device rolls smoothly across the putting surface without skidding, backspin or bouncing, which is common in putters

1 . A device (Smooth Roller) attached to the front or striking face of a putter made of lightweight soft urethane elastomer material. See  FIGS. 1,2  and  4 .  
   
   
       2 . The Smooth Roller device is attached by contacting the face of a putter with the adhesive flat backside of the Smooth Roller device. See  FIGS. 1, 2  and  4 .  
   
   
       3 . The front or striking face of the attached Smooth Roller device to the putter exhibits a curved striking surface extending laterally between the end points of the putter's striking face. See  FIGS. 1, 2  and  4 .  
   
   
       4 . The curved surface of the attached Smooth Roller device provides a more desirable surface shape to impart top/over spin to the golf ball thus producing the desired effect (true roll). See  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 .  
   
   
       5 . Improved “feel” is achieved because of the lightweight soft urethane elastomer material employed providing a dampen effect to the golfer making the stroke using the Smooth Roller device.  
   
   
       6 . Because the curved surface extends vertically from the top of the putter face to the bottom of the putter face a consistent striking surface in relation to the spherical shape of a golf ball is achieved. See  FIGS. 1, 2 ,  3  and  4 .  
   
   
       7 . The demands placed on the individual performing the putting stroke of striking the golf ball precisely at or above the equator with a flat surfaced striking face of a putter to achieve over spin, no skidding or bouncing requires constant practice and a high degree of skill level. With the attached Smooth Roller device, skidding or bouncing is virtually eliminated regardless of skill level and desired over spin is imparted to the golf ball resulting in true roll. See  FIGS. 3 and 4 .  
   
   
       8 . Improved distance control and “feel” is achieved with a more consistent lightweight soft urethane elastomer material curved striking surface the attached Smooth Roller device affords and results in a true roll.  
   
   
       9 . This invention has the added benefit of not having to invest in a new putter to benefit from improvements in putters through design features but to utilize the golfer's current putter with the attached Smooth Roller device to improve the golfer's putting results as in  claim 6 . See  FIGS. 3 and 4 .  
   
   
       10 . This invention has features that are not addressed by other inventions making similar claims without purchasing a new putter or performing labor intensive and expensive efforts to retool and retrofitting an existing putter. See  FIGS. 2 and 4 .