Sphere and needle alignment indicia for head of golf putter

Abstract

A needle or pointer pierces a sphere from the rear to form an alignment indicia to direct the sweet spot of the putter and the center of the golf ball towards the target putting line.

1 . A sphere and needle alignment indicia device for a golf putter head, the device comprising: 
 a golf putter head attached to a golf club shaft, the golf putter head comprising a front striking face for striking a golf ball with a center portion of the striking face during putting and an interconnected rearward extending support portion;    a sphere and needle alignment indicia attached to a top surface of the support portion so that the sphere and needle alignment indicia are visible to a golfer holding the golf club shaft, the sphere and needle alignment indicia comprising a sphere mounted on the support portion behind and spaced apart from the center portion of the striking face; and a needle extending from a center of the sphere forward to a point adjacent to the front striking face with a point of the needle pointing precisely to the center portion of the striking face to assist a golfer in aligning the golf putter head with a golf ball.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the support portion comprises a top support surface aligned with a top of the striking face, the top support surface having a recessed hemispherical opening in a rearward portion of the top support surface to receive the sphere secured therein with half of the sphere in the hemispherical opening and a groove extending from a front center of the hemispherical opening to a point adjacent to the front striking face pointing to the center portion of the striking face, the needle secured in the groove.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a transparent block of rigid synthetic material encasing the sphere and needle, wherein the support surface comprises a flat top portion for receiving the transparent block attached thereto.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the support portion comprises a top support surface aligned with a top of the front striking face, the top support surface having a keyhole shaped opening therein with a round portion of the keyhole shaped opening positioned rearwardly from the front striking face and a straight portion of the keyhole shaped opening extending forwardly to a point adjacent to the front striking face, the top surface having a V-shaped notch at a front center edge of the straight portion, the notch aligned with the center portion of the striking face, the sphere secured within the round portion of the keyhole shaped opening and a point of the needle secured in the V-shaped notch.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein the sphere has a cylindrical sphere opening in a bottom of the sphere and the support portion has a mating cylindrical vertical support peg in the center of the round portion of the keyhole opening so that the support peg fits securely in the sphere opening to attach the sphere to the support portion.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 4  wherein the sphere further comprises a cylindrical sphere peg extending from a bottom of the sphere and the support portion has a mating cylindrical support opening in the center of the round portion of the keyhole opening so that the sphere peg fits securely in the support opening to attach the sphere to the support portion.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 4  further comprising at least one guard arm extending from the support portion over a portion of the sphere to secure the sphere.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the support portion comprises a recessed horizontal support surface extending rearwardly from the striking face, the recessed horizontal support surface having a recessed hemispherical opening in a rearward portion thereof to receive the sphere secured therein with half of the sphere in the hemispherical opening and a groove extending from a front center of the hemispherical opening to a point adjacent to the front striking face pointing to the center portion of the striking face, the golf putter head further comprising a flat top surface extending rearwardly from the front striking face and a downwardly extending rear face from the flat top surface down to the recessed horizontal support surface, the rear face parallel to the front striking face and a line indicia extending from the center portion of the front striking face rearwardly along the flat top surface and down the rear face to a point on the recessed horizontal support surface aligned with the needle.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a transparent block of rigid synthetic material encasing the sphere and needle, wherein the support surface comprises a recessed horizontal support surface for receiving the transparent block attached thereto with the needle pointing to the center portion of the front striking plate, the golf putter head further comprising a flat top surface extending rearwardly from the front striking face and a downwardly extending rear face from the flat top surface down to the recessed horizontal support surface, the rear face parallel to the front striking face and a line indicia extending from the center portion of the front striking face rearwardly along the flat top surface and down the rear face to a point aligned with the needle.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the sphere is formed of a transparent material and the needle pierces through the sphere so that the needle is visible from a back of the needle and a shaft of the needle extending through the sphere and out of the sphere forwardly to a needle point pointing at the center portion of the front striking plate.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the sphere is formed of an opaque material so that a portion of the needle within the sphere is not visible.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 11  wherein the sphere is provided with a visual image on an exterior of the sphere.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 12  wherein the visual image is a visual image taken taken from the list of visual images including at least one color, a painting, an image of the Earth, an image of the Moon, an image of the Sun, an image of a planet, an image of a fruit, an image of a vegetable, an image of a pearl, an image of a ball, an image of a candy ball.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the needle extends completely through the sphere.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 1  wherein a portion of the needle is secured within a mating opening in the sphere.