Golf Putter

Abstract

A golf putter comprising a putter head that has a flat ball-striking surface that is perpendicular to an enlarged planar sole plate forming the bottom surface, an elongated shaft that is inclined from lower to upper end towards a golfer, which will therefore require the golfer to stand in a more upright position and farther away from the ball, keeping his/her eyes on the desired path of the ball. Also, the ball-striking surface is greater than the radius of the golf ball but less than the diameter of the golf ball.

1 . A golf putter comprising: 
 a putter head having a body, said body having a heel portion, a toe portion, an enlarged planar sole plate forming a bottom surface, a hosel, a pair of sides, a back face and a top portion;    a flat-ball striking surface adapted to strike a golf ball, said flat ball striking surface extending perpendicular between the enlarged planar sole plate and top portion of the body and being greater than the radius but less than the diameter of the golf ball to be hit; and    an elongated extending shaft having a first, generally lower end and an upper grip end located at a second, generally upper end, said putter head being connected by the hosel at an angle to the lower end of the elongated shaft, such that the elongated shaft is inclined from lower to upper end towards a golfer, requiring the golfer to stand father away from the golf ball.    
   
   
       2 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated shaft is bent at an angle of about at least 30° to about at least 65° towards the golf player.  
   
   
       3 . The golf putter of  claim 2 , wherein the elongated shaft is bent at an angle of about at least 50° to about at least 55° towards the golf player.  
   
   
       4 . The golf putter of  claim 3 , wherein the elongated shaft is bent at about at least 45° to about 47° towards the golf player.  
   
   
       5 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein the ball-striking surface is at least about two and a quarter inches (2¼″) tall.  
   
   
       6 . The golf putter of  claim 4 , wherein the ball-striking surface is from about at least a third of an inch (⅓) to about at least one inch (1″) greater than the radius but less than the diameter of the golf ball.  
   
   
       7 . The golf putter of  claim 6 , wherein the ball-striking surface is about one-half inch (½″) greater than the radius of the golf ball.  
   
   
       8 . A head for a golf putter, said head having a body, said body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a pair of sides., a back face, a top face, a hosel and an enlarged sole plate forming a bottom surface; and a flat ball-striking surface adapted to strike a golf ball, said ball-striking surface extending perpendicular between the enlarged sole plate and top portion of the body and being greater than the radius but less than the diameter of the golf ball to be hit.  
   
   
       9 . The head for a golf putter of  claim 8 , wherein the ball-striking surface is at least from about one third of an inch (⅓″) to about at least one inch (1″) greater than the radius of the golf ball.  
   
   
       10 . The head for a golf putter of  claim 9 , wherein the ball-striking surface is about one-half inch (½″) greater than the radius of the golf ball.