Choice putter

Abstract

There is disclosed a golf putter for improving a golfer's putting game. Said putter has a conventional shaft connecting to an improved head. Said head has a relatively flat hitting surface for striking a golf ball, a top surface, a bottom surface, a rounded bottom surface extension, a rear edge or wall, and side edges or walls any of which may be curved to make up or define the body of said golf putter. Within the body of said golf putter is an oval aperture which extends through said top and bottom surfaces. Four threaded set screws are inserted through four bore holes which are laterally bored through each opposite said side wall of said rounded bottom surface extensions and extending into said oval aperture. Said top surface oval opening being smaller than a conventional golf ball and said bottom surface oval opening being larger than said golf ball thus permits said golf balls to be wedged upward toward said smaller top surface oval opening by engaging said set screws which contact said golf balls below their equilateral center line. Said oval aperture can also accept an insert made to exactly fit into said oval aperture. Said insert is made to fit up through said larger bottom surface oval opening, but not fit through said smaller top surface oval opening. Said insert can then be secured within the body of the putter by engaging said set screws to make contact and force upward said insert. The top surface of said insert can be covered by one of many exchangeable visual alignment cards which are compressed between the top of said insert and said smaller top surface oval opening thus making it possible for said alignment cards to be visible through said top surface oval opening.

1 . An improved putter comprising:
 a shaft;   a club head connected to said shaft, said club head has a relatively flat hitting surface for striking a golf ball, a top surface, a bottom surface, side edges or walls, said side edges or walls ultimately curving into a rear edge or wall, said flat hitting surface being the front edge, said front edge, side edge or walls and rear edge or wall defining the overall shape of said club head;   an oval aperture extending through the entire thickness of said club head behind said hitting surface;   said oval aperture being in parallel to said side edges or walls;   an oval aperture of said top surface being in parallel to said side edges or walls and marginally smaller than a conventional golf ball;   a oval aperture of said bottom surface being in parallel to said side edges or walls and having a front and rear chamber marginally larger than said conventional golf ball;   said side edges or walls have a total of four laterally bored holes consisting of two bore holes per said side edge or wall which penetrate said front and rear chambers of said oval aperture;   
   
   
       2 . The improved putter as described in  claim 1  further comprising four threaded set screws disposed within said laterally bored holes;
 a mechanical tool to engage said threaded set screws into said laterally bored holes;   
   
   
       3 . A method of securing conventional golf balls within the club head of the improved putter as described in  claim 1  wherein said top surface oval opening being marginally smaller than said conventional golf ball and said bottom surface oval opening being marginally larger than said conventional golf ball thus permits said golf balls to be inserted up through said larger bottom surface oval opening and restricted from fitting up through said smaller top surface oval opening, by manually engaging said set screws to penetrate said oval aperture said set screws contact said golf balls below their equilateral center line forcing said golf balls upward and wedging said golf balls between said smaller top surface oval opening and said set screws thus allowing said golf balls to partially protrude through said smaller top surface oval opening;
 a method of reversing said securing process as described in  claim 3 , to release said golf balls from said oval aperture.   
   
   
       4 . A method of creating a three dimensional alignment system using conventional golf balls within the club head as described in  claim 3 . 
   
   
       5 . A method of using conventional golf balls with printed logos within the club head as described in  claim 3 , for promotional or personalization (i.e. company, private golf club, or favorite sports team logos). 
   
   
       6 . A method of improving performance and weight distribution by using a single conventional golf ball in either the front or rear chamber of said oval aperture as described in  claim 1  wherein said set screws would only be engaged as described in  claim 3  within said front or rear chamber which said single golf ball is to be used. 
   
   
       7 . The improved putter as described in  claim 1  further comprising an insert made to fit exactly within said oval aperture;
 said insert being the same approximate weight as two conventional golf balls so as not to change the weight of the putter when switching from said insert to said golf balls;   a method of securing said insert whereas said insert would be inserted up through said larger bottom surface oval opening but restricted by said smaller top surface oval opening, said set screws would then be manually engaged to penetrate said oval aperture thus making contact with said insert and wedging said insert upward against said smaller top surface oval opening;   a method of reversing said securing process as described in  claim 7  to release said insert from said oval aperture.   
   
   
       8 . The improved putter as described in  claim 1  further comprising a series of weighted inserts to improve the performance and feel of the putter;
 an insert made noticeably heavier than original insert as described in  claim 7 ;   an insert made noticeably lighter than original insert as described in  claim 7 .   
   
   
       9 . An improved putter as described in  claim 1  further comprising interchangeable visual alignment cards that are compressed between the top of said insert and said smaller top surface oval opening thus making it possible for said alignment cards to be visible through said smaller top surface oval opening thus permitting countless alignment and promotional options. 
   
   
       10 . A method of using said interchangeable visual alignment cards as described in  claim 9  for promotional or personalization (i.e. company, private golf club, or favorite sports team logos) to create endless options for visual alignment;
 a see through visual alignment card which would enable user to put photographs or custom art work of their choosing within said putter to further personalize said putter to their liking.   
   
   
       11 . An improved putter comprising:
 a shaft;   a club head connected to said shaft, said club head has a front hitting surface for striking a golf ball, a top surface, a bottom surface, side edges, said side edges ultimately curving into a rear edge, said front hitting surface, side edges and rear edge defining the overall shape of said club head;   a rimmed oval cavity in said top surface;   said oval cavity is of a predetermined depth;   a rear edge of oval cavity and said rear edge of club head being one and the same;   an aperture through rear edge of said oval cavity and said rear edge of club head;   a closure of said aperture by mechanical means;   
   
   
       12 . The improved putter as described in  claim 11  further comprising a visual alignment card proximate in thickness as said predetermined depth of said oval cavity and being of same oval shape as said oval cavity so that said visual alignment card could be disposed within said oval cavity through said rear aperture which then could be mechanically closed thus securing said visual alignment card within said oval cavity;
 a series of exchangeable visual alignment cards made to fit within said oval cavity for promotional or personalization (i.e. company, private golf club, or favorite sports team logos), to create endless options for visual alignment.