Gravity action putter and methods of use

Abstract

The current invention is a golf putter designed to be held by only one hand in order to achieve the ability to produce a pure pendulum motion. The pure pendulum motion has many advantages and solves problems encountered with the conventional two hand putting method. The shaft diameter is large enough to be gripped comfortably by one hand, anywhere along the shaft, and held against the arm, so that the arm and putter move in unison as a pendulum whose pivot point is the joint of the golfer's upper arm and shoulder. The golfer can move the putter in a coplanar motion similarly to a pure pendulum. The striking face of the putter may be set and maintained perpendicular to the target line, thereby solving the variable face angle problem attendant putting with two arms. Other putting errors are eliminated. The putter also works with two hands.

1 . A golf putter comprising:
 a putter shaft of uniform cross section along at least a majority of its length   a putterhead including a body with a center-of-mass, said body having one or two ball striking surfaces, a top, two end regions, and a bottom   said putterhead securely connected to said putter shaft so that the shaft centerline passes through the center-of-mass of said putterhead   said putter shaft diameter being between 2.0 and 4.5 centimeters   said putter shaft length a minimum of 46 centimeters   axis of said putter shaft offset at least 10 degrees from a line perpendicular to the top of said putterhead and in a plane parallel to a horizontal line in the striking face of said putterhead   
   
   
       2 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead is made of any solid material. 
   
   
       3 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead is made of aluminum alloy. 
   
   
       4 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead is made of steel. 
   
   
       5 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft is made of any solid material. 
   
   
       6 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft is made of wood. 
   
   
       7 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft is made of any tubular material. 
   
   
       8 . The golf putter of  claim 7 , wherein said shaft is made of aluminum alloy. 
   
   
       9 . The golf putter of  claim 7 , wherein said shaft is made of steel. 
   
   
       10 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead, when viewed from the top, appears to be mostly of a rectangular shape. 
   
   
       11 . The golf putter of  claim 7 , wherein the tubular material is capped to close its open end. 
   
   
       12 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein the top of said putterhead includes two marking lines spaced to indicate where the ball should be located when struck. 
   
   
       13 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft may include a grip material covering part or all of its surface. 
   
   
       14 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead has a bottom surface consisting of a section of a cylinder. 
   
   
       15 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead has a bottom surface consisting of three planes that approximate a section of a cylinder. 
   
   
       16 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead includes a ball imbeded in each toe and heel end, said balls to protrude sufficiently to destroy considering the ends to be golf ball striking surfaces. 
   
   
       17 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said putterhead has a black colored surface coating. 
   
   
       18 . The golf putter of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft has a gold colored surface coating. 
   
   
       19 . The golf putter of  claim 12 , wherein said lines have a white surface.