A golf putter

Abstract

The invention provides a golf putter comprising a putter head. The putter head has a substantially arcuate base and a striking surface that has no loft angle relative to the ground engaging surface. The base of the putter head has a continuous linear ground engaging portion extending at a right angle from the front striking surface. This golf putter will present a consistently shaped striking surface to the golf ball for a range of lie angles allowing the golf putter to be used by players of different height, technique and relative positioning with respect to the golf ball.

1 . A golf putter comprising
 a. a putter head having a ground engaging surface and a striking surface that has substantially no loft angle relative the ground engaging surface of the base; and   b. a shaft connection behind the striking surface for connection of a shaft with a handle at one end and at the other end connectable to the shaft connection of the putter head.   
     
     
         2 . A golf putter according to  claim 1  wherein the substantially arcuate ground engaging base is continuous. 
     
     
         3 . A golf putter according to  claim 1  wherein the substantially arcuate ground engaging base is discontinuous but only able to engage the ground along a continuous arc forming the lowest portions of the substantially arcuate ground engaging base. 
     
     
         4 . A golf putter according to  claim 1  wherein the putter head has a substantially planar striking surface. 
     
     
         5 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the putter head has a front body having a continuous linear ground engaging base portion extending at a right angle from the front striking surface to assist accurate aiming of the front surface. 
     
     
         6 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the putter head has a front body having a continuous linear ground engaging base portion extending from the front striking surface and forming a cross section with the front striking surface at a right angle to the base to provide the substantially no loft angle. 
     
     
         7 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the putter head has a substantially arcuate ground engaging base extending as a curved planar base surface consistently at right angles to the front striking surface from a toe end away from the user towards a heel end closer to the user wherein at any natural alignment of the putter in a toe heel direction the substantially arcuate ground engaging base provides a linear ground engaging surface of the base at right angles to the striking surface to provide the substantially no loft. 
     
     
         8 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the putter head has a front body, which comprises the striking surface, and a rear body extending rearwardly from the front body which comprises the connection to the shaft. 
     
     
         9 . A golf putter according to  claim 8 , wherein the rear body end has a substantially tapering shape. 
     
     
         10 . A golf putter according to  claim 9 , wherein the substantially tapering shape of the rear body end forms a rear offset ground engaging surface at an angle to the ground engaging surface of the front body. 
     
     
         11 . A golf putter according to  claim 8 , wherein the front body extends for about one third of a length of the putter head and the raked rear body extends for about two thirds of the length of the putter head. 
     
     
         12 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the putter head connection comprises a hosel to which the shaft is connectable. 
     
     
         13 . A golf putter according to  claim 12 , wherein the hosel is positioned at the rear body of the putter head. 
     
     
         14 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the golf putter comprises a golf putter head and golf shaft. 
     
     
         15 . A golf putter according to  claim 14 , wherein the handle of the shaft is positioned in line with the striking surface. 
     
     
         16 . A golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein in use the player can undertake an accurate putting stroke by:
 a. raising the putter from the resting rear offset ground engaging surface to the aligned ground engaging surface so as to align the striking surface behind the golf ball at the required aimed direction to the hole on the putting green;   b. positioning the player at a natural position from the ball   
       wherein the resultant position of the natural toe/heel alignment of the putter automatically selects the aligned ground engaging surface from the arcuate base; and wherein the selected aligned ground engaging surface ensures that the front strike face is presented with 0° loft angle.