Adjustable putter and related methods

Abstract

An adjustable putter that allows a golfer to quickly and easily adjust the lie and angle of a putter. The adjustable putter features a ball and socket joint connection that allows a golfer to adjust the shaft of a putter within the upper socket opening. The adjustable putter allows a golfer to articulate the angle of the putter relative to the putter head without affecting the putter grip's alignment with the putter face. Inside the shaft is a torque tube with a set pin that enters a sphere within a socket, which causes the sphere to expand and frictionally fit into the socket to lock the putter shaft in place. In an alternative embodiment, the torque tube assembly that may be of various lengths, where a male connection tool may enter the side of the putter shaft at any point. It is at that point where the female hex connection of the torque tube assembly will be positioned for use with the male tool. Additionally, the adjustable putter allows a golfer to adjust the loft of the putter via different loft plates that may be inserted into a loft cavity at the bottom of the putter.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An adjustable putter that allows the golfer to adjust the shaft and choose the optimal position for his or her own putting technique. 
     
     
         2 . An adjustable putter of  claim 1  comprising:
 a shaft with a set pin therein said shaft; and, 
 a putter head with a sphere assembly operationally configured to receive said set pin of said shaft;
 wherein manipulation of said set pin and sphere assembly allows the user to selectively tighten or loosen the shaft's connection with the putter head and change the shafts position. 
 
 
     
     
         3 . An adjustable putter comprising:
 a torque tube with a first end and a second end disposed within a shaft, wherein the first end is defined by a female connection and the second end receives a set pin;   at least one tube spacer disposed along a portion of the torque rod;   a shaft cap that is placed around the female connector of the first end of the torque rod;   a grip placed over the top of the shaft, wherein the grip has a hole at the tip, whereby a tool may access the female connection;   a sphere structure with a first end that may thread into a shaft tip and a second end that forms a sphere, wherein the sphere structure is defined by at least two anti-rotation peg holders located at the center of a sphere's axis;   at least two anti-rotation pegs that are located within the anti-rotation peg holders;   a shaft tip with a bore and a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is threaded to receive the set pin and the second end is threaded to receive the sphere structure;   an expansion chamber that is within the sphere structure;   a socket that receives the sphere structure, wherein the socket is further defined by at least two anti-rotation socket tract(s), whereby the anti-rotation track(s) receive the anti-rotation pegs; and,   a putter head.   
     
     
         4 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein the socket is further defined by an upper socket and a lower socket. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable putter of  claim 4 , wherein half of an anti-rotation track is located in the upper socket. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable putter of  claim 5 , wherein half of an anti-rotation track is located in the lower socket. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein at least two anti-rotation peg(s) are positioned opposite from each other. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein the sphere structure is further defined by a sphere cap with a first end that is threaded and a second end that forms a top portion of the sphere structure. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable putter of  claim 8 , wherein the sphere structure is further defined by at least one sphere segment that forms the lower portion of a sphere when positioned below the sphere cap. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable putter of  claim 8 , wherein the sphere segment(s) are further defined by an inner curvature that forms an expansion chamber. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , further defined by a loft plate that fastens to a loft plate cavity at the bottom of the putter. 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable putter of  claim 11 , wherein a loft plate may be defined by a loft wedge. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable putter of  claim 11 , wherein the loft plate may be screwed into the loft plate cavity. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable putter of  claim 11 , wherein the loft plate may be inserted into the bottom of the putter via a magnet. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein the socket is located in a hosel of the putter head. 
     
     
         16 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein the socket is located at the heel of the putter head. 
     
     
         17 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein the socket is locked at the center of the putter head. 
     
     
         18 . The adjustable putter of  claim 3 , wherein the shaft cap and shaft tip are adhered to the inner diameter of the shaft via epoxy. 
     
     
         19 . A method of adjusting a putter comprising:
 obtaining an adjustable putter comprising a shaft with a set pin therein said shaft and a putter head with a sphere assembly operationally configured to receive said set pin of said shaft, wherein manipulation of said set pin and sphere assembly allows the user to selectively tighten or loosen the shaft's connection with the putter head and change the shafts position;   articulating the shaft to a position; and,   manipulating the set pin; wherein the set pin substantially enters the sphere assembly and secures the shaft in place.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the set pin may be removably inserted into a torque tube.