Adjustable golf putter for left and right hand use

Abstract

A golf club comprising: (a) a head having a face configured to make contact with a golf ball; (b) an extended portion extending from the head free of obstructing the face; and (c) a hosel movably secured to the head, wherein the hosel is configured to rotate relative to the head, or vice versa; wherein the rotation of the hosel relative to the head, or vice versa, changes the golf club between a left-handed position and a right-handed position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club comprising:
 (a) a head having a face configured to make contact with a golf ball;   (b) an extended portion extending from the head free of obstructing the face; and   (c) a hosel movably secured to the head, wherein the hosel is configured to rotate relative to the head, or vice versa;   wherein the rotation of the hosel relative to the head, or vice versa, changes the golf club between a left-handed position and a right-handed position.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein a dowel extends between the head and the hosel, and the hosel, the head, or both rotate about an axis of the dowel. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 2 , wherein the dowel located along a center axis of the face of the head. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 3 , wherein the extended portion includes a pair of opposing runners positioned along opposing sides of the extended portion. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club of  claim 4 , wherein the hosel is fixedly secured to the head when in the left-handed position or the right-handed position by a single fastener extending through a hole of the hosel into the head. 
     
     
         6 . The golf club of  claim 5 , wherein the fastener extends through a first hole while in the left-handed position and through a second hole while in the right-handed position. 
     
     
         7 . The golf club of  claim 6 , wherein the golf club includes a plurality of through-holes located along the face and extending through the head. 
     
     
         8 . The golf club of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of through-holes is a first set of through-holes located near a toe of the head and a second set of through-holes located near a heel of the head. 
     
     
         9 . The golf club of  claim 7 , wherein a central portion of the face near the center axis of the face is free of the through-holes. 
     
     
         10 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the face includes a cutaway extending to a sole of the head. 
     
     
         11 . The golf club of  claim 10 , wherein an angle of the cutaway is approximately 2 degrees relative to the face. 
     
     
         12 . The golf club of  claim 11 , wherein the hosel abuts a crown of the head. 
     
     
         13 . The golf club of  claim 12 , wherein the hosel is configured to rotate and move axially relative to the head, or vice versa. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club of  claim 13 , wherein the golf club includes one or more removable and/or adjustable weights secured to the head. 
     
     
         15 . The golf club of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more weights are attached to the head via one or more fasteners, and the one or more weights abut a back surface of the head that opposes the face. 
     
     
         16 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more weights are positioned between the runners of the extended portion. 
     
     
         17 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the golf club includes a shaft secured within a hole of the hosel. 
     
     
         18 . The golf club of  claim 17 , wherein the shaft and the sole of the head form an angle of approximately 18 degrees. 
     
     
         19 . The golf club of  claim 18 , wherein the angle is dictated by an angle of the hole within the hosel that receives the shaft. 
     
     
         20 . The golf club of  claim 19 , wherein the golf club is a putter.