Putter

Abstract

A putter having a head, a shaft, and a grip. The head includes a face, a toe, a heel, a sole, a top, and a back, is formed of a single block of material, and weighs from about 350 grams to about 358 grams. A sound slot is formed in the head, from the top to the sole, and extending from adjacent the toe to adjacent the heel, parallel to the face. Junctions along the lines between the face and the top, the toe, the heel, and the sole form a substantially ninety-degree angle. The shaft is formed of a graphite and steel composition, and weighs no more than about 101 grams at 35.25 inches. The grip has two ridges forming a flat between them, and weighs from about 68 grams to about 82 grams. The overall weight of the putter, including the head, the shaft, and the grip, is from about 523 grams to about 542 grams.

1 . A putter, comprising:
 a head, the head comprising,
 a face, a toe, a heel, a sole, a top, and a back, 
 wherein
 the head is formed of a single block of material, and weighs from about 350 grams to about 358 grams, 
 a sound slot is formed in the head, from the top to the sole, and from adjacent the toe to adjacent the heel, and parallel to the face, 
 junctions between the face and the top, the toe, the heel, and the sole form substantially ninety-degree angles, 
 
   a shaft, the shaft formed of a graphite and steel composition, and weighing no more than about 101 grams,   a grip, the grip having two ridges forming a flat between them, and a weight of from about 68 grams to about 82 grams,   wherein
 an overall weight of the putter, including the head, the shaft, and the grip, is from about 523 grams to about 542 grams. 
   
     
     
         2 . The putter of  claim 1 , further comprising a series of one or more kerfs cut into the sole, running along the length of the sole, and extending from the toe to the heel. 
     
     
         3 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein the head is made entirely of steel. 
     
     
         4 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein the width of the head at its widest point is from about 32 mm to about 47 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein the overall shape of the head is substantially rectangular or substantially square. 
     
     
         6 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein a color of the head is at least one of gold, silver, white, florescent green, and gray. 
     
     
         7 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein a width of a top line between the face and the top is from about 11 mm to about 13.75 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein the top line of the head has a length of from about 54.29 mm to about 61.00 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The putter of  claim 1 , further comprising a single dot placed as an alignment aid on the top of the head at a position that is generally midway between the toe and the heel, and relatively closer to the face than the back of the head. 
     
     
         10 . The putter of  claim 1  wherein, when resting on a flat and level surface, an angle between the surface and the face is within about +1-0.05 degrees of 90 degrees. 
     
     
         11 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the putter from a lowest-most point on the sole to a distal end of the shaft, without the grip attached, is 35.25 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The putter of  claim 1 , wherein a color of the shaft is at least one of black, silver, and white. 
     
     
         13 . A method of constructing a putter, the method comprising the steps of:
 constructing a head, shaft, and grip according to  claim 1 , and   assembling the putter using the head, shaft, and grip.   
     
     
         14 . A method of fitting a putter to a golfer, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a putter according to  claim 1 ,   adjusting a length of the shaft to the height of the golfer, and   installing the grip on the shaft within a range of from about two degrees open to about two degrees closed, with respect to a line that is perpendicular to the face of the head.