Curved golf putter
View Patent ↗A golf putter with a having a curved body and a high toe design is disclosed and claimed. The putter head includes a face member, which has a heel and a toe, and a body member. The body member is connected to and extends rearward from the face member. At least a portion of the body member is curved toward the heel of the club head. The face member preferably is angled such that the toe has a greater height than the heel. The body member may be similarly angled. The body member extends through the face member and forms at least a portion of a striking face of the club head. The body member may define a hole therethrough, exposing a portion of the face member underneath, which may be used as a club head alignment aid. A variety of body members may interchangeably be connected to a single face member.
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a face member defining a striking face and comprising:
a rear surface opposite the striking face comprising a substantially vertical portion and a substantially horizontal portion, wherein the substantially horizontal portion comprises a first alignment aid;
a heel; and
a toe; and
a body member coupled to the substantially vertical portion of the rear surface, wherein the body member comprises a straight portion extending rearward from the rear surface and a curved portion curved only toward the heel and extending rearward from the straight portion, and wherein the straight portion of the body member further comprises a hole exposing the substantially horizontal portion, and wherein the body member comprises a second alignment aid.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said body member extends from 1 to 4 inches from said rear surface.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said curved portion of said body member has a radius of curvature from 0.5 inch to 10 inches.
4. The golf club head of claim 3 , wherein said radius of curvature is constant through the entire curved portion.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a first line perpendicular to said face member and a second line tangent to said curved body member portion at a rear-most end of said body member form an angle from 1° to 10°.
6. The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein the club head contains a loft angle that is within one-half degree of said angle.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the second alignment aid is curved to the same degree as the curved portion of the body member.
8. A golf club head, comprising:
a face member defining a striking face and having a first, substantially vertical rear surface opposite said striking face, a second, substantially horizontal rear surface, a heel, and a toe; and
a body member coupled to said first rear surface and extending rearward away from said striking face, said body member defining a hole therethrough, exposing a portion of said substantially horizontal surface;
wherein said face member includes an alignment aid on said substantially horizontal surface portion, and wherein at least a portion of said body member is curved toward said heel, and wherein said curved portion of said body member has a radius of curvature from 0.5 inch to 10 inches.
9. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein said alignment aid is in the form of a first line, said body member including a second line on an upper surface thereof, said first and second lines being in alignment when the golf club head is properly aligned with the golf ball.
10. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein said first and second lines are vertically offset by 0.25 to 1.5 inches.
11. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein said first and second lines are arcs.
12. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein said alignment aid is in the form of a colored surface.
13. The golf club head of claim 12 , wherein said colored surface is visible to a user when the golf club head is properly aligned with the golf ball.
14. The golf club head of claim 12 , wherein said colored surface is not visible to a user when the golf club head is properly aligned with the golf ball.
15. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein a first line perpendicular to said face member and a second line tangent to said curved body member portion at a rear-most end of said body member form an angle from 1° to 10°.
16. A golf club head, comprising:
a face member defining a striking face and having a heel and a toe, wherein the face member has a top surface, and wherein the top surface has a first height at the toe and a second height less than the first height at the heel; and
a body member coupled to the face member, wherein the body member defines a hole therethrough, exposing a substantially horizontal portion of the face member, wherein the body member is curved only toward the heel, and wherein the substantially horizontal portion of the face member comprises a first alignment aid.
17. The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the body member has a top surface that is angled downward from a toe side of the golf club head to a heel side of the golf club head.
18. The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the body member comprises a second alignment aid.
19. The golf club head of claim 18 , wherein the first alignment aid and the second alignment aid are vertically offset by 0.25 inches to 1.5 inches.
20. The golf club head of claim 18 , wherein the first and second alignment aids are lines.
21. The golf club head of claim 20 , wherein the first alignment aid creates a continuous line with the second alignment aid when the golf club head is in a square orientation.