Adjustable putter head alignment aid
View Patent ↗A golf club head with a body and an adjustable alignment aid housed on a top surface of the body is provided. The adjustable alignment aid is pivotable relative to the top surface, either two-dimensionally or about an axis of rotation transverse to the top surface. The adjustable alignment aid may be coupled to the remainder of the golf club head through a resistive connection and may be shifted to assist a golfer in squaring the face of the golf club face to a perceived eye line and resulting in the golfer being able to better square the golf club head with the eye line at a point of contact. The golf club head may be a putter head.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a front, a rear, a toe, a heel, a top, and a bottom;
an adjustable alignment aid having an off-axis rotation and coupled to a rear surface of the front, the adjustable alignment aid extending rearwardly;
an interior recess extending at least partially downward from the top and positioned adjacent the front, between the toe and the heel, the rear surface of the front being adjacent the recess, wherein the recess allows unimpeded movement of the adjustable alignment aid; and
wherein the recess extends through the body from the top to the bottom.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the front comprises a front surface, wherein the front surface includes a hitting surface.
3. The golf club of claim 1 wherein the recess forms a concave surface in the body.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the adjustable alignment aid is non-removably housed in the body.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the adjustable alignment aid comprises a pin pivotally coupled to the rear surface of the front and extending rearwardly.
6. The golf club of claim 5 wherein the pin pivots in a circular motion.
7. The golf club of claim 5 wherein the pin is adjustable relative to a front surface of the rear and about an axis of rotation transverse to the rear surface of the front.
8. The golf club head of claim 7 wherein the pin is coupled to a rotating element coupled to the front surface of the rear of the golf club body.
9. The golf club head of claim 8 wherein the adjustable alignment aid is configured to permit a rotating end of the pin to rotate about the rotating element.
10. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the rotating element is configured to provide a force resistive to rotation in both of opposing directions of rotation.
11. The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the force resistive to rotation is friction between the adjustable alignment aid and the front surface of the rear, wherein the friction prevents rotation of the rotational element until direct application of a force to the pin or to the rotating element.
12. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein a rear side of the rotating element includes at least one protrusion and the front surface of the rear includes apertures to allow incremental movement of the rotating element.
13. The golf club head of claim 1 further comprising a cover that at least partially covers the adjustment alignment aid.
14. The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising a shaft coupled to the body.
15. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the golf club head is configured for a putter.
16. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable alignment aid is configured to be visually distinct relative to the top of the body.
17. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a front, a rear, a toe, a heel, a top, and a bottom;
an adjustable alignment aid comprising a pin pivotally coupled to a single hole in a rear surface of the front, the adjustable alignment aid extending rearwardly;
wherein the golf club head is configured for a putter head; and
wherein the adjustable alignment aid is visible from a top side of the body;
wherein the pin is coupled to a slider contained within a slot coupled to or formed in a front surface of the rear of the golf club body.
18. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the adjustable alignment aid is non-removably housed in the body.
19. The golf club of claim 17 wherein the pin pivots in a horizontal plane.
20. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the adjustable alignment aid is configured to permit an end of the pin connected to the slider to move horizontally when the slider is moved within the slot.
21. The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein the slider and the slot are configured to provide a force resistive to movement of the slider in the slot.
22. The golf club of claim 17 wherein the slider has a connector that may be loosened or tightened, respectively, to allow or prevent movement of the slider in the slot.
23. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a front, a rear, a toe, a heel, a top, and a bottom;
an adjustable alignment aid having an off-axis rotation and coupled to a rear surface of the front, the adjustable alignment aid extending rearwardly;
wherein the adjustable alignment aid comprises a pin pivotally coupled to the rear surface of the front and extending rearwardly;
wherein the pin is adjustable relative to a front surface of the rear and about an axis of rotation transverse to the front surface of the rear; and
wherein the pin is coupled to a rotating element coupled to the rear front surface of the golf club body.