This Putter is Too Radical for Me
Check out this putter patent application. The application recently published as US Pub. No. 20070191136 titled “Putter Type Golf Club and a Method of Using It.”
The application describes the invention as:
A golf club of the so called putter type comprising a cylinder shaped head (10) with a vertical semi-through hole (15) placed in the middle of the cylindrical surface, a second threaded hole perpendicular to the first one for the insertion of a screw (16), a shaft (11) of adjustable length inserted in the first hole, with the first portion inserted in said semi-through hole, vertically and orthogonally relative to said head and comprising portions, one opposite to the other, folded at an angle in relation to the first vertical portion, the angled upper portion terminating with an end which is parallel to the ground when the club is in its position of use, said end in its turn supporting the grip formed by two spheres (12,12′) of different diameter, with the inner sphere (12′) capable of sliding along the shaft.
So, do you think this putter would meet the USGA equipment rules for putters?
David Dawsey – The Putter Patent Attorney