An Adjustable Tension Putter Face

Recently a patent application published disclosing an interesting adjustable putter face. The application originates from Korea, so it is not the easiest to read but the drawings help fill the holes. The application published as US Publication No. 20090170628 titled “Head for Golf Putter” and describes the invention as:

A head for a putter of golf club provides more effective result by improving top spin of golf ball rolling into a hole cup by a putting (striking) on a putting green and thus increasing a straightness that a direction of golf ball and a distance do not change even in a mistaken putting. The head for a golf putter includes a head body united with a shaft endmost part of putter as a kind of golf club and used for putting a golf ball; a putting wire assembled in zigzags with a club face as a putter face of the head body, to extendedly strike the golf ball in a way of surrounding a portion of the golf ball in a putting using the putter; and a tension control member to change a striking sensitivity transferred to the golf ball in the putting.

The application goes on to explain:

[0014] According to an embodiment of the invention, a head for a golf putter comprises a head body united with a shaft endmost part of putter as a kind of golf club and used for putting a golf ball; a putting wire assembled in zigzags with a club face as a putter face of the head body, to extendedly strike the golf ball in a way of surrounding a portion of the golf ball in a putting using the putter; and a tension control member to change a striking sensitivity transferred to the golf ball in the putting through a tension control of the putting wire.

[0015] As described above, a head for a golf putter according to an embodiment of the invention employs a putting wire in zigzags on the front of club face, such that a striking force based on a spread of putting point provided in a type of surrounding a golf ball in a putting is directed toward a center of the golf ball, thereby obtaining a precise putting effect a progress direction of golf ball and a distance deviation do not become different even in a mistaken putting.

[0016] In addition, a relatively optimized condition such as a change determination of resilient force based on respective styles and swing force every user through a tension sensitivity control of the putting wire can be provided in a putting.

[0017] That is, a top spin of golf ball can be substantially increased with only a small swing track through a tension action surrounding a portion of the golf ball in a putting using the putting wire, thereby realizing a dominant straightness like a golf ball precisely sucked into a hole cup without being so greatly influenced from a leaning direction of lawn or a tilt of putting green.

Boy, I wish my ball was ever “precisely sucked into a hole.”

Interesting!

Dave Dawsey  – Watching Golf Putter Inventions

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