How many times have you heard “keep you eye on the ball?”

The designers at Optix Golf Company have invented a putter intended to help golfers be more aware of their head position during putting. The Optix Golf patent application published this week and is pretty interesting (although I must admit that I am not completely sold that it would improve my putting).

The Abstract describes the invention as:

A golf putter having a head which has a highly reflective upper surface. The reflective surface on the putter allows the golfer to see his eye position reflected in the putter. The putter is positioned adjacent the golf ball so that the reflected image of the golfer's eyes lays slightly behind and below the golf ball. As the golfer putts, he or she maintains the set-up position of their head to keep their eyes in the same position on takeaway as they were when they initially addressed the ball. This helps the golfer keep his head and body in the correct position while they are putting and helps them develop a more consistent putting stroke.

And, a picture is worth a thousand words (or in this case 115 words):

Who would have thought... a mirrored putter head! Optix Golf – congratulations on an innovative new product. Best of luck.