Adjustable putter
First Claim
1. In a golf club, the lie of which can be adjusted, a clubhead comprising an elongated lower part having spaced lengthwise thereof two ramps inclined oppositely downward toward each other, and an elongated upper part having on the underside thereof and spaced lengthwise thereof two slopes inclined downwardly toward each other and complemental to said ramps in said lower part, said upper part being tiltable relative to said lower part by shifting said upper part lengthwise relative to said lower part to alter the engagement of said slopes of said upper part with said ramps of said lower part.
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Abstract
A golf clubhead includes a lower part with stepped ramps spaced apart and inclined downwardly toward each other engageable by stepped undersurface slopes at the opposite ends of an upper clubhead part carried by the golf club shank, which lower part and upper part can be secured together in different tilted relationships to alter the lie of the golf club. The upper clubhead part has two generally horizontal weight-receiving bores located at opposite sides, respectively, of the longitudinal center of such part and equally spaced from such center, and the clubhead lower part has upright weight-receiving bores located at opposite sides, respectively, of the longitudinal center of such part and equally spaced from such center for receiving weight slugs selectively to alter the weight and balance of the clubhead. The two parts are inserted in a shell having opposite faces forming blades having different lofts. The grip or shaft of the golf club has a club attitude index for reference by the golfer in addressing the golf ball, each index including an elongated element located in a central reference plane of the golf club shaft, and two rows of side elements located on opposite sides, respectively, of the central element, each side element being formed by a curved row of spots flaring from the end closer to the grip butt away from the central element.
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22 Claims
- 1. In a golf club, the lie of which can be adjusted, a clubhead comprising an elongated lower part having spaced lengthwise thereof two ramps inclined oppositely downward toward each other, and an elongated upper part having on the underside thereof and spaced lengthwise thereof two slopes inclined downwardly toward each other and complemental to said ramps in said lower part, said upper part being tiltable relative to said lower part by shifting said upper part lengthwise relative to said lower part to alter the engagement of said slopes of said upper part with said ramps of said lower part.
- 16. In a golf club including a generally cylindrical shaft member, a clubhead carried by the shaft member and having a blade, and a generally cylindrical grip member carried by the end portion of the shaft member remote from the clubhead, the improvement comprising one of the members having a club attitude roll index located on the curved side of such generally cylindrical member and including a central element disposed in a central plane of the golf club shaft member, which plane is generally parallel to the clubhead blade, and two elongated side elements at opposite sides of said central element, respectively, and respectively diverging from said central plane, said central element and said side elements forming a roll index whereby the relationship of said side elements to said central element observed by the user indicates the roll attitude of the shaft member and the attitude of the clubhead blade.
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