Putter with a consistent putting face
US6488594B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B53/0458
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A club head for a golf putter includes a bottom surface, a toe, a heel opposite the toe and a ball striking side on one side of the club head. The ball striking side extends between the toe and the heel and has a center disposed between the heel and the toe. A face insert is carried by a portion of the club head and defines at least part of a ball striking surface on the ball striking side of the club head. The face insert is adapted to absorb energy near the center of the ball striking side so as to produce a coefficient of restitution that is substantially similar and consistent over a majority of the ball striking surface. The face insert deadens the ball striking side at or near the center of the club head so that the distance of putts, whether struck near the center or whether mis-hit and struck closer to the heel or toe, are substantially the same.
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