Golf putter with improved moment of inertia, aim and feel
AssigneeRohrer Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn Rohrer
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AssigneeRohrer Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn Rohrer
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A golf putter in which most of the clubhead mass is distributed at three or more individual or one or more arcuate locations within a “Mass Ring” approximately equidistant from, and as remote as possible from, the clubhead planar center of mass with the clubshaft axis preferably forward of the clubhead center of mass thus maximizing both putter and clubhead planar moment of inertia for improved putter performance during mis-hits. Maximum remote mass is achieved by interconnecting the remote high mass areas (Mass Ring) with the putterface striking area and the putter shaft connection point with a light weight rigid open (see thru) truss system so arranged to enhance the visibility of the Sighting Field and/or aim or Sight Line on the putterhead while preventing undesirable vibration of individual clubhead members.
A golf putter comprising a shaft and a putterhead connected to said shaft at a connection point, said putterhead having a center of mass and a strikeface, said putterhead including weighting means defining a mass that comprises at least 70% of total putterhead mass, said weighting means being positioned at continuous or discontinuous locations within a planar, circular Mass Ring, a vertically oriented hollow cylinder approximately concentric with said center of mass, said Mass Ring having an outside diameter that is approximately coincident with the extreme planar dimensions of said putterhead and an inside diameter which is at least 70% of said outside diameter, wherein said weighting means comprises one or more weight elements, a majority of said weight elements having a planar length greater than a planar width and being oriented such that said length is generally normal to a line extending radially outward from said putterhead center of mass, allowing said majority of said weight elements to be located within said Mass Ring, said putterhead further comprising at least one structural member connected to a central portion of said strikeface for establishing solid rigid communication between said weighting means, said central portion and said connection point.
The golf putter of claim 16 wherein said majority of said weight elements are arcuate in shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.