Golf club for golfer alignment

A putter for positioning a golfer to establish a desired viewpoint of a golf ball resting on a putting surface when preparing to putt the golf ball with the putter, the putter comprising:

• an elongated shaft;
• a grip provided adjacent to a proximate end of the shaft that the golfer grips to hold the putter while putting the golf ball;
• a putter head coupled adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and including a face having a loft of about 5° from vertical or less exposed at a surface of the putter head for contacting the golf ball during a putt;
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• a visual indicator provided to the putter head, wherein the visual indicator is observable by the golfer to indicate that the golfer is positioned in a longitudinal direction relative to the putter head and a lateral direction relative to the putter head to afford the golfer the desired viewpoint of the golf ball before putting the golf ball, wherein
• the desired viewpoint is achieved when the golfer's view of the golf ball is aligned in both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction to provide a substantially vertical view down onto the golf ball when the golfer is positioned to putt the golf ball.

A putter for positioning a golfer to establish a desired viewpoint of a golf ball resting on a putting surface when preparing to putt the golf ball with the putter, the putter comprising:

• an elongated shaft;
• a grip provided adjacent to a proximate end of the shaft that the golfer grips to hold the golf club while putting the golf ball;
• a putter head coupled adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and including a face having a loft of about 5° from vertical or less exposed at a surface of the putter head for contacting the golf ball during a putt;
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• means for providing a visual indication to the golfer provided to the club head, wherein the means for providing the visual indication is observable by the golfer to indicate that the golfer is positioned in a predetermined longitudinal direction relative to the club head and a predetermined lateral direction relative to the club head to afford the golfer the desired viewpoint of the golf ball before putting the golf ball.

A putter for providing a golfer with a visual indication of an initial path along which a golf ball will travel relative to a target on a putting surface upon being struck by the putter during a putt, the putter comprising:

• an elongated shaft;
• a grip provided adjacent to a proximate end of the shaft that the golfer grips to hold the putter while putting the golf ball;
• a putter head coupled adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and including a face having a loft that is less than or equal to about 5° from vertical exposed at a surface of the putter head for contacting the golf ball during a putt;
• a substantially transparent portion provided to the putter for presenting a view of the golf ball to the golfer;
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• a visible marking to be aligned with the golf ball while the golfer is observing the view of the golf ball to indicate to the golfer the initial path along which the golf ball will travel upon being struck by the face of the putter head.