Adjustable length putter

A method of using an adjustable length putter, the method comprising:

• providing an adjustable length putter comprising a putter head having a contact face adapted to contact a golf ball;
• a grip portion having a graspable surface adapted to be grasped by a golfer;
• and a shaft portion connecting the grip portion to the putter head, wherein the shaft portion has a length adjustment mechanism comprising an outer shaft having a hollow interior, an inner shaft slidable within the hollow interior of the outer shaft, and a clamping mechanism moveable between an unlocked position in which the inner shaft is able to slide within the outer shaft and a locked position in which the inner shaft is prevented from sliding within the outer shaft;
• moving the clamping mechanism from the locked position to the unlocked position by pivoting a pivot arm about a pivot axis to deform a clamp body to change the cross-sectional dimension of a passageway of the clamping mechanism;
• changing the length of the adjustable length putter;
• and
• moving the clamping mechanism from the unlocked position to the locked position by pivoting the pivot arm in the opposite direction about the pivot axis.

A method of using an adjustable length putter, the method comprising:

• providing an adjustable length putter comprising a putter head having a contact face adapted to contact a golf ball;
• a grip portion having a graspable surface adapted to be grasped by a golfer;
• and a shaft portion connecting the grip portion to the putter head, wherein the shaft portion has a length adjustment mechanism comprising an outer shaft having a hollow interior, an inner shaft slidable within the hollow interior of the outer shaft, and a clamping mechanism moveable between an unlocked position in which the inner shaft is able to slide within the outer shaft and a locked position in which the inner shaft is prevented from sliding within the outer shaft;
• moving the clamping mechanism from the locked position to the unlocked position by pivoting a pivot arm about a pivot pin;
• changing the length of the adjustable length putter;
• moving the clamping mechanism from the unlocked position to the locked position by pivoting the pivot arm in the opposite direction about the pivot axis;
• and
• using the adjustable length putter to putt a golf ball by:
• positioning the putter head next to a golf ball;
• gripping the grip portion;
• angling the shaft portion so that the pivot pin is aligned to a desired position relative to the putter head, and
• putting the golf ball.

A method of using an adjustable length putter, the method comprising:

• providing an adjustable length putter comprising a putter head having a contact face adapted to contact a golf ball;
• a grip portion having a graspable surface adapted to be grasped by a golfer;
• and a shaft portion connecting the grip portion to the putter head, wherein the shaft portion has a length adjustment mechanism comprising an outer shaft having a hollow interior and a window extending from an outer surface of the outer shaft to the hollow interior, an inner shaft slidable within the hollow interior of the outer shaft, and a clamping mechanism attached to the outer shaft at the window, the clamping mechanism being moveable between an unlocked position in which the inner shaft is able to slide within the outer shaft and a locked position in which the inner shaft is prevented from sliding within the outer shaft;
• moving the clamping mechanism from the locked position to the unlocked position by pivoting a pivot arm about a pivot axis to change the cross-sectional dimension of a passageway of the clamping mechanism and press against the inner shaft through the window;
• changing the length of the adjustable length putter;
• and
• moving the clamping mechanism from the unlocked position to the locked position by pivoting the pivot arm in the opposite direction about the pivot axis.