Elongated golf putter and putting method

A golf club for use by a golfer to putt golf balls, said golf club comprising:

• an elongated shaft defining a longitudinally extending shaft axis;
• an elongated club head attached to said elongated shaft, a putting face a rear face opposite said putting face, an upper surface, a lower surface opposite said upper surface, a toe portion, and a heel portion opposite said toe portion;
• said putting face having a substantially planar surface portion extending at an acute angle with respect to said lower surface of said club head;
• a hosel extending generally upwardly from said top surface of said elongated club head, said hosel having a first end connected to said top surface and a second end connected to said elongated shaft, said second end of said hosel being laterally offset from said first end of said hosel and being closer to said rear face of said club head than to said putting face of said club head such that said elongated shaft is offset laterally from said putting face in a direction substantially towards said rear face of said elongated club head;
• said second end of said hosel causing said elongated shaft to extend at an acute angle with respect to said lower surface of said club head towards said putting face, a portion of said elongated shaft extending above and over said putting face of said club head;
• a longitudinally extending grip attached to said elongated shaft for gripping by the golfer during putting;
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• said elongated shaft defining a first end and a second end opposite said first end;
• said first end of said elongated shaft being attached to said second end of said hosel;
• said elongated shaft also including a medial stabilization portion for being received in the crook of the golfer's leading arm during putting and an upper stabilization portion for contacting the outer surfaces of an upper portion of the golfer's leading arm during putting, such that the golf club is stabilized with respect to said golfer's leading arm during putting, thereby minimizing relative motion between the golf club and the wrist of said golfer's leading arm during putting.

A golf club for use by a golfer to putt a golf ball, said golf club comprising:

• an elongated shaft defining a first end, and a second end opposite said first end;
• a medial stabilization portion and an upper stabilization portion spaced from said medial stabilization portion;
• a club head having a substantially planar putting face, a rear face opposite said putting face, an upper surface, and a lower surface opposite said upper surface;
• said club head defining a central axis approximately midway between said putting face and said rear face and extending substantially parallel to said putting face;
• said putting face portion extending towards said rear face at an acute angle with respect to said lower surface of said club head;
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• said first end of said elongated shaft being connected to said club head at a location laterally offset from said putting face in a direction towards said rear face of said club head;
• said first end of said elongated shaft being connected to said club head such that said elongated shaft extends at an acute angle with respect to said lower surface of said club head in a direction towards said putting face, a portion of said elongated shaft extending above and over said putting face of said club head, such that when using said golf club for putting, said medial stabilization portion of said elongated shaft is received in the crook of the golfer's leading arm, and said upper stabilization portion contacts the outer portion of an upper portion of the golfer's leading arm to restrain movement of the golf club relative to the wrist of said golfer's leading arm during putting.

A method of putting a golf ball by a golfer, comprising:

• providing a golf club having a club head with a putting face for positioning adjacent the ground and an elongated shaft connected to the club head, the elongated shaft defining a medial stabilization portion and an upper stabilization portion;
• simultaneously positioning the golf putter such that the medial stabilization portion is received in the crook of the golfer's leading arm, the upper stabilization portion extends above and over the putting face of the club head and contacts the outer portion of the golfer's upper arm, and the putting surface of the club head is substantially perpendicular to the ground adjacent the ball to be putted;
• gripping of the elongated shaft below the medial stabilization portion of the elongated shaft with the golfer's hands;
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• moving of the golfer's arms while retaining the medial stabilization portion in the crook of the golfer's leading arm and while retaining the upper stabilization portion against the outer portion of the golfer's upper arm, such that the club head of the golf putter contacts the golf ball in accomplishing a putt.