Offset or curved golf club

Abstract

The present invention discloses a golf club having a bend between a straight shaft and a straight club grip wherein the club grip is sufficient in size to accommodate both hands of the golfer. The bend of the golf club is in the direction of the user and allows the user to maintain a natural grip in order to produce pendulum-like swing. The golf club reduces the strain and stress on the wrists and hands of the user in order to reduce the user's distraction level and enhance the user's performance in the game of golf.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A golf club, comprising: 
 a club head;    a shaft attached to the club head; and    a handle attached to the shaft, wherein the handle attaches to the shaft so that the handle is offset in the direction of a user, wherein the handle accommodates a first hand and a second hand of the user.    
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is straight.  
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 2 , wherein the handle is offset from the shaft in the direction of the user at an angle of from about five degrees to about sixty degrees.  
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 3 , wherein the handle is perpendicular to an axis for the path of the club head.  
     
     
         5 . The golf club of  claim 4 , wherein the handle is from about 10 inches to about 22 inches long.  
     
     
         6 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club is a putter.  
     
     
         7 . A golf club, comprising: 
 a shaft having a first end and a second end;    a club head attached to the first end of the shaft;    a shaft adaptor attached to the second end of the shaft; and    a club grip attached to the shaft adaptor, wherein the shaft adaptor is bent in the direction of a user to form an angle between the shaft and the club grip, wherein the club grip accommodates a first hand and a second hand of the user.    
     
     
         8 . The golf club of  claim 7 , wherein the club grip is straight.  
     
     
         9 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the angle between the shaft and the club grip is from about five degrees to about sixty degrees.  
     
     
         10 . The golf club of  claim 8 , wherein the angle between the shaft and the club grip is from about thirty degrees to about sixty degrees.  
     
     
         11 . The golf club of  claim 10 , wherein the user grips the club grip using a first hand and a second hand in a conventional golf grip.  
     
     
         12 . The golf club of  claim 10 , wherein the handle is from about 10 inches to about 22 inches long.  
     
     
         13 . A golf club, comprising: 
 a club head; and    a shaft having a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment is attached to the club head, wherein the second segment of the shaft is bent in the direction of a user at a junction of the first segment and the second segment, wherein the second segment is sufficient in length to accommodate a first hand and a second hand of the user.    
     
     
         14 . The golf club of  claim 13 , wherein the first segment of the shaft is straight.  
     
     
         15 . The golf club of  claim 14 , wherein the second segment of the shaft is straight.  
     
     
         16 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the first segment of the shaft and the second segment of the shaft are located in a plane that is perpendicular to an axis of the path of the club head.  
     
     
         17 . The golf club of  claim 16 , wherein the second segment of the shaft is bent in the direction of the user at an angle from about five degrees to about sixty degrees.  
     
     
         18 . The golf club of  claim 16 , wherein the second segment of the shaft is bent in the direction of the user at an angle from about thirty degrees to about sixty degrees.  
     
     
         19 . The golf club of  claim 18 , wherein the second segment of the shaft is bent toward the user so that the user grasps the second segment of the shaft with a conventional golf club grip.