Putting alignment system

Abstract

A golf putter alignment system in which a putter has a putter shaft joined to the putter head near the toe and extending upwardly towards the golfer, the shaft having a mark on the shaft, which when visually aligned by the golfer with a centerline mark on the head, ensures that the golfer's eyes are “over the ball”.

1 . A golf putter, comprising: 
 (a) a putter head having a striking face, a substantially planar sole, a centerline marker on an upper surface of said putter head marking a desired area of putter to ball impact, a toe positioned remote from a user when said putter is in play, and a heel opposite said toe; and    (b) a shaft having a grip on one end and, at an opposite end being attached to said putter head between said centerline marker and said toe, said shaft having a mark thereon;    wherein said centerline marker and said mark on said shaft are positioned such that they both lie on a straight line perpendicular to said substantially planar sole and wherein visual alignment of said centerline marker and said marker on said shaft by the user indicates that eyes of the user are over the ball.    
   
   
       2 . The golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein the centerline marker is square to the striking face and is aligned with the desired area of putter to ball impact of said putter head.  
   
   
       3 . The golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein said putter shaft extends from proximate said toe at an acute angle with the sole of said putter head.  
   
   
       4 . The golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein a portion of said putter shaft is one of curved and angled.  
   
   
       5 . The golf putter according to  claim 1 , wherein said substantially planar sole has one or more of a bump, a ridge and an indentation.  
   
   
       6 . A golf putter, comprising: 
 (a) a putter head having a striking face, a sole, a centerline marker marking a desired area of putter to ball impact, a toe positioned remote from a user when said putter is in play, and a heel opposite said toe; and    (b) a shaft having a grip on one end and, at an opposite end being attached to said putter head between the centerline marker and said toe, said shaft having a mark thereon;    wherein a portion of said shaft proximate said putter head is one of curved and angled;    wherein said centerline marker and said mark on said shaft are positioned such that they both lie on a straight line perpendicular to a putting surface when the user addresses a golf ball at rest on the putting surface;    and wherein visual alignment of said centerline marker and said mark on said shaft by the user indicates that eyes of the user are over the ball.    
   
   
       7 . The golf putter according to  claim 6 , wherein the centerline marker is square to the striking face and is aligned with the desired area of putter to ball impact of said putter head.  
   
   
       8 . The golf putter according to  claim 6 , wherein said putter shaft extends from proximate said toe at an acute angle with the sole of said putter head.  
   
   
       9 . The golf putter according to  claim 6 , wherein said sole of said putter head is substantially planar.