Push putter

Abstract

The invention involves sporting goods, and namely an improved golf putter having a roller which allows a golfer to make contact with the ball by pushing the putter while in direct visual alignment of the hole.

1 . A golf club comprising, 
 a club shaft having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hosel, said upper portion having a top end and a bottom end, said lower portion being formed in an “S” shape and having a proximal end and a distal end wherein the bottom end of the upper portion is attached to the proximal end of the lower portion, said hosel having a first end and a second end wherein the distal end of the lower portion is attached to the first end of the hosel,    a roller mounted on the lower portion of the club shaft by one or more fasteners, and a club head attached to the second end of the hosel in alignment with the roller and forming a sighting line lining up the desired path of a golf ball struck by said club head.    
   
   
       2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the roller is a cylinder with a central axially extending bore having the lower portion of the club shaft disposed therein, said roller having an external surface for engaging the ground to assist putting alignment.  
   
   
       3 . The roller of  claim 2 , further comprising bearing means operatively engaged between the lower portion of the club shaft and the roller, wherein the bearing means comprises one or more bearings disposed within the central axially extending bore of the cylinder.  
   
   
       4 . The roller of  claim 2 , wherein the roller is removable from the lower portion of the club shaft.  
   
   
       5 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the roller is mounted for rotation on the lower portion of the club shaft by one or more fasteners, said roller having an external surface for engaging the ground to assist putting alignment and said roller having an axle operatively attached to the one or more fasteners.  
   
   
       6 . The roller of  claim 5 , further comprising bearing means operatively engaged between the axle and the roller.  
   
   
       7 . The roller of  claim 5 , wherein the roller is removable from the lower portion of the club shaft.  
   
   
       8 . The club head of  claim 1 , further comprising a hosel receiving cavity.  
   
   
       9 . The club head of  claim 8 , said club head having a heel portion, central portion, and toe portion, and said hosel receiving cavity located at the central portion of the club head.  
   
   
       10 . The club head of  claim 8 , said club head having a heel portion, central portion, and toe portion, and said hosel receiving cavity located at the heel portion of the club head.  
   
   
       11 . The club head of  claim 1 , further comprising alignment indicia.  
   
   
       12 . The club head of  claim 1 , wherein the club head is centrally weighted.  
   
   
       13 . The club head of  claim 1 , wherein the club head is perimeter weighted.