Golf putter

Abstract

A golf club with a club head comprising a body defining a volume, a shaft coupled to the club head, and a balance point established above the sole and no further away from the sole than five inches is provided.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A golf club comprising:
 a club head comprising a body defining a volume, the body comprising:
 a hitting face; 
 a sole located at a bottom portion of the body; 
 a leading edge defined by an intersection of the hitting face and the sole; 
 a trailing edge located on the sole opposite the leading edge; 
 a toe disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge above the sole at a distal end of the body; and, 
 a heel disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge above the sole at an end of the body opposite the toe; 
   a shaft comprising a tip and a butt opposite the tip, the shaft being coupled to the club head at the tip; and,   a balance point established above the sole and no further away from the sole than five inches, the five inches measured from the sole along a longitudinal axis of the shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , further comprising a grip coupled to the butt of the shaft. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 2 , wherein the combination of the shaft, the grip, and the club head comprises a mass of no less than three hundred twenty grams and no more than four hundred eighty grams. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the club head has a mass of no less than about three hundred grams and no more than about four hundred grams. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the club head further comprises a neck, the neck connected to the body of the club head.