Putter Head

Abstract

This invention relates to golf clubs. More particularly, the invention relates to the club heads of drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, specialty clubs and/or putters containing a lenticular lens for obtaining proper positioning of the golfer relative to the club. The invention also related to methods of using the clubs to obtain proper positioning of the golfer to the club.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A putter-type club head comprising a body having a face portion, a top portion, a sole portion and a rear portion, further comprising at least one lenticular lens arranged on the top portion of the club head with indicia to allow positioning and alignment when in use. 
     
     
         2 . The putter-type club head of  claim 1 , wherein the lenticular lens is capable of undergoing a change indicating that the club user is directly on top of the club head and intended target line, when in use. 
     
     
         3 . The putter-type club head of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens is positioned in a recess in the top surface of the club head. 
     
     
         4 . The putter-type club head of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens is a film, a coating, a label, a printing, or an embossing. 
     
     
         5 . The putter-type golf head of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens provides for left and right alignment of a golfer's head in relation to the club head and target line, forward or back alignment of the golfer's head in relation to the club head and target line, or both. 
     
     
         6 . The putter-type club head of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens reveals differences in colors, logos, images, pictures, geometric shapes, lines, or other indicia or combinations thereof from different viewing angles when in use. 
     
     
         7 . The putter-type club head of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens is removably attached to the club head. 
     
     
         8 . The putter-type club head of  claim 1 , wherein each of the portions of the club head define a central cavity in at least a part of the top portion revealing at least a part of the sole portion and wherein the at least one lenticular lens is positioned in the top portion of the club head and indicia are printed on the top surface of the sole portion of the club head wherein the indicia can be seen through the lens to allow positional alignment when in use. 
     
     
         9 . A method of putting a golf ball comprising the steps of:
 a. obtaining a putter comprising a putter-type club head having a face portion, a top portion, a sole portion and a rear portion wherein at least one lenticular lens is arranged on the top portion of the club head, with indicia to allow positional alignment,   b. establishing an intended target line,   c. positioning the putter head relative to the target line,   d. aligning a golfer's eyes over the putter head relative to the target line, to a desired position determined by a display of the indicia through the lenticular lens, and   e. putting the golf ball.   
     
     
         10 . The method  claim 9 , wherein the golfer further aligns his body relative to his eye alignment. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the lenticular lens is capable of undergoing a change indicating that the club user is directly above the club head, when in use. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens is positioned in a recess in the top surface of the club head. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens is a film, a coating, a label, a printing, or an embossing. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens provides for left and right alignment of a golfer's head in relation to the club head, forward or back alignment of the golfer's head in relation to the club head, or both. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens reveals differences in colors, logos, images, pictures, geometric shapes, lines, or other indicia or combinations thereof from different angles when in use. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one lenticular lens is removably attached to the club head. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein each of the portions of the club head define a central cavity in at least a part of the top portion revealing at least a part of the sole portion and wherein the at least one lenticular lens is positioned in the top portion of the club head and indicia are printed on the top surface of the sole portion of the club head wherein the indicia can be seen through the lens to allow positional alignment when in use.