An adjustable putter 10 having a shaft (12) and a grip assembly (16) that is connected to the butt end of shaft (12). A hosel assembly (20) is connected to the tip end (18) of shaft (12) and a head assembly (22) is connected to the hosel assembly. The grip assembly is adjustable on shaft (12) to adj
An adjustable putter 10 having a shaft (12) and a grip assembly (16) that is connected to the butt end of shaft (12). A hosel assembly (20) is connected to the tip end (18) of shaft (12) and a head assembly (22) is connected to the hosel assembly. The grip assembly is adjustable on shaft (12) to adjust the length of the putter. A collet (106) is angularly moveable in a housing (94) to adjust the lie and to determine the right-hand/left-hand sense of the putter. The loft is adjusted by substituting different collets (106) with passageways (108) having varying orientations in collet (106). The weight of the putter is adjusted by substituting various weights (156, 158) in the head assembly.
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I claim: 1. A golf putter having: a shaft; a grip assembly that is adjustably engagable with one end of the shaft, said grip assembly including: an index sleeve that is secured to said one end of said shaft, said index sleeve having a longitudinal slot with a plurality of notches therein; a grip th
I claim: 1. A golf putter having: a shaft; a grip assembly that is adjustably engagable with one end of the shaft, said grip assembly including: an index sleeve that is secured to said one end of said shaft, said index sleeve having a longitudinal slot with a plurality of notches therein; a grip that is secured to a grip housing that has at least one radial extension that engages at least one of the notches of the longitudinal slot in the index sleeve when said grip is angularly rotated with respect to said index sleeve; and; a locking nut that radially expands to engage an internal surface of said grip housing, said locking nut urging said grip housing against said index sleeve at times when said locking nut is radially expanded to prevent angular movement of said index sleeve with respect to said grip housing, said locking nut being threadingly connected to a torque shaft, said torque shaft also having an end that is connected to a wrench cap that is located at the distal end of said grip housing, said torque shaft being rotatable to control the radial expansion of said locking nut, a hosel assembly that is secured to the opposite end of the shaft from the grip assembly; and a head assembly that is secured to the hosel assembly, said head assembly including a putter face wherein the radial position of said putter face with respect to the axis of the shaft defines the progression of said putter face, the progression of said putter face being adjustable. 2. The putter of claim 1 wherein said grip assembly includes a regular grip. 3. The putter of claim 1 wherein said grip assembly includes a belly grip. 4. The putter of claim 1 wherein said grip assembly includes an extended grip. 5. The putter of claims 2, 3, or 4 wherein said head assembly further includes at least one weight that is removably connected to said head assembly to adjust the weight of said head assembly. 6. The putter of claim 1 further comprising a key that engages said wrench cap and rotates said wrench cap at times when said key is manually rotated. 7. The putter of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 wherein said head assembly includes: a putter head that has a face surface that defines an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft to determine a loft angle for the face, said putter head also defining an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft to determine the lie angle of the putter head, a housing that is secured to the hosel assembly, and a collet that has an internal passageway and that is adjustably secured within said housing, said collet being angularly adjustable within said housing to establish the putter as a left-hand putter or right-hand putter. 8. The putter of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 wherein said head assembly includes: a putter head that has a face surface, said face surface being located within a plane that intersects the axis of said shaft to define an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft, said angle being the loft angle of the face, said putter head also having a base surface, said base surface being located in or tangent to a plane that intersects the axis of said shaft to define an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft, said angle being the lie angle of the putter head, a housing that is secured to the hosel assembly, and a collet that has an internal passageway, said collet being adjustably secured to the housing and also being adjustably secured to the putter head, the orientation of said internal passageway through said collet controlling the loft angle of the face surface and the angular position of the collet within the cylinder controlling the lie angle of the putter head. 9. A golf putter having: a shaft; a grip assembly that is adjustably engagable with one end of the shaft; a hosel assembly that is secured to the opposite end of the shaft from the grip assembly; and a head assembly that is secured to the hosel assembly, said head assembly including; a putter head that has a face surface that defines an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft to determine a loft angle for the face, said putter head also defining an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft to determine the lie angle of the putter head, a housing that is secured to the hosel assembly, and a collet that has an internal passageway and that is adjustably secured within said housing, said collet being angularly adjustable within said housing to establish the putter as a left-hand putter or right-hand putter. 10. The golf putter of claim 9 wherein the radial position of said putter face with respect to the axis of the shaft defines the progression of said putter face, the putter head being adjustable within said collet to control the progression of said putter face. 11. The putter of claims 9 or 10 wherein said head assembly further includes at least one weight that is removably connected to said head assembly to adjust the weight of said head assembly. 12. A golf putter having: a shaft; a grip assembly that is adjustably engagable with one end of the shaft; a hosel assembly that is secured to the opposite end of the shaft from the grip assembly; and a head assembly that is secured to the hosel assembly, said head assembly including; a putter head that has a face surface, said face surface being located within a plane that intersects the axis of said shaft to define an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft, said angle being the loft angle of the face, said putter head also having a base surface, said base surface being located in or tangent to a plane that intersects the axis of said shaft to define an angle with respect to the axis of said shaft, said angle being the lie angle of the putter head, a housing that is secured to the hosel assembly, and a collet that has an internal passageway, said collet being adjustably secured to the housing and also being adjustably secured to the putter head, the axial orientation of said internal passageway through said collet controlling the loft angle of the face surface and the angular position of the collet within the cylinder controlling the lie angle of the putter head. 13. The putter of claim 12 wherein the radial position of said putter face with respect to the axis of the shaft defines the progression of said putter face, said putter head being adjustable within the passageway of said collet to determine the progression of said putter face. 14. The putter of claims 12 or 13 wherein the angular position of the collet within the housing is adjustable to determine the putter as a left-hand putter or right-hand putter. 15. The putter of claims 12, 13, or 14 wherein said head assembly further includes at least one weight that is removably connected to said head assembly to adjust the weight of said head assembly. 16. The putter of claims 12, 13, 14 or 15 wherein said head assembly further includes a wedge that is located inside said housing and also includes a threaded member that engages said housing and that contacts said wedge, said threaded member longitudinally forcing said wedge toward one end of said housing to secure the angular position of said collet within said housing and to secure said putter head within said collet. 17. The putter of claim 16 wherein said grip assembly includes a locking unit, said putter further comprising: a wrench cap that is connected to one end of said threaded member; and a key that engages said wrench cap and that rotates said wrench cap and said threaded member with respect to said locking nut. 18. The putter of claims 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 wherein: said housing includes: first and second bisecting retainers that are located adjacent to one end of said housing, said bisecting retainers being oppositely disposed on said housing with respect to each other and extending inwardly from the exterior of said housing; and at least two stop retainers, at least one of said stop retainers being associated with a respective one of each of said first and second bisecting retainers, each of said stop retainers being angularly positioned with respect to said bisecting retainer such that each of said bisecting retainers and the associated one of said stop retainers define a chord therebetween, and wherein said collet includes: a flange that has a peripheral radial surface that is located at a radial position from the center axis of said housing that is less than the radial position of the inner surface of said housing, and that is greater than the innermost radial position of the first and second bisecting retainers such that said flange fits within the inner surface of said housing, but interferes with said bisecting retainers and with said stop retainers when said flange is located longitudinally against one end of said housing; and at least one fin that is attached to a peripheral portion of said flange, said fin extending longitudinally from said flange such that at times when said flange contacts said bisecting retainers and said stop retainers, said fin resides within the angular position of the chord that is defined between one of said bisecting retainers and one of said stop retainers. 19. The putter of claim 18 wherein two stop retainers are associated with each of said first and second bisecting retainers with each of the two stop retainers being angularly positioned on opposite sides of the bisecting retainer to define respective chords on each side of said bisecting retainer such that said putter is a right-hand putter at times when the fins are located on one side of said bisecting retainers and said putter is a left-hand putter at times when said the fins are located on the opposite side of said bisecting retainers. 20. The putter of claims 18 or 19 wherein the angular length of the chords that are defined between the bisecting retainers and the stop retainers determines the limits of the angle of the lie of the putter head. 21. The putter of claims 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 wherein said putter head includes a stem that is fixed to a body, said stem defining an angle with the direction that is normal to the plane of said putter face, said stem extending into the passageway of said collet and cooperating with the orientation of said passageway to define the loft angle of the face. 22. The putter of claims 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, or 21 wherein the hosel assembly includes: a hosel having a first end that fits inside said opposite end of the shaft from the grip assembly; and an arm that is secured to a second end of said hosel, said arm also being secured to the housing of the head assembly. 23. The putter of claims 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, or 22 wherein said head assembly includes a face insert that is secured to the body of the head to define the head face. 24. The putter of claim 23 wherein said face insert is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of brass, aluminum, steel, or a composite material.
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