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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2000
Michael R. Nicolette, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Lou C. Beebe, Phoenix, AZ (US);
John K. Solheim, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael J. Nelson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Douglas W. Anderson, Glendale, AZ (US);
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A golf putter includes a head having a face arranged for impacting a golf ball, a hosel having a lower end connected to the head, and a shaft connected to an upper end of the hosel. The hosel includes a leg portion extending upwardly from the head, and at least one vibration absorbing insert is disposed in a hole formed in the hosel leg portion. The vibration absorbing insert is preferably formed of polyurethane. The head may be formed of heavyweight material such as stainless steel, and the hosel may be formed of lightweight material such as titanium.