Golfers typically hold preferences for certain putter-head shapes and sizes based on subtle, nuanced and highly-individual performance factors relevant to ball striking, such as feel and distribution of weight. Many popular putter-head shapes and sizes are too small or incompatibly-shaped for incorporation of pick-up means. All such prior art presents substantial disadvantages relating to putter-head shape and size in that the requirement of shape and size allowing incorporation of pick-up means is unrelated to the putter head's essential purpose of striking the ball and sharply limiting with respect to essential performance-related considerations. 6,692,372 (Colucci) and Patent Application Publication No. The prior art also includes golf putter heads incorporating means for picking up golf balls. No such prior art resembles the present invention in basic form or functional detail. All such prior art requires the user to carry an additional piece of equipment, which is generally substantial in size and weight and is therefore burdensome. The prior art includes numerous devices which are not incorporated into a golf club or any other piece of golf equipment necessarily carried by players. This difficulty has long been known and accordingly has been addressed in prior art. Golf is enjoyed by players greatly varied in physical ability, so that a significant number of golfers experience difficulty performing the essential physical task of picking up the ball. (See USGA Rules of Golf, Definitions Section ). The ball is regularly picked up from the bottom of the golf hole, a cup-shaped depression which is at least 4 inches below the surface of the putting green. In the game of golf, players are frequently required to bend down to pick up balls from places below or at ground level.
This invention relates generally to the field of devices for use in the sport of golf and more particularly to the field of devices for picking up golf balls.
This application is based on Provisional Application Ser.
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