JP2017000726A - Golf putting practice device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf putting practice device for improving golf putting skills.SOLUTION: A golf putting practice or training device comprises an elongate planar member having a line marking a putting path for a golf ball. A golf ball is positioned on the putting path in a hole in one end of the planar member. A golf putter is then used to putt the golf ball along the putting path marked on the planar member. A well-struck ball will roll along the putting path, while a miss-struck ball will roll off the planar member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a putting practice device for improving golf putting technology.

Golf putting practice or training devices generally include an elongated flat member that is lined to indicate the golf ball putting path. A golf ball is placed in a hole at one end on the putting path of the flat member. Thereafter, the golf ball is hit using a golf putter so as to roll along the putting path displayed on the flat member. A ball that has been successfully hit rolls along the putting path, and a ball that has failed to hit rolls off the flat member.

Existing golf putting practice devices have various drawbacks. For example, generally with existing practice devices, when hitting a ball, the putter head or face cannot be practiced with it being perpendicular (ie perpendicular) to the intended putting path. As a result, when the putter head hits the ball, if the angle of the putter face and the swing path are not perpendicular to the putting path, hitting, deviation from the right angle, and deviation from the center occur. Further, existing golf putting practice devices can generally practice only one-way putting technique along a flat member.

Therefore, there is a need for an improved golf putting practice device.

According to the present invention,
A T having an elongated central portion in which first and second holes are arranged in the center of the first end and the second end of both ends, and a transverse portion perpendicular to the first end of the elongated central portion. A letter-shaped flat member;
A center line displayed in the elongated center and across the first and second holes;
An apparatus is provided that includes a horizontal line that is displayed in the transverse portion and traverses the plurality of pairs of discrete through-holes in the transverse portion on both sides of the first hole and the elongated central portion and perpendicular to the center line.

Each of the plurality of pairs of discrete through holes may be configured to accommodate a pair of discrete golf tees and define an alignment path for the putter head.

The elongated central portion may have a third hole on the center line beside the horizontal line and between the first hole and the second hole.

The elongated central portion may have a chamfered side end.

The T-shaped flat member may have an uneven upper surface.

The T-shaped flat member may be made of plastic.

The elongated central portion and the transverse portion may be integrally formed by plastic molding.

The present invention also provides a method that includes putting practice using the apparatus.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.
It is a top view of the golf putting practice apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of this apparatus along AA of FIG. It is a top perspective view of this apparatus.

Referring to the attached drawings, a golf putting practice device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a T-shaped flat member 10. The flat member 10 has an elongated central portion 12, in which a first hole 14 and a second hole 16 are disposed in the middle of the first and second end portions on both sides. A center line 18 may be displayed on the upper surface of the elongated central portion, and may cross the first hole 14 and the second hole 16. The T-shaped flat member 10 may further include a transverse portion 20 that is perpendicular to the first end of the elongated central portion 12. A horizontal line 22 is displayed on the upper surface of the traversing part 20, and crosses a plurality of pairs of discrete through holes 24 on the traversing part 20 perpendicular to the first hole 14 and the center line 18 on both sides of the elongated central part 12. Also good. The plurality of pairs of discrete through holes 24 may be, for example, three pairs of discrete through holes 24. The center line 18 may define a putting path of a golf ball (not shown), and the horizontal line 22 may define a head or face alignment line of the golf putter (not shown). The center line 18 and the horizontal line 22 may be a line drawn with paint or a printed line.

Each of the plurality of pairs of discrete through holes 24 may be configured to accommodate a pair of discrete golf tees or pegs (not shown) and define an alignment passage 26 for a putter head (not shown). . Each through hole 24 may have a diameter sufficient to accommodate a golf tee, for example, about 5.5 mm. The width of the alignment passage 26 may be selectively varied to accept different width putter heads by inserting a pair of golf tees into different pairs of discrete through holes 24.

The elongated central portion 12 may have a third hole 28 between the first hole 14 and the second hole 16 on the center line 18 and near the horizontal line 22. The first hole 14, the second hole 16, and the third hole 28 each have a depth sufficient to hold the golf ball on the elongated central portion 12 and to be freely launched along the elongated central portion 12. It may have a diameter. For example, the first hole 14, the second hole 16, and the third hole 28 may be through holes having a diameter of about 5.5 mm.

The elongated central portion 12 and, if necessary, the T-shaped flat member 10 may have side edges that are chamfered at, for example, 3 mm and 45 degrees. The T-shaped flat member 10 may have, for example, an upper surface with an uneven surface with a rough finish. The T-shaped flat member 10 may be made of plastic. For example, the elongated central portion 12 and the traversing portion 20 may be integrally formed by plastic molding. Other equivalent or different materials and structures may be used.

The device 10 can be used in three different ways. In the first method, the T-shaped flat member 10 may be placed on, for example, putting turf, carpet, ground, or other flat surface. A golf ball may be placed in the first hole 14 at the first end of the elongated central portion 12 of the device 10. The first hole 14 may be configured so that the ball does not move, but does not disturb the putting operation of the practitioner (not shown). Next, the practitioner may stand parallel to the elongated central portion 12 and operate the ball with a putter. The horizontal line 22 on the transverse part 20 may be used as a mark for alignment so that the practitioner can visually check whether the putter head is arranged at right angles to the center line 18 of the elongated central part 12. The ball may then be struck in a first direction A along the elongated central portion 12 and, if correctly struck, the ball will travel along a putting path along the elongated central portion 12 defined by the centerline 18. . If the ball is hit slightly off the correct position (ie off-right angle or off-center), the ball will go to the left or right of the center line 18 and beside 45 degrees chamfered At the end, the elongated central portion 12 is removed.

In the second method of use, the ball may be placed in the third hole 28 of the device 10 and a pair of golf tees are separated from one of the three pairs of discrete through holes 24 on either side of the first hole 14. Inserted. The pair of golf tees may define an alignment passage 26 for aligning the putter head, that is, the face. The distance between a pair of golf tees is determined by the width of the practitioner's putter head. The same principle as the basic principle for making the putter head at a right angle in the first method is applied to the second method. In this case, the horizontal line 22 passing through all of the plurality of pairs of through holes 24 is used. Will help. If the putter is properly shaken, the putter can pass between the pair of discrete golf tees and can put the ball straight along the center line 18 of the elongated central portion 12 by hitting the ball correctly. When the putter head is shifted to either the left or right and approaches the ball, the putter head hits one of the pair of discrete golf tees.

Once the practitioner has mastered the use of the first and second methods described above, the apparatus 10 may be used in the third method. In the third method, the ball can be placed in the second hole 16 at the second end opposite the elongated central portion 12. This second hole 16 has no line for putting the putter head or face at a right angle. The ball may then be struck in a second direction B along the elongated central portion 12 that is opposite to the direction described in the use of the first method. Again, the purpose is to strike the ball along the entire length of the device 10 without detaching the ball to either one.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved golf putting practice device. This golf putting practice device can be used in three different methods and two different putting directions for putting practice.

As used herein, “comprising / including” means “including but not limited to” and “comprising / including” has a corresponding meaning.

The above embodiments have been described by way of example only, and modifications within the scope of the following claims are possible.

Claims (8)

An elongated central portion in which first and second holes are arranged in the center of the first end and the second end of both ends, and a transverse portion perpendicular to the first end of the elongated central portion. A T-shaped flat member having
A center line displayed in the elongated central portion and across the first and second holes;
An apparatus comprising: a horizontal line that is displayed on the horizontal part and that crosses a plurality of pairs of discrete through holes in the horizontal part on both sides of the first hole and the elongated central part perpendicularly to the center line.   The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of pairs of discrete through holes is configured to receive a pair of discrete golf tees and define an alignment passage for the putter head.   The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elongated central portion has a third hole on the center line beside the horizontal line and between the first hole and the second hole.   The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the elongated central portion has a chamfered side end.   The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the T-shaped flat member has an uneven upper surface.   The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the T-shaped flat member is made of plastic.   The device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the elongated central portion and the traversing portion are integrally formed by plastic molding. A method comprising putting practice using the apparatus of any one of claims 1-7.