Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Practice swingable implement or indicator associated with...
Patent
1997-04-28
1998-09-22
Marlo, George J.
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Practice swingable implement or indicator associated with...
473253, A63B 6936
Patent
active
058106758
ABSTRACT:
A putting stroke training device is removably attached to a putter in a simple one step action. A body of the training device is attached to a conventional putter and includes a C-shaped, resilient attachment member that deforms to fit over the top-line of conventional putters and, by operation of memory of the material, abuts snugly to the back face of the putter in the back cavity. Two parallel alignment guide members extend from the body perpendicularly to the face of the putter. The training device is held in place by operation of the device itself without relying upon some non-integral means for attachment. The two parallel alignment members or fingers, extending perpendicularly from the putter club face, act as a guide between which an individual strikes a golf ball. Many golfers suffer from inconsistent putting strokes in which the putter head may be angled away from the ball on the backstroke and the follow through, resulting in the golf ball leaving the face of the putter head in a direction other than toward the target. The training device of the present invention helps develop a more uniform pendulum-type putting stroke for increased accuracy and consistency in an individual's putting stroke by fostering a one-piece shoulder and arm movement. The parallel fingers provide enhanced visual alignment by "framing" the target path to help give the golfer a feel for the target path and the correct stroke path. The parallel fingers provide instant feedback to the golfer as to whether he or she is taking the putter head back parallel with the target path and whether the head stays perpendicular with the target path during the forward stroke and follow through. The parallel fingers are elevated above the ground or putting surface and the sole of the putter is unobstructed and may be rested directly against the ground or putting surface, i.e., no part of the training device of the present invention comes between the ground and the putter.
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Advertisement for DrPutts' Putting Pointer, Apr., 1997 issue of Golf for Women.
Copy of packaging and actual DrPutts' Putting Stroke Perfector.
Information Sheet regarding DrPutts' Putting Stroke Perfector.
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