Patent ID: 9707465
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A robotic putting system comprising: a housing defining a space for a putter head to make a putting stroke; an operating mechanism cooperable with the housing, the operating mechanism including a servo motor connected to a worm gear, and a carriage mechanism mounted on the worm gear; a clamp assembly connected to the carriage mechanism, the clamp assembly including an X-component bracket that is displaceable relative to the carriage mechanism in a horizontal direction, a Y-component bracket that is displaceable relative to the carriage mechanism in only a vertical direction, and a putter clamp attachable to the putter head, the putter clamp including a rail aperture therein, wherein the X-component bracket extends through an aperture in the Y-component bracket and is horizontally displaceable relative to the carriage mechanism through the Y-component bracket; and a rail member positioned adjacent the space and received in the rail aperture of the putter clamp, the rail member being shaped corresponding to three dimensions of a predefined putting path, wherein the predefined putting path corresponds to a preferred putting path for a specific golfer such that a shape of the rail member is varied from golfer to golfer.