Patent ID: 6071197
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A device for teaching correct putting, which comprises:an arm for attachment to the shaft of a putter, said arm having a rearward portion that is constructed such that when said arm has been attached to the shaft of the putter, the rearward portion of said arm is substantially parallel to and behind the face of the putter;a mirror containing a substantially planar reflecting surface, said mirror being pivotally attached to the rearward portion of said arm at such an angle that when the shaft of a putter to which said arm has been attached is held vertically by a golfer, a golf ball and a target cup can simultaneously be viewed in the reflecting surface of the mirror by the golfer and said mirror having its center of gravity located between the pivot point for said mirror and the face of the putter when the device is attached to the shaft of a putter so that, as the putter to which said arm has been attached is moved through a putting stroke, said mirror will pivot about the pivot point to keep the golf ball and the target cup simultaneously viewable by the golfer; anda visible line, said visible line being substantially straight, placed on the reflecting surface of said mirror in such an orientation that the plane which contains the visible line and which is substantially perpendicular to the reflecting surface of said mirror is substantially perpendicular to the face of a putter to which said arm has been attached and substantially aligned with the desired point of impact on the face of the putter.