Patent ID: 6450903
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A method of golf putting training on a putting practice surface utilizing a golf ball, a golf putter having a shaft with opposing ends and a grip at one end and a club head formed of a material attracted by magnetism at an opposite end, and said club head has a heel, a toe, a sole, and a flat, front ball-impact face, and further utilizing at least one flat golf ball marker that includes a permanent magnet permanently incorporated therein comprising:placing said golf ball upon said golf putting surface, placing said golf ball marker on said ball-impact face offset from a point midway between said heel and said toe, whereupon said golf ball marker is held in position by magnetic force, holding said putter by said grip to address said golf ball with said club head ball-impact face oriented in a plane perpendicular to said putting practice surface while holding said sole of said club head proximate to said putting practice surface, drawing said putter club head away from said golf ball while holding said ball-impact face of said club head perpendicular to said putting practice surface and said sole of said club head proximate thereto, and bringing said putter club head toward said golf ball to strike said golf ball with said ball-impact face perpendicular to said putting practice surface while avoiding contact between said golf ball marker and said golf ball.