Patent ID: 8998738
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf shot training device, comprising: a mat with a top surface comprising an area with a back region with a back end, a front region with a front end opposite the back end, an intermediate region, a reference swing axis extending longitudinally between the back and front ends, and opposite left and right reference sides relative to the reference swing axis; a ball marker displayed on the intermediate region along the reference swing axis; a plurality of five shot type arrows displayed on the front region of the top surface and each along a trajectory originating from a common point corresponding with the ball marker and diverging at different respective angles between them toward the front end; wherein the five shot type arrows comprise a straight shot arrow that extends substantially straight along the reference swing axis, a draw shot arrow and a hook shot arrow that each diverges away from the straight shot arrow at increasing respective angles toward the front end on the left reference side, and a fade shot arrow and a slice shot arrow that each also diverges away from the straight shot arrow at increasing respective angles toward the front end on the right reference side; a plurality of five straight, draw, hook, fade, and slice club face lines displayed on the top surface, and that have respective trajectories that intersect the reference swing axis at or behind the ball marker and at different respective angles that are each similarly orthogonal to the corresponding straight, draw, hook, fade, and slice shot arrows, respectively; a single swing path along the reference swing axis and comprising the straight shot arrow in combination with a single swing line displayed on the back region, said single swing line comprising a substantially straight trajectory extending from the ball marker along the reference swing axis toward the back end and that is substantially co-linear with the straight shot arrow; an alignment indicator displayed on the top surface and substantially parallel to the single swing path and configured to indicate a parallel golf stance for a golfer; and whereby adjusting an orientation of the mat between each of five different straight, draw, hook, fade, and slice alignment angles corresponding with each of the five respective shot type arrows pointing at a target, and adjusting an alignment of a golf club face between the five corresponding club face lines, respectively, the golfer is trained to hit a golf ball placed on the ball marker with each of five different corresponding straight, draw, hook, fade, and slice shaped shots toward the target by swinging a golf club with the same single swing path and with the same parallel golf stance relative to the corresponding alignment angle.