Patent ID: 6155931
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf swing practice mat for placement on an underlying base to aid a golfer in improving his or her swing of a golf club having a club head, said swing comprising a swing arc having a bottom-most portion thereof, said golf swing practice mat comprising:(a) a low friction, flexible and resilient top sheet that is directly contacted by said club head, and has a rigidity of 40 pounds per square inch or less;(b) a supporting pad for supporting said top sheet and for providing space for said top sheet to yield to and accommodate said bottom-most portion of a reasonably well-aligned swing arc, said supporting pad being compressible to 50% of its resting height in any area near its center line by an applied pressure thereupon of 0.0056 Mpa (8 psi) or less; and(c) a self-supporting, generally flat, bottom sheet around which the ends of said top sheet may be wrapped and attached thereto, said supporting pad supporting said top sheet a finite distance above said bottom sheet.