Patent ID: 6554716
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf swing mat arrangement, comprising:a mat having a flat upper surface having a hitting spot thereon, a shallow lower surface indented adjacent to said hitting spot of said upper surface, and an inclining surface sloping down from said hitting spot of said upper surface and extending to said lower surface, wherein said hitting spot lies on an upper edge of said inclining surface; a supporting means attached on top of said mat; and a ball device comprising a lower sphere, a first practice arm having a rear end supported by said supporting means and a front end which is connected with said lower sphere and frontwardly extended from said supporting means to rest said lower sphere on said hitting spot of said mat, an upper sphere, and a second practice arm having a rear end supported by said supporting means and a front end which is connected with said upper sphere and frontwardly extended from said supporting means to position said upper sphere above said lower sphere and define a distance between said lower sphere and said upper sphere for ensuring a club head of a golf club will hit said lower sphere without hitting said upper sphere; whereby when a golfer conducts a swing with the golf club, a down swing arc of the swing brings the club head in contact with said lower sphere and said upper sphere functions as a limitation to force the golfer to keep the swing down in order to avoid hitting said upper sphere, moreover said inclining surface formed between said upper surface and said lower surface on said mat further encourages the golfer, after hitting said lower sphere, to continue swinging the golf club in the down swing arc into said mat in such a manner that the club head is swung to bottom out at said lower surface just like the golfer has to do to create a divot while conducting a real golf swing on a golf course.