Patent ID: 6468167
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf swing practice apparatus, comprising:a mat adapted to be placed on a ground surface; a golf ball supporting structure mounted on the mat; a golf club having a head, a shaft and a handle disposed along a shaft axis; a first target disposed on the mat on one side of the golf ball supporting structure along the path of motion of a backswing; a second target disposed on the mat on the opposite side of the golf ball supporting structure along the path of a desired golf swing; the club being movable in a swing, in which the shaft axis is aligned with the first target, then the club head strikes the golf ball in a power stroke, and then the shaft axis is aligned with the second target; and a backswing indicator mounted on the mat to be moveable from an upright position toward a lower position when the indicator is struck by the club head during a backswing motion to indicate to a user whether or not the club head is being moved at a proper height from the mat.