Patent ID: 6106409
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A multi-section golf practice mat for simulating multiple surfaces that a golfer must hit off of during a round of golf comprising, in combination:a mat having a generally rectangular configuration, the mat including a lower base layer fabricated of a rigid rubber material, the mat including an intermediate layer fabricated of a foam rubber material, the mat including an upper layer fabricated of a rigid rubber material, the upper layer having three indented sections formed therein in a spaced relationship, the lower base layer having a plurality of weights secured therein around a periphery thereof, the mat having a pair of tees secured to the upper layer thereof inwardly of opposed long side edges thereof intermediate opposed short end edges thereof;a first mat insert having simulated grass extending outwardly therefrom, the first mat being removably received within a first of the three indented sections of the mat, the simulated grass of the first mat insert corresponding with fringe grass on a golf course;a second mat insert having simulated grass extending outwardly therefrom, the second mat being removably received within a second of the three indented sections of the mat, the simulated grass of the second mat insert corresponding with fairway grass on a golf course;a third mat insert having simulated grass extending outwardly therefrom, the third mat being removably received within a third of the three indented sections of the mat, the simulated grass of the third mat insert corresponding with rough grass on a golf course.