Patent ID: 8066582

Claim:
A system for golf putting practice, comprising: an elongate, straight shaft, and a pair of shaft support devices configured for attachment to the shaft in spaced relation so as to hold the shaft in a level horizontal position above the ground, each shaft support device including: an elongate main support having an upper end and lower end, a top slider slidably attached to the upper end, the top slider having a crescent-shaped opening on a top, side surface that is configured to grasp the shaft, an elongate angled leg shorter relative to the main support and having its upper end attached to an approximate midpoint of the main support, the angled leg pivotable at its attachment point to the main support and biased under spring pressure, and a loop hook for securing the angled leg alongside the main support, wherein the loop hook is unhooked and the angled leg is released and squeezed against the main support to expose the crescent-shaped opening to attach the shaft support device to the shaft, the angled leg then released to pivot outward under spring action, causing the top slider to move down relative to the upper end of the main support, the main support upper end seating against the shaft, the spaced-apart lower ends of the angled leg and main support forming legs of the shaft support device.