Patent ID: 6994634

Claim:
A portable golf practice device disposed adjacent to a platform for supporting a golfer and designed for simulating the response of natural turf when impacted by the head of a golf club during a golf swing, said device comprising: a base member having a bottom panel and a pair of parallel rail housings positioned on either side of said bottom panel along the length dimension to form a U-shaped frame, said rail housings having cylindrical cavities and slots in the sides facing the interior of said U-shaped frame; a base extension connected to said base member by hinge means; a roller assembly having a plurality of sleeve bearings fitted over a plurality of transverse rods and including means for securing said roller assembly to said base member, said roller assembly engaged in corresponding grooves and recesses in said bottom panel; a carriage tray having sleeves affixed to both sides along the length dimension slidably positioned on said roller assembly; a simulated turf surface bonded to said carriage tray; and carriage retraction means arranged on both sides of said carriage tray along the length dimension and fitted in said rail housings for controlling the sliding forward in the general direction of the ball flight and the retraction of said carriage tray and said simulated turf surface when said simulated turf surface is impacted by the head of a golf club striking a golf ball placed on said simulated turf surface.