Patent ID: 8216083

Claim:
A golf practice apparatus for improving a short game golf shot, said golf practice apparatus comprising: a chipping mat positioned on a ground surface and adapted to align a user and a golf ball thereon, said chipping mat comprising an upper surface comprising: left and right foot indicia located on a distal portion of said upper surface; a center position indicia located on said distal portion; a directional indicia having an arrow located on a proximal portion of said upper surface of said chipping mat, said arrow being oriented orthogonal to a longitudinal length of said chipping mat; a plurality of ball indicia positioned within said directional indicia, said ball indicia capable of providing a position to place said golf ball; and, a plurality of ball position indicia having parallel dashed lines extending from a distal intermediate portion of said left and right foot indicia to an intermediate portion of said directional indicia; wherein each of said ball indicia is aligned with a corresponding one of said ball position indicia and thereby capable of aligning a stance of a user with said golf ball; and, a collapsible target assembly positioned on a ground surface and spaced from said chipping mat, said target assembly adapted to receive a golf ball struck from said chipping mat; wherein said target assembly includes a target mat capable of analyzing the golf shot, said target mat being selectively indented when adapted to receive the struck golf ball, said target mat being positioned in a draping manner with an upper surface of said target mat being oriented upwardly and away from said chipping mat.