Patent ID: 8162779

Claim:
A method for improving golf play comprising, for each selected golf hole of a golf course played, the steps of: (a) selecting a corresponding putting reference guide from a plurality of putting reference guides for a hole, each guide correlated to a golf hole of a golf course and including, for said golf hole; (b) orienting the putting reference guide with a center point representing the hole and a reference point comprising a point of orientation for the putting reference guide along its circumference, said reference point located on a center line dividing the putting reference guide in half and intersecting the center point, wherein said center line allows for alignment of the putting reference guide with a straight downhill direction of a slope with said reference point orienting the putting reference guide towards a point of source of the slope; (c) estimating the putt's angle of a desired golf stroke with respect to the reference point, and locating this angle on the guide, represented as a series of spokes radiating from the center point; (d) estimating the distance of the desired golf stroke and locating this distance on the guide, represented as a series of circumferential rings around the center point, wherein each ring represents a distance out from the hole; and (e) ascertaining the intersection of the ring and spoke locations to find a pre-calculated approximation of an expected break amount representing the amount to the left or the right of the hole for aiming based on the intersection being located in the left or right half of the putting guide, respectively.