Patent ID: 7670231

Claim:
A golf ball alignment device, comprising: a supportive base for being positioned on a putting surface; an upright member extending vertically upwardly from the base; a physical alignment member supported by the upright member and extending laterally away therefrom, the physical alignment member including a laterally extending member and a cross member positioned coplanar, the laterally extending member and the cross member intersecting to define a crosshair; and an optical alignment member supported by at least one of the upright member and the physical alignment member, the optical alignment member including a beam-producing light source aimed toward the putting surface to a point vertically below the intersection point of the laterally extending member and the cross member to produce a light spot on the putting surface; wherein the intersection point of the laterally extending member and the cross member, and the spot are vertically aligned when viewed from above with a dominant eye substantially perpendicular to the putting surface.