Patent ID: 7566277

Claim:
A golf putting practice device, comprising: a base plate; a plurality of pins intended to be detachably attached in an upright position in at least two rows on an upper side of the base plate so as to form a path for a head of a golf putter; a tilting and restoring unit that allows the pins to bend from a normal upright position when subjected to an impact force and to return the pins to the normal upright position; wherein the tilting and restoring unit comprises a magnet and a member exhibiting magnetic properties, wherein the magnet is associated with the base plate, wherein the member is associated with the pins, wherein the member forms at least a portion of a lower part of the pins, wherein an upper part of the pins is made of a material that does not exhibit magnetic properties; wherein the base plate includes a number of openings each of which being adapted to receive a pin, said openings being distributed to form said rows, wherein the openings are arranged at the surface of the base plate; and wherein the magnet is placed below the opening.