Patent ID: 6939238

Claim:
A golf putting training device comprising: an elongated frame having opposite sides, and ends and defining a channel which has a length and a width dimension and which is operable to receive the club head of a golf putter which has a heel and a toe, and wherein the width dimension of the channel is greater than the length dimension of the club head when measured between the heel and toe thereof, and wherein the opposite sides of the elongated frame are positioned in closely spaced relation relative to the heel and toe of the golf club head when the golf club head is oriented substantially perpendicular to the opposite sides of the elongated frame, and wherein each of the opposite ends of the elongated frame defines, in part, a semicircular portion which simulates an imaginary cup; and a bridge fixedly mounted on the elongated frame and located intermediate the opposite ends, and wherein the bridge defines in part an aperture through which a golf ball having a radius may pass when the golf ball is placed in the channel and struck by the club head of the golf putter, and wherein the aperture provides an aiming point for the golfer to facilitate the proper alignment of a putt, and wherein the passage of the golf ball through the aperture demonstrates a proper alignment of a putt, and wherein the elongated frame has a height dimension greater than the radius of the golf ball, and wherein the golf ball may be putted in opposite directions through the aperture and towards the opposite ends of the elongated frame to simulate putts of various lengths.