Patent ID: 8317633

Claim:
An apparatus for use with putting comprising: a weight, said weight sized to fit into a golf hole, said weight having a top and a bottom; a first rod, said first rod having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the top of the weight; a bottom plate, said bottom plate comprising: a top side, a bottom side, a first opening, wherein the bottom plate is shaped to be placed within a golf hole and sized to substantially cover the surface area of a bottom of a golf hole, wherein the first opening is sized to allow the first rod to move freely through it, wherein the first opening is also sized to prevent the weight from moving through it; a second rod, said second rod having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the top side of the bottom plate; a top plate, said top plate comprising: a top side, a bottom side, a first plurality of holes arranged in a circular pattern radially around a center area, said center area comprising a second opening, wherein said second opening is sized to allow the second rod to move freely through it; wherein the bottom side of the top plate is attached to the second end of the first rod; a first tether, said tether coupled to one of the first plurality of holes of the top plate; wherein the bottom plate is positioned between and may move between the top of the weight and the bottom of the top plate.