Patent ID: 8070618

Claim:
A golf putting practice device for practicing the putting of a golf ball, comprising: a. a bounce beam for receiving a putted golf ball from a golfer and for returning said golf ball to the golfer, wherein said golf putting practice device has no moving parts for returning said golf ball to said golfer; b. a display element, said display element configured for displaying information about said putted golf ball; c. at least one sensing element, said at least one sensing element being configured to obtain information as to when said putted golf ball approaches said bounce beam, said at least one sensing element comprising at least two optical beams, a first optical beam traveling in a substantially perpendicular direction to the direction of the putted golf ball and in a substantially parallel direction to the direction of said bounce beam, and a second optical beam traveling at a known angle in relation to said first optical beam; d. a timing element coupled to said sensing element capable of capturing timing information pertaining to the putted golf ball; e. a microprocessor coupled to the timing element for receiving information from said timing element, said microprocessor configured to calculates data pertaining to said putted golf ball, said microprocessor further configured to transmit display data to said display element for display to said golfer; f. and wherein during use of said golf putting practice device, said golf putting practice device is placed a distance from the golfer that is less than the distance that the golfer intends the putted golf ball to travel.