Patent ID: 8858367

Claim:
A target device for use with a golf swing practice mat having a teeing aperture formed therein, the target device comprising: a base flange portion arranged to be received below the practice mat; a stem portion extending upwardly from the base in a longitudinal direction so as to be arranged to extend upwardly through the teeing aperture in the practice mat; a target portion supported on the stem portion at a location spaced upwardly from the base flange, the target portion having an increased lateral dimension in relation to the stem portion; the base flange portion, the stem portion and the target portion being integrally and seamlessly formed with one another of a resilient material; and a hollow passage located internally within the stem portion between the base flange portion and the target portion and extending in the longitudinal direction of the stem portion, the hollow passage being vented externally of the stem portion such that the hollow passage of the stem portion is readily collapsible under impact of a swinging golf club.