Patent ID: 7448956

Claim:
A training mat configured to indicate the path of a club face swung through the critical zone by a golfer, said training mat comprising: a. an array of grass-mimicking blades, each of said grass-mimicking blades positionable in a first stable state and a second stable state; each of said grass mimicking blades having i. a base, ii. a tip, iii. a first outer pillar, a second outer pillar, and a center pillar, each of said first outer pillar, said second outer pillar, and said center pillar extending from said base and joining at said tip; and iv. a membrane spanning between and connecting said first outer pillar, said second outer pillar and said center pillar from said base to said tip; b. wherein said grass-mimicking blades toggle from said first stable state to said second stable state when struck by said club face; and c. wherein said second stable state is visually distinguishable from said first stable state when viewed from above.