Patent Document ID: 8529364
Application ID: 13585684
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A golf training apparatus for putting with a club head having parallel front and back surfaces, comprising: a platform having a front edge, a back edge and a top surface, said platform moveably anchored to a playing surface; a laser beam cast from a laser fixed to the platform in perpendicular arrangement to the front edge, said laser beam marking a preferred direction by projecting onto a reflector placed on or near the targeted destination and aimed thereto by moving the platform; a means for squaring the back surface of the club head in perpendicularity to the preferred direction, said squaring corresponding to an aim for striking a golf ball; and a means for spotting the golf ball a calibrated distance from the platform, said spotting corresponding to a striking force on the golf ball; whereby, with the platform oriented to a targeted destination by the means for orienting, the aim adjusted by the means for squaring and the striking force adjusted by the means for spotting, the club may deliver the golf ball to the destination by a forward stroke thereof while avoiding an anticipatory backstroke.