Golf putter practice device
First Claim
1. A golf putter practice device comprising indication means including a reservoir for receipt of a liquid indicator, such as mercury, a plurality of separate liquid receiving channels converging with each other and communicating with said reservoir at adjacent points along an edge thereof, means operatively associating said reservoir and channels with the top surface of the putter wherein the reservoir is disposed toward the rear edge of the putter with the channels extending forwardly toward the ball-contacting face of the putter and being viewable by the golfer, wherein momentum transmitted to said liquid indicator during a putting stroke and upon impact with a ball serves to force liquid from said reservoir into said channels in varying amounts dependent upon the alignment of the putter face and the ball during impact.
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Abstract
The head of a golf putter includes a reservoir for receipt of a fluid indicator and a plurality of separate divergent channels in communication therewith with one of said channels disposed normal to the ball striking face of the putter head so that, upon impact with a golf ball, the momentum imparted to the indicator fluid will cause it to flow forwardly into one or more of the channels dependent upon the orientation of the putter in relation to the ball upon impact therewith. The channels are further constructed so that the liquid indicator entering such channels is maintained therein so that a positive after-the-fact indication of the orientation of the putter face in regard to the ball upon impact is obtained. This enables corrections to be made to the putting stroke if the liquid indicator shows that during the previous putt, the club face was not properly positioned with respect to the ball upon impact.
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- 1. A golf putter practice device comprising indication means including a reservoir for receipt of a liquid indicator, such as mercury, a plurality of separate liquid receiving channels converging with each other and communicating with said reservoir at adjacent points along an edge thereof, means operatively associating said reservoir and channels with the top surface of the putter wherein the reservoir is disposed toward the rear edge of the putter with the channels extending forwardly toward the ball-contacting face of the putter and being viewable by the golfer, wherein momentum transmitted to said liquid indicator during a putting stroke and upon impact with a ball serves to force liquid from said reservoir into said channels in varying amounts dependent upon the alignment of the putter face and the ball during impact.
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