Putting improvement device and method
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1. A putting improvement device, comprising:
- a representation of a green; and
a plurality of putting indicia on the representation, wherein each of the putting indicia identifies a determined path along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, and further wherein the determined paths are determined at least in part by a method other than manually propelling a golf ball along the green with a golf club.
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Abstract
A method and device for improving putting. The device includes a representation of a green on which a plurality of putting benchmarks are projected. The representation may also include elevation indicia and indicators of the speed and predominant grain direction of the green. The device is used to enable golfers to accurately read the green and determine the speed and direction along which a particular ball should be putted. Methods of using and creating the device are also disclosed.
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38 Claims
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1. A putting improvement device, comprising:
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a representation of a green; and
a plurality of putting indicia on the representation, wherein each of the putting indicia identifies a determined path along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, and further wherein the determined paths are determined at least in part by a method other than manually propelling a golf ball along the green with a golf club. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A putting improvement device for a golf course having golf holes with greens, the device comprising:
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a booklet containing representations of each of the greens, each representation corresponding to a respective one of the greens and including;
elevation indicia depicting the topographical profile of the corresponding green; and
a plurality of putting benchmarks disposed on the representation and identifying predetermined paths along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the corresponding green, and further wherein the predetermined paths are determined at least in part by a method other than manually propelling a golf ball along the green with a golf club. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for improving putting on a green, comprising:
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determining a plurality of paths on the green along which a golf ball will travel when putted, wherein the plurality of paths are determined at least in part by a method other than manually propelling a golf ball across the green with a golf club;
creating a topographical representation of the green; and
projecting the plurality of fixed paths on the topographical representation to form a putting improvement device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A putting improvement device, comprising:
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a representation of a green; and
a plurality of putting indicia on the representation, wherein each of the putting indicia identifies a determined path along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, wherein at least a portion of each path extends over a non-level portion of the green, and further wherein the putting indicia identify determined paths along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, regardless of the direction at which the golf ball is putted along the path.
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31. A putting improvement device, comprising:
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a representation of a green; and
a plurality of putting indicia on the representation, wherein each of the putting indicia identifies a determined path along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, wherein at least a portion of each path extends over a non-level portion of the green, and further wherein each of the putting indicia identifies a determined path along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, regardless of the position of the golf ball on the path when the ball is putted along the path.
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32. A method for improving putting on a green, comprising:
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determining a plurality of paths on the green along which a golf ball will travel when putted, wherein determining each of the plurality of paths includes measuring a path of a golf ball on the green to create a measured path and verifying the measured path of the golf ball by repeating the determining step along the measured path to create a fixed path if the ball travels again along the measured path;
creating a topographical representation of the green; and
projecting the plurality of fixed paths on the topographical representation to form a putting improvement device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A putting improvement device, comprising:
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a representation of a green; and
a plurality of putting indicia on the representation, wherein each of the putting indicia identifies a determined path along which a golf ball will travel when putted on the green, and further wherein each of the paths is determined by a method other than manually propelling a golf ball along the green with a golf club. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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