Golf mat and pattern

• US 7,186,184 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2004
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Practice With The Pros, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Practice With The Pros, Inc.
• Inventors: Buck, Darin R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Legesse; Nini F.
• Application Number:
  US10/820,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20050227774A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: 473/150, 473/160, 473/218, 473/270, 473/278, 473/279, D21/792
• US Class Current: 473/218
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3661 Mats for golf practice, e.g. mats having a simulated turf, a practice tee or a green area
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3667 Golf stance aids, e.g. means for positioning a golfer's feet

Abstract

A golf teaching aid is disclosed. The beneficial golf mat and instructional pattern provide for precise, reproducible foot positioning and alignment, and a wide selection of precise, reproducible ball position options. The pattern may be variously displayed, for instance, on the playing surface of a golf mat or on the turf.

Claims

1. A golf mat displaying an instructional pattern comprising

at least one sight line,

a foot placement grid comprising a plurality of spaced apart vertical alignment lines, wherein the vertical alignment lines are spaced further apart from one another than adjacent ball position lines of a first set of ball position lines are spaced apart from one another, and

a second set of spaced apart ball position lines, wherein said first set of ball position lines is located generally opposite from said second set of ball position lines, and wherein a gridless ball placement area provides separation between said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines.

2. The golf mat of claim 1, further comprising a first set of parallel line segments separated from a second set of parallel line segments by said gridless ball placement area, wherein said first set of parallel line segments and said second set of parallel line segments are located generally opposite from one another and between a first edge of said golf mat and said foot placement grid, and cooperate to define a plurality of sight lines.

3. The golf mat of claim 2, wherein said plurality of sight lines is located substantially between said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines, and said golf mat further comprises at least one additional sight line.

4. The golf mat of claim 1, wherein said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines are located between a first edge of said golf mat and a horizontal line of said foot placement grid, and are oriented perpendicular to said horizontal line.

5. The golf mat of claim 1, wherein said gridless ball placement area comprises a playing Surface that simulates a fairway.

6. The golf mat of claim 1, wherein said golf mat is marked with indicia that display said instructional pattern.

7. The golf mat of claim 1, wherein ball position lines of said first set of ball position lines are of less length than the vertical alignment lines of said grid, and are equally spaced about one inch apart.

8. The golf mat of claim 1, wherein said foot placement grid comprises rectangular grid spaces.

9. A golf mat displaying an instructional pattern comprising

a foot placement grid,

a first set of parallel line segments separated from a second set of parallel line segments by a gridless ball placement area, wherein said first set of parallel line segments and said second set of parallel line segments are located generally opposite from one another and between a first edge of said golf mat and said foot placement grid, and cooperate to define a first plurality of sight lines, and

a plurality of spaced apart, ball position lines.

10. The golf mat of claim 9, wherein said plurality of spaced apart, ball position lines is provided by a first set of spaced apart ball position lines and a second set of spaced apart ball position lines, wherein said first set of ball position lines is located generally opposite from said second set of ball position lines, and wherein said gridless ball placement area provides separation between said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines.

11. The golf mat of claim 9, further comprising a third set of parallel line segments separated from a fourth set of parallel line segments by a second gridless ball placement area, wherein said third set of parallel line segments and said fourth set of parallel line segments are located generally opposite from one another and between a second edge of said golf mat and said foot placement grid, and cooperate to define a second plurality of sight lines, and said golf mat further comprises at least one additional sight line.

12. The golf mat of claim 9, wherein said plurality of spaced apart, ball position lines is provided by a first set of spaced apart ball position lines and a second set of spaced apart ball position lines, wherein said first plurality of sight lines is located substantially between said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines, and wherein said golf mat further comprises at least one additional sight line.

13. The golf mat of claim 9, wherein ball position lines of said plurality of spaced apart, ball position lines are of less length than vertical alignment lines of said grid, and are equally spaced about one inch apart.

14. The golf mat of claim 9, wherein said foot placement grid comprises rectangular grid spaces.

15. An instructional golf pattern comprising

at least one sight line,

a foot placement grid comprising a plurality of spaced apart vertical alignment lines, wherein the vertical alignment lines are spaced further apart from one another than adjacent ball position lines of a first set of ball position lines are spaced apart from one another, and

a second set of spaced apart ball position lines, wherein said first set of ball position lines is located generally opposite from said second set of ball position lines, and wherein a gridless ball placement area provides separation between said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines.

16. The pattern of claim 15, further comprising a first set of parallel line segments separated from a second set of parallel line segments by said gridless ball placement area, wherein said first set of parallel line segments and said second set of parallel line segments are located generally opposite from one another and cooperate to define a plurality of sight lines.

17. The pattern of claim 16, wherein said plurality of sight lines is located substantially between said first set of ball position lines and said second set of ball position lines.

18. The pattern of claim 15, wherein said pattern is displayed on turf.

19. The pattern of claim 15, wherein said foot placement grid comprises rectangular grid spaces.

20. The pattern of claim 15, wherein ball position lines of said first set of ball position lines are oriented parallel to the vertical alignment lines of said grid, and are equally spaced about one inch apart.

21. An instructional golf pattern comprising

a foot placement grid,

ball position lines of less length than vertical alignment lines of said foot placement grid, and

a first of parallel line segments separated from a second set of parallel line segments by a gridless ball placement area, wherein said first set of parallel line segments and said second set of parallel line segments are located generally opposite from one another and cooperate to define a first plurality of sight lines, and said first plurality of sight lines is located substantially between a first set of said ball position lines and a second set of said ball position lines.

22. The pattern of claim 21, wherein said foot placement grid comprises rectangular grid spaces.

23. The pattern of claim 21, further comprising at least one additional sight line.