Golfer training aid
View Patent ↗A golfer training aid formed, preferably, of a synthetic turf. A first swing channel is defined by an area between opposing uprights projecting from an upper surface of the mat. A second swing channel is defined by a cut-away portion of the mat. The first swing path permits a golfer to practice a swing on the mat. The second swing path permits a golfer to practice a swing on any of a variety of surfaces including natural, manufactured or constructed which are exposed through the cut-away portion. The second swing path may also be defined by opposing rows of uprights. A golfer is aided in visualizing and executing a proper golf swing by the visual and physical cues afforded by the first and second swing channels of the golfer training aid.
1. A golfer training aid comprising:
a substantially planar mat including an upper surface;
a first swing channel defined by an area of the upper surface of the substantially planar mat located between opposing uprights which project from the upper surface of the substantially planar mat; and
a second swing channel defined by an area located between a first edge and a second edge of a cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat.
2. The golfer training aid of claim 1 wherein the substantially planar mat further comprises a synthetic turf.
3. The golfer training aid of claim 1 wherein the opposing uprights further comprises a first plurality of uprights forming a first row of uprights and a second plurality of uprights forming a second row of uprights, the first row of uprights and the second row of uprights defining the first swing channel.
4. The golfer training aid of claim 3 further comprising a third plurality of uprights forming a third row of uprights, the second row of uprights and the third row of uprights further defining the second swing channel.
5. The golfer training aid of claim 1 wherein the opposing uprights further comprises a first plurality of uprights forming a first row of uprights and a second plurality of uprights forming a second row of uprights, the first row of uprights and the second row of uprights defining the first swing channel, the first row of uprights and the second row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to an alignment edge of the substantially planar mat and the second row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to the first row of uprights.
6. The golfer training aid of claim 5 further comprising a third plurality of uprights forming a third row of uprights, the second row of uprights and the third row of uprights further defining the second swing channel, the third row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to the second row of uprights.
7. The golfer training aid of claim 1 wherein the cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat further comprises an aperture formed through the substantially planar mat.
8. A golfer training aid comprising:
a substantially planar mat including an upper surface;
a first plurality of uprights forming a first row of uprights and a second plurality of uprights forming a second row of uprights, the first row of uprights and the second row of uprights defining the first swing channel; and
a cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat, the cut-away portion including a first edge and an opposing second edge, the first edge and the opposing second edge of the cut-away portion defining a second swing channel.
9. The golfer training aid of claim 8 wherein the substantially planar mat further comprises a synthetic turf.
10. The golfer training aid of claim 8 further comprising a third plurality of uprights forming a third row of uprights, the second row of uprights and the third row of uprights further defining the second swing channel.
11. The golfer training aid of claim 8 wherein the first row of uprights and the second row of uprights defining the first swing channel are oriented substantially parallel to an alignment edge of the substantially planar mat and the second row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to the first row of uprights.
12. The golfer training aid of claim 8 wherein the cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat is adapted to expose a natural surface upon which the golfer training aid is positioned.
13. The golfer training aid of claim 8 wherein the cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat further comprises an aperture formed through the substantially planar mat.
14. A golfer training aid comprising:
a substantially planar mat including an upper surface;
a first swing channel defined by an area of the upper surface of the substantially planar mat located between a first early oriented projection and an opposing second linearly oriented projection, the first linearly oriented projection oriented substantially parallel to an alignment edge of the substantially planar mat and the linearly oriented projection oriented substantially parallel to the first linearly oriented projection; and
a second swing channel defined by a first edge and a second edge of a cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat.
15. The golfer training aid of claim 14 wherein the substantially planar mat further comprises a synthetic turf.
16. The golfer training aid of claim 14 wherein the first linearly oriented projection further comprises a first plurality of uprights forming a first row of uprights and the second linearly oriented projection further comprises a second plurality of uprights forming a second row of uprights, the first row of uprights and the second row of uprights defining the first swing channel, the first row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to an alignment edge of the substantially planar mat and the second row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to the first row of uprights.
17. The golfer training aid of claim 14 further comprising a third linearly oriented projection, the second linearly oriented projection and the third linearly oriented projection further defining the second swing channel.
18. The golfer training aid of claim 14 wherein the second linearly oriented projection further comprises a second plurality of uprights forming a second row of uprights and the third linearly oriented projection further comprises a third plurality of uprights forming a third row of uprights, the second row of uprights and the third row of uprights oriented substantially parallel to an alignment edge of the substantially planar mat.
19. The golfer training aid of claim 14 wherein the cut-away portion of the substantially planar mat further comprises an aperture formed through the substantially planar mat.