GOLF POTTING TRAINING DEVICE

Abstract

A golf putting training device comprises: a shaft, comprising a holding end and a connection end; a tunnel structure, comprising an opening at a front end of the tunnel structure, a hitting surface at a rear end of the tunnel structure, and two sidewalls to form two lateral sides of the tunnel structure, wherein the connection end of the shaft is connected to one of the sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls provide an arc shaped bottom line, wherein the hitting surface is connected to each of the sidewalls and is vertical to a tangent of the arc shaped bottom line at the rear end of the tunnel structure.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a putting device for golf playing, particularly to a putting device for golf putting training.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The conventional golf putting training device ignores the reality that the swing path is not parallel to the flat ground. There is a need to design the hitting surface of the golf putting training device to simulate the swing path in reality.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A golf putting training device, in an embodiment, comprises: a shaft, comprising a holding end and a connection end; a tunnel structure, comprising an opening at a front end of the tunnel structure, a hitting surface at a rear end of the tunnel structure, and two sidewalls to form two lateral sides of the tunnel structure, wherein the connection end of the shaft is connected to one of the sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls provide an arc shaped bottom line, wherein the hitting surface is connected to each of the sidewalls and is vertical to a tangent of the arc shaped bottom line at the rear end of the tunnel structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention as well as a preferred mode of use and advantages thereof will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates the golf putting training device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates the hitting device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates the flow chart of the golf putting training according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates the tunnel structure with an arc shaped bottom line.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

To more clearly describe a thermal interface material coating method according to the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings hereinafter.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a golf putting training device comprises a shaft 1, and a hitting device 2. The hitting device 2 comprises an opening 21 for receiving a golf ball, two parallel sidewalls 22 forming a tunnel 25, and a hitting surface 24 for hitting the golf ball. The shaft 1 and the opening 21 is at the front end of the tunnel 25, and the hitting surface 24 is at rear end of the tunnel 25. The hitting surface 24 is behind the shaft 1. The tunnel 25 defines the potting direction of the golf putting training device. The sidewalls 22 comprise arc shape bottoms 23.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, a golf putting training method is provided. In step 31, a trainee grips a golf putting training device. In an embodiment, the golf putting training device is the same as the device mentioned above. In step 32, the trainee stands by the golf ball positioning on a ground and determines the target direction. In step 33, the trainee putts the golf ball along the target direction. The golf ball enters the tunnel 25 through the opening 21, and then is hit by the hitting surface 24 behind the shaft 1 of the golf putting training device. The tunnel 25 defines the putting direction for the putting stroke. In step 34, the trainee can determine whether the target direction matches the putting direction without the need to see the moving path of the golf ball when the golf ball moves away from the golf putting training device.

During the putting stroke, that is the duration from the golf ball enters to leaves the tunnel of the training device, if the golf ball is hit only by the hitting surface 24, it is determined the target direction matches the putting direction. If the golf ball hits any of the sidewalls 22 during the putting stroke, it is determined the target direction fails to match the putting direction.

In an embodiment, the trainee can determine whether the target direction matches the putting direction by vision regarding to the movement of the golf ball in the tunnel 25, because there is no cover over the tunnel 25.

In an embodiment, trainee can determine whether the target direction matches the putting direction by the number of vibration. If the golf ball hit the sidewalls 22 besides the hitting surface 24 during the putting stroke, the trainee can feel the vibrations more than once.

In an embodiment, referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, a golf putting training device comprises a shaft 1 and a tunnel structure hitting device. The shaft 1 comprises a holding end and a connection end. The connection end is connected to one of the sidewalls 22 directly, or indirectly through a crossbar. The parallel sidewalls 22 form the lateral sides of the tunnel structure and define the putting direction. The front end of the tunnel structure is an opening 21 and the rear end is a hitting surface 24. The bottom lines of the sidewalls 22 both are arc lines. The arc shaped bottom lines simulate the swing path of the putter head.

In an embodiment, the hitting surface 24 is vertical to the tangent of the arc shaped bottom lines when the hitting surface 24 is connected to the sidewalls 22 at the rear end of the tunnel structure. It modifies the hitting-direction error of the hitting surface 24 caused by the length of the tunnel structure. The visual reference provided by the arc shaped bottom line is helpful to assemble the hitting surface 24 and the sidewalls 22 together to modify the hitting-direction error.

In an embodiment, each of the sidewalls 22 provides a slide track 26 equipped with at least a counterweight 27. The counterweight 27 slides along the slide track 26 and is screwed to the slide track 26 at a proper position for weight balance.

Claims

1. A golf putting training device, comprising: a shaft, comprising a holding end and a connection end;a tunnel structure, comprising an opening at a front end of the tunnel structure, a hitting surface at a rear end of the tunnel structure, and two sidewalls to form two lateral sides of the tunnel structure, wherein the connection end of the shaft is connected to one of the sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls provide an arc shaped bottom line, wherein the hitting surface is connected to each of the sidewalls and is vertical to a tangent of the arc shaped bottom line at the rear end of the tunnel structure.

2. The golf putting training device as claim 1, wherein the arc shaped bottom line simulates a swing path.

3. The golf putting training method as claim 1, wherein the two sidewalls are parallel to define a putting direction.

4. The golf putting training method as claim 1, wherein each of the sidewalls provides a slide track equipped with a counterweight.