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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549931 | Modified chess set and method of playing a modified game of chess A modified chess set and method of playing the same includes a chessboard comprising nine ranks and nine files of checkered alternating colored squares. A first set of chess pieces including nine pawns, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, two princes and one king. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7281986 | Parallel putting device and method A device for putting a golf ball. In one embodiment, the device comprises a base having an elongated side defining a base line, a first and second shoulder attached to the base, and a guide member pivotly attached to the first and second shoulders. The guide member ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7217198 | Golf putting practice aid A golf putting practice aid comprising a guide having a guide surface (3) with which a heel or the toe of a putter makes contact in use. The guide is positioned to extend upwardly from a substantially planar base or ground surface (1,100′). By making the gu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201667 | Device to improve putting A device to aid golfers in improving their putting game comprising in combination with a putter, a straight edge guide and an attachment for the putter head, the putter head attachment comprising an elongated flat vertical base plate which extends horizontally and i... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7172516 | Directional practice device A directional practice device includes a directional frame and a rail base. The directional frame provides a part being defined to move rectilinearly and an engaging member for locating a sport apparatus. The rail base provides two parallel rail parts and each of th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163463 | Golf club with right angled hosel A golf club is provided in which a front heel face of the club defines a bore for receiving one end of a hosel, the hosel defining a substantially right angled bend. A free end of the hosel engages the putter shaft. The hosel provides a desired offset distance from ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153216 | Putter alignment training system A laser assembly is removably attached to the shaft of a putter slightly above the head. The position and orientation of the laser assembly is adjusted to direct the laser horizontally in a plane passing through the sweet spot of the putter's face and perpendicular ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7063624 | Golf training apparatus and method of using the same A golf training apparatus and a method of using the same are disclosed. In one form, a golf training apparatus includes a substrate with a lower portion and a hooded upper portion and a guide extension coupled to the lower portion. The guide extension includes a str... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6929561 | Putting instructor A putting instructor includes two rails each having a curved upper surface corresponding to a curved moving pathway of a golf club head while swinging the golf club head relative to the rails, and a link coupled the rails together, to maintain a gap formed between t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6893356 | Golf putting machine and method A golf putting training method and apparatus for teaching a golfer how to swing a golf club head through a stroke path to strike a golf ball. The method and apparatus mechanically controlling the front to back movement of the club head along a stroke path to be gene... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6709343 | Golf putt training apparatus A golf putt training apparatus is provided which assists a golfer in maintaining the putter head along an intendded target line while practicing a putting stroke. The training apparatus includes a pair of mutually opposing guide rails having plurality of substantial... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6458039 | Golf aid putting device A golf aid putting device includes a conventional golf club putter having a handle portion, a shaft portion and a putter head. A keel member is releasably secured to a bottom surface of the putter head for engagement with a track portion of the putting de... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6159106 | Putting stroke training device Disclosed is putting stroke training device that consists of a flat base with an adjustable width channel running its length. The user adjusts the channel to a size slightly wider than that of his/her putter's head so that it will pass freely there throug... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6139442 | Golf swing learning aid A device that provides feedback to a golfer on the characteristics of their swing of a golf club. The device can be mounted to or incorporated into the head of the golf club and includes a first light source and at least a second light source. The first a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129639 | Putting trainer A putting trainer for assisting a golfer perfect his address, the address of the putter, and the putting stroke. The trainer is designed for use on a support surface with a golf ball and a putter. The trainer includes a pair of spaced base members carryin... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6071202 | Golf swing training method A method for practicing a golf swing wherein a laser swing aid is used for defining a swing path for a club head and for aligning a club head of a golf club with a ball along a target path. The swing aid includes a body containing a power source coupled t... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5919096 | Posture correction and stroke sense development apparatus for golf rectilinear putting practice mechanism A posture correction and stroke sense development apparatus for golf rectilinear putting practice mechanism, includes: a rectangular frame; a mat mounted on the frame, which serves the function for grassing use; a hole; and ball supply means (not shown) f... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5895327 | Golf swing aid and method A golf swing aid constrains the swing of an associated headless golf club to provide a golf student with proper golf club swing notion. Flanged backswing and downswing rails are intermediated by a continuous curved rail and supported by a rail support. Th... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5797804 | Golf putting alignment trainer A golf putting alignment trainer includes a pair of spaced bodies each including: a hollow casing defining a compartment therein, an upper wall, and a rear wall, each of the hollow casings having a side opening which faces each other; a movable member mou... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5776007 | Putting practice device A device and method for improving the putting of a golf ball is described herein. The instructional device employs a sighting member and a shaft guide to assist in aligning and stroking a golf putt. The device is configured such that a golfer or instructo... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5527041 | Golf putting trainer A golf training device features a support base with a light source attached thereto, the light source generating a planar-shaped beam of light which is projected forward of the support board to form a target line on the ground. The target line can be used... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5501452 | Putting training device using muscle memory A putting training device and method for training a golfer's muscles to learn, recall and follow the proper putting swing. The training device has a rigid guide rail from which a vertical plate extends perpendicularly. The face of the putter head is held ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5421578 | Golf putting and chipping trainer and desk accessory device This invention provides a golf putting and chipping trainer and desk accessory device (10) for improving a golfer's putting and chipping stroke which can also be used as a desk accessory when not being used as a trainer. The device (10) includes a ramp (2... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5393065 | Putting practice device A golf putting practice device is provided for use on a support surface by golfers to improve their ability to putt a golf ball and includes a substantially rectangular strip of flexible sheet material forming a putting surface member which can be rolled ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5282627 | Putting trainer A putting trainer is provided along with a method to improve the putting stroke of golfers and includes a planar base having opposing side walls of different heights with inwardly projecting flanges at their upper ends under which the putter head is place... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5156402 | Swing training machine A versatile swing training machine for developing muscular strength and coordination to perform athletic swings typical of baseball, golf, hockey, or tennis. A drive arm pivotably carried on a frame is engaged and forcibly driven in rotation by a partiall... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5152534 | Golf putting training device A system for practicing putting strokes is provided. More particularly, a putter is provided which has a slot defined in the heel end portion of the putter head and which is adapted to be used with a putter guide having an upstanding fin. Sliding engageme... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5072943 | Putter stabilizing and guiding system A system for practicing putting strokes is provided and which in one form is a putter stabilizer including perpendicularly related planar portions for detachable attachment to a putter and which is used in combination with a planar guide surface to practi... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5060952 | Self contained putting aid A self contained putting aid, including an elongated rail having a generally U-shaped cross section. An elongated, flexible aiming strip is connected to the rail through a parallelogram linkage so that the strip can be moved from an operative position, wh... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4153255 | Putter training device Apparatus for improving a golfer's putting stroke including a pair of parallel, spring tensioned flexible cables mounted in spaced relation above a horizontal platform constituting a putting surface and on opposite sides of the resting site of the golf ba... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4111426 | Golf club swing training device A device for training an individual's putting game including a channel shaped guide member having an adjustable width, straight channel therein which extends the entire length thereof and which is open along its upper face and both ends thereof so as to r... | 09/05/1978 |
