US20160045806A1 - Adjustable stance golf practice mat - Google Patents
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Abstract
An adjustable stance golf practice mat has first and second stance pads on a floor pad or panel, with the stance pads secureable at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor pad. The floor pad may be split in two and/or provided as a first floor panel attachable to a second floor panel. The spacing between the stance pads may be adjusted depending on the type of shot the user is practicing. Markings may be provided on the stance pads to provide visual indicators to the user. Ridge patterns may be used between the floor panel and the stance pads to provide for incremental adjustment.
Description
- Golf mats are often used for practice indoors, or outdoors if natural grass is not convenient or available. Larger golf mats may be unrolled or laid out with an area large enough for the golfer to stand on the mat while hitting a golf ball also positioned on the mat. With other smaller types of golf mats or golf pads, the golf ball is placed directly on the pad, or on a tee on the pad. The golfer then stands on the floor or ground, with the golfer's feet off to one side of the pad. This can make it more difficult for the golfer to achieve a proper position relative to the ball, and it may also affect how the golfer grips the golf club. Accordingly, improved golf practice mats are needed.
- An adjustable stance golf practice mat first and second stance pads on a floor pad or panel, with the stance pads secureable at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor panel. The spacing between the stance pads may be adjusted depending on the type of shot the user is practicing. Markings may be provided on the stance pads to provide visual indicators to the user. Ridge patterns may be used between the floor panels and the stance pads to provide for incremental adjustment. /
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an adjustable stance golf mat. -
FIG. 2 is a top view of the golf mat as shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a top view of the golf mat ofFIGS. 1 and 2 shown in an alternate configuration. -
FIG. 4 is a partially exploded bottom perspective view of the golf mat ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a fully exploded top perspective view of the golf mat ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . -
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an alternative embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another alternative embodiment. -
FIG. 8 is perspective view of the golf mat ofFIG. 1 in use with a wedge or similar golf club. -
FIG. 9 is perspective view of the golf mat ofFIG. 1 in use with an iron or similar golf club. -
FIG. 10 is perspective view of the golf mat ofFIG. 1 in use with a driver. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , in a typical use, a golf ball 52 is placed on a pad 50 during practice. The pad 50 is generally simulated grass and has a thickness PP. Consequently the ball 52 is at a dimension PP above the floor or ground. The dimension PP generally ranges from about 1 to 3 or 4 cm. If the golfer stands on the ground during practice, the ball 52 is raised up from where the ball would be in real play on real grass, by dimension PP. The golfer must therefore compensate for the raised position of the ball. Some golfers may choke up on the club grip, or alter their stance or body position, for this purpose. The result however is that the benefit of the practice is degraded because the relative positions of the golfer and the ball are different from actual play conditions. - Referring still to
FIG. 1 , agolf mat 10 having a height PP is provided for the golfer to stand on, so that the golfer's feet are at the same height as the golf pad 50. Since the surface that the golfer stands on, and the surface of the pad 50 that the ball 52 rests on, are at the same level, the practice conditions more closely conform to actual play conditions. The golfer therefore does not need to compensate for the raised position of the ball, which makes practice more beneficial. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , themat 10 may include afloor pad 12 including two adjoiningfloor panels 15. Thefloor panels 15 may be attached to each to using interlocking tab and recess ordovetail elements 26 along the back or inner end 22 of eachpanel 15. Thefloor panels 15 may alternatively be attached to each other using fasteners, tape or linking elements. In this case thefloor panels 15 may have a straight back end 48 as shown inFIG. 3 . Thefloor panels 15 may have a pattern of ridges andrecesses 24 extending partially or fully along the left and right sides of the panel. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 4 , thefloor panels 15 may also have a curved front orouter end 20. Referring toFIGS. 4 and 5 , thefloor panels 15 may be congruent with each other, or identical to each other. - The
floor panels 15 may be made of foam or synthetic rubber, with or without surface texturing on one or both sides. InFIG. 3 , the length LF of thefloor panels 15 may generally range from 30-70 or 40-60 cm, with a width WW of 30-50 or 35-45 cm. The thickness SS of the floor panels as indicated inFIG. 4 may generally be 0.5 to 2 cm and more typically is about 0.8 to 1.2 cm. - Turning to
FIGS. 1 , 4 and 5,stance pads 14 are positioned on top of thefloor pad 12. Eachstance pad 14 may optionally include anupper layer 28 attached to a base 32. The base 32 may be made of the same material as thefloor panels 15. Theupper layer 28 may be felt or other material intended to simulate the appearance of natural grass, while optionally also having little deflection or crushing when stepped on, so that the golfer's feet may be maintained within a limited vertical range, regardless of the golfers weight, weight distribution or weight shift during club swing, shoe size, or other factors. Theupper layer 28 may be a green material adhered to the base 32. - As shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5 ,position strips 36 having a pattern of inward facing ridges andrecesses 38 may be attached to the bottom surface of each base 32, along the left and right sides of the base. The pattern of ridges andrecesses 38 may be the same as thepattern 24 on thefloor panels 15 so that eachstance pad 14 may be moved into incremental positions on thefloor panel 15. Ridges spaced apart at 1.5 to 3 cm centers provides for sufficient incremental stance pad positioning in most cases. The position strips 36 may be of the same material as thefloor panels 15 or the base 32. Referring toFIGS. 1 and 4 , theposition strips 36 have a thickness SS which may be the same as thefloor panels 15, so that the base 32 is uniformly supported from below via the position strips 35 along the left and right sides of the base, and more centrally via thefloor panel 15, with nominally no gap between the bottom surface of the base and the top surface of the floor panel. The floor pad and stance pad together have a combined height of PP, typically 2-4 cm. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 3 , thestance pads 14 may be congruent or identical to each other. Consequently description here of a stance pad or a floor panel may refer to one or both stance pads, or one or both floor panels, respectively. Also as shown inFIG. 3 , eachstance pad 14 may have the same width WW as thefloor panels 15, with thestance pads 14 having a length LS less than the floor panels, LS typically ranging from 25-46 or 32-40 cm. Thestance pad 14 may have an outer orfront end 16 with a curvature matching the curvature of the outer orfront end 20 of thefloor panel 15. - Turning to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , markings may be provided on the top of eachstance pad 14. The markings may be applied onto theupper layer 28 of the stance pad, if used, by printing, screening or painting. If no separateupper layer 28 is used, the markings may be applied onto the top surface of the base 32. The markings may includestance width markings 40 equally spaced apart by dimension DD adjacent to the left and rights sides of the stance pad. Dimension DD may be about 43 mm, which is the diameter of a golf ball. Foot center markers 44 may be arranged in a column extending between and perpendicular to thestance width markings 40. Foot angle markings 42, also spaced apart by DD, may be located on a longitudinal center line of thestance pad 14. The markings may also be provided in alternative forms, such as lines, circles, dots, rectangles or other shapes. Theupper layer 28 may be omitted entirely. In this case, themarkings 40, 42 and 44, if used, may be provided on the base 32. - The
stance width markings 40 and the foot centerline markings 44 provide visual indicators of the golfers foot position and coordinates. The foot angle markings 42 provide visual indicators of the golfer's toe-in/toe-out foot angle. The top surface of themat 10 is substantially at the same height as the ball 52 so that the golfer does not need to compensate for any vertical position offset. - For practicing shots where the feet are spaced further apart, the
stance pads 14 may be moved away from each other outwardly up to the position as shown inFIG. 3 . Thestance pad 14 is moved by lifting it up off of thefloor panel 15, repositioning the stance pad as desired, and then pushing the stance pad back down onto the floor pad, with theridge pattern 38 reengaging with theridge pattern 24 to secure thestance pad 14 in the new position. In a modified design, the ridge patterns may be omitted allowing thestance pads 14 to slide over the floor panels during stance pad repositioning. - Golfer foot positions vary depending on the shot contemplated and the club used. For example, for putting or chip shots the feet may be relatively close together with a spacing of perhaps only 25 cm. For practicing this type of shot, the
stance pads 14 may be arranged as shown inFIGS. 1 and 8 where the inner or back sides of thestance pads 14 are near to or actually touching each other. For longer distance shots typically using an iron, the golfer's feet are spaced further apart, and the bases 32 are correspondingly spaced further apart, as shown inFIG. 9 . Referring toFIGS. 3 and 10 , where the golfer is using a driver, typically the bases 32 may be spaced even further apart. Hence, the bases 32 may be positioned as desired to accommodate the golfer's foot positions. - As the two floor panels may be the same, and the two stance pads may be the same, the
mat 10 may be provided via only two unique parts. Themat 10 may also be packaged, shipped and stored in a compact space with thefloor panels 15 separated from each other and stacked up with thestance pads 14. -
FIG. 6 shows an alternativegolf mat design 60 having asingle floor pad 62, rather than two separate floor pads. Although themat 60 may be less compact when stored in comparison to themat 10 shown inFIGS. 1-5 , themat 60 does not require attaching floor pads to each other. Depending on its material and thickness, thefloor pad 62 may optionally be folded in half to provide for compact storage and shipping. Alternatively, ahinge 64 may formed in or provided on thefloor pad 62 to allow the floor pad to be easily and compactly folded. Thehinge 64 may be molded into thefloor pad 62 in the form of one or more grooves. -
FIG. 7 shows another golf mat 70 using rails 72. In this design, thebases 76 may be supported on therails 72, with the rails and bases havingcomplimentary positioning elements 74, such as indents, ridges, pyramids, spikes, etc. In this case the spacing between thebases 76 may be changed by lifting the base 76 up off of therail 72 and repositioning it back onto the rail at the desired position. In use, the golfer's weight keeps thebases 76 securely fixed on the rails. Thepositioning elements 74 may engage directly into the bottom surface of thebases 76, depending on the base material used. If a softer base material is used, metal or plastic tracks may be attached onto the bottom surface of each base 76, with thepositioning elements 74 engaging the tracks, to provide a secure attachment and avoid excessive wear on the bases. - Thus, a novel adjustable golf stance mat has been shown and described. Various changes and substitutions may of course be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The invention, therefore, should not be limited, except by the following claims and their equivalents.
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1. An adjustable stance golf practice mat, comprising:
a floor pad;
a first stance pad on the floor pad;
a second stance pad on the floor pad; and
a positioning device, wherein the first and second stance pads are secureable, by the positioning device, at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor pad.
2. An adjustable stance golf practice mat, comprising:
a floor pad, with the floor pad including a first floor pad attachable to a second floor pad;
a first stance pad on the floor pad;
a second stance pad on the floor pad, with the first and second stance pads secureable at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor pad;
a plurality of stance width markings on a top surface of the first and second stance pads; and
floor pad ridge patterns on left and right sides of the first floor pad meshed with stance pad ridge patterns on left and right sides of the first stance pad.
3. The golf practice mat of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of stance width markings on a top surface of the first and second stance pads, and a plurality of foot angle markings on the top surface of the first and second stance pads.
4. The golf practice mat of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of stance width markings on a top surface of the first and second stance pads, and a plurality of centerline markings on the top surface of the first and second stance pads.
5. The golf practice mat of claim 1 with each stance pad having a curved front edge and a straight back edge.
6. The golf practice mat of claim 2 further including left and right positioner strips attached to a bottom surface of the first stance pad at left and right sides of the first stance pad, respectively, and with the stance pad ridge patterns on the left and right positioner strips.
7. The golf practice mat of claim 1 with the floor pad and the stance pads comprising foam rubber.
8. The golf practice mat of claim 2 wherein the first floor pad is interchangeable with the second floor pad.
9. The golf practice mat of claim 1 with the floor pad and the first stance pad together having a thickness of 1.5 to 3.5 cm.
10. The golf practice mat of claim 6 with the positioner strips and the floor pad having the same thickness.
11. The golf practice mat of claim 1 with the first stance pad comprising a felt material adhered to a foam lower layer, with a plurality of stance width markings on the felt material.
12. The golf practice mat of claim 6 with the first stance pad comprising a felt material adhered to a foam lower layer, with the markings on the felt material, and wherein the foam lower layer forms the bottom surface of the first stance pad.
13. The golf practice mat of claim 5 with the floor pad having a curved front edge collinear with the curved front edge of the stance pad.
14. An adjustable stance golf practice mat, comprising:
first and second floor pads with a back end of the first floor pad attachable to a back end of the second floor pad;
a plurality of equally spaced apart positioning projections on left and right sides of each floor pad; and
first and second stance pads each having a plurality of equally spaced apart positioning recesses on left and right sides of each stance pad, with the recesses adapted to receive the projections, for positioning the first and second stance pads on the first and second floor pads, respectively, with the first and second stance pads spaced apart from each other by a variable dimension.
15. The golf practice mat of claim 14 with each of the first and second floor pads having a front end having a curvature, and with each of the stance pads having a front end having the same curvature as the front end of the floor pads.
16. The golf practice mat of claim 14 with each of the stance pads having a straight back end.
17. The golf mat of claim 14 wherein the positioning recesses face inwardly toward each other.
18. The golf practice mat of claim 17 with the positioning recesses in left and right positioning strips attached to a bottom surface of each stance pad.
19. The golf practice mat of claim 14 wherein the first floor pad is congruent to the second floor pad.
20. The golf practice mat of claim 19 wherein the first stance pad is congruent to the second stance pad.
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