Virtual visualization of golf chip shots

Abstract

A method of teaching a golfer to execute proper chip shots including a height bar that being placed in front of a golfer the golfer being on the fairway and the height bar being placed at the edge of a rough. The height bar is adjustable horizontally. The golfer being taught to loft the ball over the eight bar with an apex of the ball flight coinciding with the height bar. By virtual visualization, the various successive chip shots will be embedded in the golfer's mind to remember the type of club that was used, the loft of the ball and the fading trajectory toward the hole.

What I claim is:  
     
         1 . A method of teaching a technique of proper chip shots comprising the steps of placing a height bar in front of a golfer at an edge of the rough on the golf course, the golfer being on the fairway, using a club, the golfer will loft the ball over said height bar, watching the golfer clearing the height bar with an apex of the flight of the ball being over said height bar and watching the flight of the ball as it fades away over the green of the golf course toward the flag in a hole, thereafter correcting the golfer if any aspects of the above steps have not been accomplished by changing the club, the stance of the golfer or the velocity of driving said ball.  
     
     
         2 . An aid in teaching golf including a height bar, means for adjusting said height bar at different heights from the ground, means for supporting said height bar in front of a golfer by way of two stanchions spaced apart from each other.  
     
     
         3 . The height bar of  claim 2 , wherein said height bar is a rigid horizontal bar being supported by a peg on each of said stanchions.  
     
     
         4 . The height bar of  claim 2  is a rope coming from a tension reel located on one of the stanchions and a hook receiving peg on the other of said stanchions.  
     
     
         5 . The height bar of  claim 2 , wherein said height bar is a tape coming from a tension reel located on one of the stanchions and means for fastening said tape on the other of said stanchions.  
     
     
         6 . The height bar of  claim 2 , wherein said height bar is a laser beam.  
     
     
         7 . The height bar of  claim 2 , wherein said means for adjusting include sleeves movable up or down said stanchion, a thumb screw on each of said sleeves for fastening said sleeves to each of said stanchions.