Golf swing practice and training towel

Abstract

A golf swing practice and training towel comprising a cloth golf towel having a plurality of longitudinal and transverse lines forming a grid with indicia identifying each line. The towel is placed on the ground with one edge in linear alignment with the target towards which the ball is to be hit and the golfer uses the lines as reference points regarding ball placement, stance, hand position, club face alignment and the like to incrementally adjust and consistently repeat such critical aspects of a golf swing.

1 . A golf swing practice and training towel comprising a planar, flexible sheet forming of a cloth towel having a first longitudinal straight edge defining a target line and a second opposing parallel straight edge defining a body line, wherein said sheet is adapted to lie flat on a ground surface with said target line in linear alignment with a specified target for placement of a ball directly on said ground surface adjacent to said first straight edge and said body line providing the user a visual reference for positioning feet directly on said ground surface adjacent to said second straight edge, 
 a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal reference lines proximal and parallel to said body line, and    a plurality of spaced apart transverse reference lines extending perpendicularly substantially across the width of said sheet to define specific placement points of the club head, said ball and user's feet and hands.    
   
   
       2 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 1 , said towel being folded to adjust the width of said sheet to accommodate an arm and club length of said user to achieve an appropriate distance between the user and said ball.  
   
   
       3 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said longitudinal lines are equidistantly spaced apart.  
   
   
       4 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 2 , wherein each said longitudinal line has corresponding indicia to allow said user to differentiate and identify a preferred sheet width for subsequent use.  
   
   
       5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said transverse lines are equidistantly spaced apart.  
   
   
       7 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 4 , wherein each said transverse line has corresponding indicia to allow said user to differentiate and identify specific placement points of the club head, said ball and the user's feet and hands for incremental adjustment or repetitive positioning thereof.  
   
   
       8 - 12 . (canceled)  
   
   
       13 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said transverse line indicia is distinctly different from said longitudinal line indicia.  
   
   
       14 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said transverse line indicia is sequentially numerical and said longitudinal line indicia is sequentially alphabetical.  
   
   
       15 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said transverse line indicia is sequentially alphabetical and said longitudinal line indicia is sequentially numerical.  
   
   
       16 . A golf swing practice and training towel as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said transverse lines and said longitudinal lines form a grid that allows the user to fold one end of said body line to a specific point on the grid to establish an angular body line that may be used to work on an open stance or a closed stance.  
   
   
       17 - 18 . (canceled)