Adjustable displacement perception compensation golf putter apparatus and method

Abstract

A method to reduce parallax effect and reduce aiming error while a golf player is putting is disclosed. The player positions a golf putter along a first selected alignment marker to align a multi-alignment marker golf club with a line of putt. Aiming along the first selected alignment marker of the golf putter body, the player perceives correct alignment, but actual results in an alignment error to the line of putt. After receiving feedback (from coach or self), a second selected alignment marker is chosen. The player positions the club face along the second selected alignment marker to the line of putt and the result is evaluated. The alignment marker selection process repeats until the player finds a marker that achieves a consistency of aiming that aligns a club face along the line of putt.

1 . An individualized, adaptable golf putting alignment methodology to improve a player's golf putting accuracy of a golf ball on a line of putt from feedback by a coach, the method comprising:
 grasping by a player a golf putter having a multi-alignment marker on a top of a body of the golf putter and proximal to a golf club face;   aligning by the player an initial alignment marker by placing the golf club face in an address position;   positioning of the coach proximal to the target golf hole;   observing by the coach an in-line front view a player's forward direction swing area;   observing by the coach an angle of the golf club face relative to the golf ball and a projected line of putt movement from an in-line rear view of the player;   swinging the golf club face by the player positioning the initial alignment marker on the top of the body of the golf putter to hit the golf ball toward the target golf hole; wherein during swinging, a shaft of the golf putter remains substantially stable and provides high resistance to twisting;   providing first feedback by the coach to the player regarding choice of the initial alignment marker in response to relative perspective or actual location of the hit of the golf ball toward the target golf hole;   aligning by the player by placing the golf club face to align golf club face along a first corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker responsive to the first feedback by the coach;   swinging by the player the golf club face having a first corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker to contact and hit the golf ball toward the target golf hole;   providing second feedback by the coach regarding choice of the first corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker in response to relative location of alignment line perpendicular to the golf club face and location with respect to the line of putt toward the target golf hole; and   aligning by the player along the multi-alignment marker proximal to the golf club face positioning a second corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker responsive to the second feedback by the coach; and   swinging by the player using the second corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker to contact the golf ball and hit the golf ball toward the target golf hole along the line of putt.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of replacing the multi-alignment marker with a modular replaceable marker having a hitting pattern that is responsive to the first feedback or the second feedback to correct for player parallax associated with the player standing side on to the line of putt. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the modular replaceable marker includes an alignment marker layout substantially matching that of the first corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker or the second corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the modular replaceable marker comprises a fastening apparatus that connects detachably with one or more mating connectors to secure the modular replaceable marker to the golf putter. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the mating connectors comprise mating alignment markers or tabs that removably lock with each other upon being pressed into or fitted into one another. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first feedback comprises a verbal indication from the coach that alignment is left of the line of putt and to pick an alignment marker for hitting the golf ball along the line of putt that is left of a current marker position. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the second feedback comprises a verbal indication from the coach that alignment is located right of line of putt and to pick an alignment marker right of a current marker position to hit the golf ball along the line of putt, wherein the second feedback utilized to substantially correct for stereopsis and responsive to customize a putter hitting pattern to substantially compensate for at least one of player's binocular vision or a player's right eye or left eye dominance. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the second corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker aligns the club face perpendicular to the line of putt while a player's perception indicates that the club face is not perpendicular to the line of putt; and wherein positioning of the club face for hitting the second corrected non-perpendicular alignment marker corrects for parallax associated with the player standing side on to the line of putt. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first feedback and the second feedback comprises a first and second trial alignment marker positions that substantially align club face perpendicular to the line of putt; and wherein a player's perception when taking a stance indicates that the club face is anti-perpendicular to the line of putt. 
   
   
       10 . A method to reduce to parallax effect and reduce aiming error while a player is putting along a selected line of putt toward a target golf hole, the method comprising:
 addressing by the player a golf putter having a modular, multi-marker alignment surface;   aligning a golf club face by the player along a first selected alignment marker to the selected line of putt, the first selected alignment marker creates a first orientation golf putter face to strike the golf ball, wherein the golf putter maintains a high resistance to twisting substantially independent of selection of one of the modular, multi-marker alignment markers;   hitting the golf ball along the first selected alignment marker by the player along the selected line of putt;   receiving feedback to correct putter face angle;   aligning along a second selected alignment marker by the player of the golf club face along the selected line of putt, the second selected alignment marker creates a second golf putter face to address the club face to hit the golf ball along the selected line of putt;   addressing the golf ball along the second selected alignment marker by the player toward the selected line of putt; and   repeating selection process of one or more additional alignment markers and addressing and observing the golf ball until the player achieves a desired consistency of sinking the golf ball into the target golf hole.   
   
   
       11 . The method  claim 10 , further comprising the step of replacing the modular, multi-alignment marker with a modular replaceable golf marker having a selected alignment marker that achieves the desired consistency of sinking the golf ball into the target golf hole for future putting situations involving the player. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the modular replaceable golf marker includes an alignment marker layout substantially matching that of the first or the second selected alignment markers. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the modular replaceable golf marker comprises a fastening apparatus that connects detachably with one or more mating connectors to secure the modular replaceable golf maker to a top of a body of the golf putter. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the mating connectors comprise mating alignment markers or tabs that removably lock with each other upon pressing into or fitted into one another. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the feedback comprises a verbal indication that alignment is left of center and to pick an alignment marker left of current marker position to substantially compensate for parallax associated with standing side on to the selected line of the putt. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the feedback comprises a verbal indication that alignment is right of center and to pick an alignment marker right of a previous marker position to substantially compensate for positioning of player's feet in a preparatory position to make a stroke; wherein a player's eyes being not level when looking at the target golf hole, and wherein the player's feet are substantially perpendicular when creating a forward movement of the club face with the intention of striking and moving the golf ball along the selected line of putt. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the first alignment marker comprises a position that aligns the club face perpendicular to a putt line while a player's perception indicates that the club face is not perpendicular to the selected line of putt; and wherein the player has a side on stance to the selected line of putt. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the first alignment marker and the second alignment mark comprises a first and second trial alignment marker positions that are chosen to converge on a position to align the club face perpendicular to the selected line of putt; wherein a player's perception indicates that the club face is anti-perpendicular to the selected line of putt; wherein feet of the player are pointing substantially perpendicular to the selected line of putt for movement of the club face toward the target golf hole; wherein a player' eyes are positioned not level when looking at the target golf hole; and wherein a player's head is positioned at a different angle than that of the player's eyes.