Golf Mat Training Aid

Abstract

A golf training aid with indicia that directs a golfer to the proper address and impact positions for more accurate shots. The training mat allows a user to learn and develop muscle memory to the basics of how to compress a golf ball. In some of its many embodiments, the present general inventive concept comprises a golf practice mat/towel that provides indicia showing the proper foot stance, ball position and the appropriate club shaft position with respect to different types of golf clubs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A muscle memory golf training mat comprising:
 a foot placement indicia including a left foot indicia and a right foot indicia aligned in a foot stance zone at a proximal end of a mat;   a directional indicia located in an alignment zone adapted to correspond to an anticipate direction of a user's golf swing;   a ball position indicia adapted to correspond to a recommended location for a placement of a golf ball to be hit by a user standing on the foot placement indicia;   a shaft position indicia adapted to indicate to a user the orientation of a shaft of a golf club along a vertical plan in relation to a ball placed on the ball position indicia.   
     
     
         2 . The training mat of  claim 1 , wherein the left foot placement indicia extends within the foot stance zone at an angle of approximately 20-degrees to a long dimension of the mat. 
     
     
         3 . The training mat of  claim 1 , wherein the right foot placement indicia extends within the foot stance zone substantially parallel to a long dimension of the mat. 
     
     
         4 . The training mat of  claim 1 , wherein the mat comprises of more than one left foot position indicia and more than one right foot position indicia distinguishable by the use of different colors or shades. 
     
     
         5 . The training mat of  claim 4 , wherein the mat comprises of three left foot position indicia and three right foot position indicia corresponding to alignments for the use of a driver club, an iron club, and a putter or an edge club. 
     
     
         6 . The training mat of  claim 1 , wherein said mat comprises of more than one shaft position indicia distinguishable by the use of different colors or shades. 
     
     
         7 . The training mat of  claim 6 , wherein said mat comprises of three shaft position indicia corresponding to alignments for the use of a driver club, an iron club, and a putter or an edge club. 
     
     
         8 . The training mat of  claim 1 , wherein said mat is fabricated from a sheet of flexible material. 
     
     
         9 . The training mat of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible material is an absorbent cloth. 
     
     
         10 . The training mat of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible material is a terry cloth.