Golf training and practice device

Abstract

A golf training and practice device has a flat element which is placed on the ground separated from the user and spaced from a golf ball, and has on its upper face at least one ball direction mark, indicating the direction in which the golf ball is to go once hit, and a club orientation mark, indicating the orientation in which a clubface of a golf club that is being used must be placed, or lines parallel to said clubface etched on a surface of said golf club, where said ball direction mark and said club orientation mark are mutually separated from and are substantially perpendicular to one another. Furthermore, the flat element has a fastening and/or pivot hole.

1 . A golf training and practice device, comprising a flat element which is placed on the ground and has on its upper face marks indicative of position conditions of a user and position conditions of a golf club to be taken into account when practicing golf, included at least one ball position mark, characterized in that:
 said flat element is configured to be placed on the ground by said user separated from the user and spaced from a golf ball,   the flat element provides an open area for placing said golf ball and which allows the golf ball to move when it is hit with said golf club, moving away from the flat element without interfering with it even if the golf ball is rolling on the ground;   the flat element has at least one fastening and/or pivot element whereby the flat element is fastened to the ground and allows the flat element to pivot in order to adopt various orientations with respect to the ground; and   said marks include at least one ball direction mark, indicating the direction in which the golf ball is to go once hit, and a club orientation mark, indicating the orientation in which a clubface or a line parallel to said club face etched on a surface of the golf club that is being used must be placed, where said ball direction mark and said club orientation mark are separated and are substantially perpendicular to one another.   
     
     
         2 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said fastening and/or pivot element comprises a fastening and/or pivot hole through which there is inserted a fastening and/or pivot pin stabilized with respect to the ground which fastens the flat element to the ground and allows the flat element to pivot around said fastening and/or pivot pin to adopt various orientations with respect to the ground. 
     
     
         3 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that said fastening and/or pivot hole is sized to receive through it a ball supporting element driven into the ground and which is used as the fastening and/or pivot pin. 
     
     
         4 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the flat element includes at least two of said fastening and/or pivot holes through which there are inserted two of said ball supporting elements driven into the ground fastening the flat element to the ground in a desired position. 
     
     
         5 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that said fastening and pivot hole is sized to receive through it a ball supporting element supported on a mat and which is used as the fastening and or pivot pin. 
     
     
         6 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the flat element comprises a flange projecting upwards, which can be used to push the flat element and make it rotate around the fastening and/or pivot pin inserted through the fastening and/or pivot hole. 
     
     
         7 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said fastening and/or pivot element comprises a spike extending from the lower side of the flat element, which can be driven into the ground, and which fastens the flat element to the ground and allows the flat element to pivot around said spike to adopt various orientations with respect to the ground. 
     
     
         8 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the marks further include at least one club path mark, indicating the direction of the path of the golf club during a hitting operation, in both backward and forward movements of the club face of the golf club, said club path mark being located adjacent to the ball direction mark. 
     
     
         9 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the marks further include a ball placement mark, indicating, in cooperation with said ball direction mark, the place where the golf ball must be placed in said open area, said ball placement mark being located adjacent to the club orientation mark. 
     
     
         10 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 8 , characterized in that at least one of said club path marks and ball placement mark is movable to change the position thereof on the flat element. 
     
     
         11 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the flat element has a concavity formed around said open area outside the flat element where the golf ball is placed. 
     
     
         12 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the flat element has the shape of an arched band around said concavity and the ball direction mark and club orientation mark are located at the ends of said arched band or close to the ends of the arched band. 
     
     
         13 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the flat element has a size that can be inscribed, within a 50×50 cm square. 
     
     
         14 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the flat element is made of a single part. 
     
     
         15 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the flat element is made of a flexible material. 
     
     
         16 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the flat element is made up of two or more detachable and/or assemblable parts. 
     
     
         17 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the flat element is made of a translucent or transparent material and the marks are visible on both sides such that the flat element is reversible and can be used by both left-handed and right-handed users. 
     
     
         18 . The golf training and practice device according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the flat element has marks on both sides such that the flat element is reversible and can be used by both left-handed and right-handed users.