A-lignsie golf training aid

Abstract

The present invention is a golf training aid designed to completely and effectively instruct a golfer how to setup for a successful golf shot. The golf training aid includes a substrate having a predetermined geometrical shape, preferably rectangular, having visual indices, preferably imprinted on a top surface of the substrate, to aid the golfer in addressing a golf ball or setting up to execute a golf shot. The visual indices include a plurality of club head/ball alignment indices, a hand alignment indicator, a feet alignment indicator, an eye alignment indicator, a stance width indicator, and a directional indicator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf training aid comprising:
 a substrate of a predetermined geometric shape, the substrate further including:
 a predetermined height, width, and length such that the substrate has a front side, a rear side, a left hand side, a right hand side, a top surface, and a bottom surface; 
 a central longitudinal axis extending the length of the substrate such that the axis is located an equal distance between the left hand side and right hand side of the substrate; 
 a plurality of visual indices to aid a user in addressing a golf ball before executing a golf shot, wherein the plurality of visual indices are arranged in a generally non-sequential manner; 
 the plurality of visual indices further including:
 a plurality of club head alignment indices; 
 a hand alignment indicator; 
 a feet alignment indicator; 
 an eye alignment indicator; 
 a stance width indicator; and 
 
 the hand alignment indicator and the eye alignment indicator are located an equal distance from the central longitudinal axis of the substrate such that a right handed golfer's hand alignment indicator is a left handed golfer's eye alignment indicator when both users are set-up to hit a golf ball in a direction towards the front side of the substrate. 
   
     
     
         2 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the substrate having a generally rectangular shape.   
     
     
         3 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the plurality of club head alignment indices further including:
 a driver alignment indicator; 
 a mid-iron alignment indicator; and 
 a short iron alignment indicator. 
   
     
     
         4 . The golf training aid of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 the driver alignment indicator being between about 2.5 inches and about 4.5 inches from the front side of the substrate.   
     
     
         5 . The golf training aid of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 the mid-iron alignment indicator being between about 7 inches and about 9 inches from the front side of the substrate.   
     
     
         6 . The golf training aid of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 the short iron alignment indicator being between about 9 and 13/16 inches and 11 and 13/16 inches from the front side of the substrate.   
     
     
         7 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the plurality of club head alignment indices being located near both the ride hand side of the substrate and the left hand side of the substrate.   
     
     
         8 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the hand alignment indicator being the side of the substrate closest to the user's body.   
     
     
         9 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the eye alignment indicator being the side of the substrate furthest from the user's body.   
     
     
         10 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the stance width indicator further including:
 the rear side of the substrate being a location for the user's rear foot instep; and 
 the front side of the substrate being a location for the user's front foot instep. 
   
     
     
         11 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the length of the substrate being between about 14.5 inches and about 16.5 inches.   
     
     
         12 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the width of the substrate being between about 9.5 inches and about 11.5 inches.   
     
     
         13 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the plurality of visual indices being imprinted on the top surface of the substrate.   
     
     
         14 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the plurality of visual indices further including a directional indicator.   
     
     
         15 . The golf training aid of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 the directional indicator being parallel to the feet alignment indicator.   
     
     
         16 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an aperture through the top and bottom surfaces of the substrate, wherein the aperture is capable of receiving at least some portion of a user's hand to provide a handle for carrying the substrate.   
     
     
         17 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 A plurality of alphanumeric characters imprinted on the top surface of the substrate to aid in identifying at least one of the plurality of visual indices.   
     
     
         18 . A golf training aid comprising:
 a substrate of a predetermined geometric shape, the substrate further including:
 a predetermined height, width, and length such that the substrate has a front side, a rear side, a left hand side, a right hand side, a top surface, and a bottom surface; 
 a central longitudinal axis extending the length of the substrate such that the axis is located an equal distance between the left hand side and right hand side of the substrate; 
 a plurality of visual indices to aid a user in addressing a golf ball before executing a golf shot, wherein the plurality of visual indices are arranged in a non-sequential manner; 
 the plurality of visual indices further including:
 a plurality of club head alignment indices; 
 a hand alignment indicator; 
 a feet alignment indicator; 
 an eye alignment indicator; and 
 a stance width indicator. 
 
   
     
     
         19 . A golf training aid comprising:
 a substrate of a predetermined geometric shape, the substrate further including:
 a predetermined height, width, and length such that the substrate has a front side, a rear side, a left hand side, a right hand side, a top surface, a bottom surface and a central longitudinal axis extending the length of the substrate; 
 a plurality of visual indices to aid a user in addressing a golf ball before executing a golf shot, wherein the plurality of visual indices have a variable non-sequential arrangement; 
 the plurality of visual indices further including:
 a plurality of club head alignment indices; 
 a hand alignment indicator; 
 a feet alignment indicator; 
 an eye alignment indicator; 
 a stance width indicator; and 
 
 the hand alignment indicator and the eye alignment indicator are located an equal distance from the central longitudinal axis of the substrate such that a right handed golfer's hand alignment indicator is a left handed golfer's eye alignment indicator when both users are set-up to hit a golf ball in a direction towards the front side of the substrate.