Golf training and practice aid that is designed for chipping, pitching, and full shots

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to a golf training/practice aid designed for chipping, pitching, and taking full shots. The golf aid is comprised of a frame and a plurality of windows defined within the frame. The windows form a grid, each of the windows acting as a target for a particular golf shot. The golfer may repeatedly hit various shots at the golf aid (for example, high shot, medium shot, low shot, cut shot, straight shot, draw shot). The golfer may repeat the shots multiple times, thereby learning the trajectory of the club being used and how various changes to the club head and approach position impacts the overall shot being attempted. Additionally, the golfer may also observe how the ball behaves once it strikes the ground. Thus, by repeatedly hitting at the golf aid, the golfer is able to visualize the overall performance and behavior of the golf ball.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A golf aid comprising:
 a frame;   a plurality of windows defined within the frame, the plurality of windows forming a grid, each of the plurality of windows acting as a target for a particular golf shot;   wherein the grid forms a practice environment for practicing a plurality of golf shots, allowing a golfer to hit one or more of the plurality of golf shots through respective ones of the plurality of windows.   
     
     
         2 . The golf aid of  claim 1 , wherein the grid is comprised of a plurality of rows of windows, each row corresponding to a height of a golf shot. 
     
     
         3 . The golf aid of  claim 1 , wherein the grid is comprised of a plurality of columns of windows, each column corresponding to one of a cut shot, a straight shot, or a draw shot. 
     
     
         4 . The golf aid of  claim 1 , wherein the grid is comprised of a plurality of rows of windows and a plurality of columns of windows, each row corresponding to a height of a golf shot and each column corresponding to one of a cut shot, a straight shot, or a draw shot. 
     
     
         5 . The golf aid of  claim 4 , wherein the grid is comprised of three rows of windows and three columns of windows, each window in a square shape. 
     
     
         6 . The golf aid of  claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises one or more sliding components configured to adjust a size of a respective side of the frame. 
     
     
         7 . The golf aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 adjustable legs connected to the frame, the adjustable legs configured to be raised or lowered to change an angle of the frame with respect to the golfer.   
     
     
         8 . The golf aid of  claim 7 , wherein the adjustable legs are adjustable to position the frame in a range of positions ranging from substantially perpendicular to a surface on which the frame rests to substantially parallel to the surface on which the frame rests. 
     
     
         9 . The golf aid of  claim 1 , wherein one or more portions of one or more of the frame and the windows are collapsible. 
     
     
         10 . A method of using a golf aid for golf training, the method comprising:
 placing the golf aid at a desired location on a surface, the golf aid comprising a frame and plurality of windows defined within the frame, the plurality of windows forming a grid; and   hitting a plurality of golf shots aimed at the golf aid, each of the plurality of golf shots aimed at a particular window to practice a respective particular golf shot, wherein the particular window acts as a target for the respective particular golf shot.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising
 adjusting a vertical orientation of the frame with respect to the surface on which the golf aid is placed, the adjusting accomplished by adjusting adjustable legs connected to the frame, the adjustable legs configured to be raised or lowered to change the vertical orientation of the frame with respect to a golfer.