Improvement in a golf training device having a guide bar having a horizontally disposed straight portion thereof for guiding the back and forth movement of the shaft of a golf club while a golfer practices therewith, the improvement being in the arrangement supporting the guide bar, such arrangement utilizing the weight of the golfer to steady the position thereof during use of the golf training device and including a foot mat upon which the golfer can stand, the foot mat having top and bottom surfaces, a straight front edge and front corners at opposite ends of the front edge, a pair of support structures at such front corners, respectively, which upstand from the top surface of the foot mat for gripping opposite ends of the guide bar, respectively, to hold it in place, the support structures holding the straight portion of the guide bar bar disposed above such top surface and forwardly of such front edge, the golfer being able to stand upon the foot mat behind the pair of support structures, whereby his weight steadies the position of the guide bar during use of the golf training device.

A method and apparatus providing a golf training apparatus configured to aid a golfer in developing a consistent golf swing. The golf training apparatus includes a triangle plane guide, a shaft coupler and a limb attachment member. The triangle plane guide includes two side members and a top member coupled to each other to form a triangular configuration. The shaft coupler is operatively coupled to a portion of the triangle plane guide and is operable to removably couple with a shaft of the golf club below a grip end of the shaft so that said triangle plane guide is disposed in a suspended position above the shaft. The limb attachment member is coupled to the triangle plane guide and operable to attach to a limb of the golfer in an adjustable manner. With this arrangement, the triangle plane guide is operable to provide a visual reference while addressing a golf ball in a golf stance, wherein the visual reference includes (i) visual alignment from an apex of the two side members down the shaft toward the golf ball and (ii) visual alignment of the top member with a distant target.

Disclosed is putting stroke training device that consists of a flat base with an adjustable width channel running its length. The user adjusts the channel to a size slightly wider than that of his/her putter's head so that it will pass freely there through with a slight clearance. A ball holder located in the middle of the channel holds a golf ball in a position such that it can be struck by stroking the putter through the channel. A series of distance indicating lines along the interior of the channel allow the user to gauge the strength of the stroke, allowing them to develop a consistent stroke, while the channel ensures a straight, level stroke.

A putting practice device preferably includes a body and an extension. The body preferably has a concave surface for receiving a forearm or wrist. The extension can be coplanar with the body and extends away from the body. At least one receiving hole is defined by the body or extension. A golf tee partially passes through the receiving hole and is partially inserted into a top end of a putter. The device optionally includes a flange surrounding the periphery of the body and extension and a center section surrounding the receiving holes. The flange and center section can have a thickness greater than the thickness of the body and extension.

A golf swing aid constrains the swing of an associated headless golf club to provide a golf student with proper golf club swing notion. Flanged backswing and downswing rails are intermediated by a continuous curved rail and supported by a rail support. The curved shape of the rails is derived from the proper "inside out" professional-type golf swing and may be determined on a theoretical or experimental basis. A headless golf club has a rolling clevis that engages the flanged rails to roll thereupon. The golf student so engaging the headless golf club is then constrained in the golf swing to follow the shape of the rails. This requires the student to use the back muscles rather than the wrists, arms and shoulders to develop the proper swing action. The flanged rails have open ends so that when the point of impact is reached at the completion of the downswing, the student may follow through on the shot with the headless golf club leaving the downswing rail. The open end on the backswing rail then allows for quick reengagement of the backswing rail by the rolling clevis. The golf student may also benefit by visual contemplation of the shape of the golf swing aid of the present invention as visual memory will complement the muscle memory achieved through use of the present invention.