The present invention relates to a golf putting trainer.
As shown in FIG. 10, in practicing golf putting, a golfer has an effective practice in which the golfer uses a putter P to hit a golf ball B toward a hole H at a distance of about 1.5 m from the hole H.
In consideration of the hole H having diameter of about 107.9 mm, as shown in FIG. 10, the struck golf ball B has a chance to go in hole H when an internal angle θ (hereinafter referred to as error θ of a ball hitting angle) formed between an actual hitting direction U of the golf ball B and a straight line L connecting the hole H and the golf ball B placed at a hitting position is not more than about 2 degrees.
On the other hand, a golf putting trainer has been proposed. FIG. 11 shows an outline of a golf putting trainer 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1. FIG. 12 shows a transverse section of FIG. 11.
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Publication Laid-Open No. H9-234262A
The putting trainer 100 has a configuration in which a rail 102 is provided on a base 101. It is assumed that a hole is located on an extension of the rail 102, and the golfer practices hitting a golf ball B straightforward toward the hole such that the golf ball B does not drop out from the rail 102.
However, the golf putting trainer 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1 is not intended to practice putting such that the error of the ball hitting angle falls within about 2 degrees or less. Therefore, the golf putting trainer 100 cannot be used when the golfer practices putting while taking notice that the ball hitting angle falls within about 2 degrees or less.
In view of the foregoing, an object of the invention is to provide a putting trainer in which the golfer can practice putting while taking notice that the ball hitting angle falls within about 2 degrees or less.
