Divot practice mat

Abstract

A golf or divot practice mat, comprising a base element and a mark retaining layer removeably secured or mounted to a base element. The mark retaining layer may be a no carbon required paper, carbon paper, or wax containing surface, and has one or more simulated golf balls imprinted thereon. A mark is left on the mark retaining layer which instantly records the contact area of the golf club with the practice mat. A method for the practice of a golf swing, including attaching a mark retaining layer to a base element, and swinging a golf club using the mark retaining surface as a simulated golf course surface. A mark retaining layer for the recording of the contact area of a golf club swing with the mark retaining layer. The mark retaining layer may have one or many golf ball likenesses printed thereon.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A golf practice apparatus, comprising: 
 a base element; and    a mark retaining layer removeably attached to said base element.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said base element comprises a rigid element.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said base element further comprises a surface gripping layer attached to and underlying said rigid element  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer at least partially interlayed between said mark retaining layer and said base element.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said rigid element is a sheet of polycarbonate plastic.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein said surface gripping layer is a rubber mat.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said mark retaining layer comprises a sheet of no carbon required paper.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein said sheet of no carbon required paper comprises a pattern of golf balls printed thereon.  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said mark retaining layer comprises: 
 a layer of scratch off ink; and  
 a layer of paper.  
 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein said adhesive layer comprises: 
 a first adhesive interlayer;  
 a middle layer; and  
 a second adhesive interlayer.  
 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein said adhesive layer is double sided tape.  
     
     
         12 . A method for practicing a golf swing, said method comprising: 
 adhering a first recording layer over a base layer; and    swinging a golf club utilizing said first recording layer and said base layer as a ground simulator, wherein said first recording layer records the contact of the golf club to the recording layer.    
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising removing said first recording layer and replacing it with a second recording layer  
     
     
         14 . A mark retaining layer comprising: 
 a recording layer; and    an image layer.    
     
     
         15 . The mark retaining layer of  claim 15  wherein said recording layer is a layer of no carbon required paper.  
     
     
         16 . The mark retaining layer of  claim 16  wherein said image layer comprises images of golf balls.  
     
     
         17 . The mark retaining layer of  claim 15  wherein said recording layer comprises: 
 a layer of paper; and  
 a layer of dry ink.