Practice attachment for golf putter

Abstract

A practice attachment device for removable attachment to the head of a putter. The device is designed to aid a golfer improve a putting stroke when using a blade or heel-toe putter. The device includes a frame, an aligning rod, and a clamp to attach the combination of the frame and the rod to the putter head. The rod is cylindrical in shape and positioned in front of the putter head face such that it strikes the ball. If the putter head, and thus the rod, is not properly aligned with the ball, the ball will travel off target when struck. The golfer must change the stroke until the rod is properly aligned with the ball on contact. The frame includes a sight port to allow the golfer to align the frame on the putter at the center of the putter head.

1 . A practice attachment for a golf putter having a putter head, the practice attachment comprising:
 a. a frame including a rod having a convex curved edge aligned approximately perpendicular to the ground when the practice attachment is clamped to a putter, and wherein the frame includes a sight port; and   b. a clamp device for removably clamping the frame to the putter.   
   
   
       2 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rod is cylindrical. 
   
   
       3 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a main body and a clamp body extending from the main body, and wherein the clamp body includes retaining means. 
   
   
       4 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the retaining means is a threaded port and the clamp device is a threaded thumb screw. 
   
   
       5 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the main body and the clamp body are fabricated as a unitary piece. 
   
   
       6 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the frame and the rod are fabricated as a unitary piece. 
   
   
       7 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the putter includes an alignment mark on the putter head, the rod includes a front striking face, and wherein when the frame is clamped to the putter head with the mark visible through the sight port, a proper putting stroke causes the front striking face to contact a ball aligned with a target. 
   
   
       8 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sight port is cylindrical. 
   
   
       9 . The practice attachment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sight port is an elongated diamond shape.