Golf practice mat apparatus

Abstract

A golf practice mat apparatus that includes adjacent areas for respectively supporting a user and a golf ball; an imbalanced and deformable member at the user support area and upon which the user stands with the legs of the user spread apart in a normal golf stance; and a built-up turf surface at the golf ball area for supporting the golf ball that is substantially the same height as the top of the imbalanced and deformable member after applying a user's weight to the deformable member.

1 . A golf practice mat apparatus comprising:
 a frame member comprising a user support section and a golf ball support section for respectively supporting a user and a golf ball;   at least one imbalanced and deformable member provided at the user support section and upon which the user stands with the legs of the user spread apart in a normal golf stance; and   a built-up turf surface at the golf ball support section for supporting a golf ball, wherein the turf surface is substantially the same height as the top of the at least one imbalanced and deformable member after applying user's body weight to the at least one deformable member.   
     
     
         2 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one imbalanced and deformable member comprises at least two separate adjacently disposed members that provide separate imbalance for each leg of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein each of said deformable members comprises a bladder with an air chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein each of said deformable members comprises a bladder with a liquid chamber. 
     
     
         5 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one imbalanced and deformable member comprises a single imbalanced and deformable member that provides imbalance for both legs of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said single imbalanced and deformable member comprises a bladder with an air chamber. 
     
     
         7 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said single imbalanced and deformable member comprises a bladder with a liquid chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the turf surface includes a planar section and a contiguous sloped section sloping downwardly away from the planar section. 
     
     
         9 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the sloped section is along a side edge of the frame. 
     
     
         10 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the sloped section has one or more separate areas of different slope. 
     
     
         11 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said sloped section has separate areas each of different slope. 
     
     
         12 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a first slope is on the order of 1e-6e. 
     
     
         13 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a second slope is on the order of 10e-15e. 
     
     
         14 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a third slope is on the order of 20e-30e. 
     
     
         15 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the frame member comprises separate frame sections for said user support section and said golf ball support section, the separate frame sections being joined by connecting parts. 
     
     
         16 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the frame member comprises separate frame sections for said user support section and said golf ball support section, the separate frame sections being provided adjacent one another during use. 
     
     
         17 . The golf practice apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said user support section includes a divider wall for separating the at least two separate adjacently disposed members that provide separate imbalance for each leg of the user.