Adjustable stance golf practice mat

Abstract

An adjustable stance golf practice mat has first and second stance pads on a floor pad or panel, with the stance pads secureable at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor pad. The floor pad may be split in two and/or provided as a first floor panel attachable to a second floor panel. The spacing between the stance pads may be adjusted depending on the type of shot the user is practicing. Markings may be provided on the stance pads to provide visual indicators to the user. Ridge patterns may be used between the floor panel and the stance pads to provide for incremental adjustment.

1 . An adjustable stance golf practice mat, comprising:
 a floor pad;   a first stance pad on the floor pad;   a second stance pad on the floor pad; and   a positioning device, wherein the first and second stance pads are secureable, by the positioning device, at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor pad.   
     
     
         2 . An adjustable stance golf practice mat, comprising:
 a floor pad, with the floor pad including a first floor pad attachable to a second floor pad;   a first stance pad on the floor pad;   a second stance pad on the floor pad, with the first and second stance pads secureable at longitudinally spaced apart incremental positions on the floor pad;   a plurality of stance width markings on a top surface of the first and second stance pads; and   floor pad ridge patterns on left and right sides of the first floor pad meshed with stance pad ridge patterns on left and right sides of the first stance pad.   
     
     
         3 . The golf practice mat of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of stance width markings on a top surface of the first and second stance pads, and a plurality of foot angle markings on the top surface of the first and second stance pads. 
     
     
         4 . The golf practice mat of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of stance width markings on a top surface of the first and second stance pads, and a plurality of centerline markings on the top surface of the first and second stance pads. 
     
     
         5 . The golf practice mat of  claim 1  with each stance pad having a curved front edge and a straight back edge. 
     
     
         6 . The golf practice mat of  claim 2  further including left and right positioner strips attached to a bottom surface of the first stance pad at left and right sides of the first stance pad, respectively, and with the stance pad ridge patterns on the left and right positioner strips. 
     
     
         7 . The golf practice mat of  claim 1  with the floor pad and the stance pads comprising foam rubber. 
     
     
         8 . The golf practice mat of  claim 2  wherein the first floor pad is interchangeable with the second floor pad. 
     
     
         9 . The golf practice mat of  claim 1  with the floor pad and the first stance pad together having a thickness of 1.5 to 3.5 cm. 
     
     
         10 . The golf practice mat of  claim 6  with the positioner strips and the floor pad having the same thickness. 
     
     
         11 . The golf practice mat of  claim 1  with the first stance pad comprising a felt material adhered to a foam lower layer, with a plurality of stance width markings on the felt material. 
     
     
         12 . The golf practice mat of  claim 6  with the first stance pad comprising a felt material adhered to a foam lower layer, with the markings on the felt material, and wherein the foam lower layer forms the bottom surface of the first stance pad. 
     
     
         13 . The golf practice mat of  claim 5  with the floor pad having a curved front edge collinear with the curved front edge of the stance pad. 
     
     
         14 . An adjustable stance golf practice mat, comprising:
 first and second floor pads with a back end of the first floor pad attachable to a back end of the second floor pad;   a plurality of equally spaced apart positioning projections on left and right sides of each floor pad; and   first and second stance pads each having a plurality of equally spaced apart positioning recesses on left and right sides of each stance pad, with the recesses adapted to receive the projections, for positioning the first and second stance pads on the first and second floor pads, respectively, with the first and second stance pads spaced apart from each other by a variable dimension.   
     
     
         15 . The golf practice mat of  claim 14  with each of the first and second floor pads having a front end having a curvature, and with each of the stance pads having a front end having the same curvature as the front end of the floor pads. 
     
     
         16 . The golf practice mat of  claim 14  with each of the stance pads having a straight back end. 
     
     
         17 . The golf mat of  claim 14  wherein the positioning recesses face inwardly toward each other. 
     
     
         18 . The golf practice mat of  claim 17  with the positioning recesses in left and right positioning strips attached to a bottom surface of each stance pad. 
     
     
         19 . The golf practice mat of  claim 14  wherein the first floor pad is congruent to the second floor pad. 
     
     
         20 . The golf practice mat of  claim 19  wherein the first stance pad is congruent to the second stance pad.