Focal Point Putting Aid

Abstract

The invention claims an adjustable putting aid that improves a golfer's short game by creating a visual guide for the golfer to use during their swing. The visual guide is situated higher than and out in front of the ball when the golfer is addressing the ball. During the pinnacle of the backswing, the visual guide should obscure the golf ball from the view of the golfer. The visual guide creates a path for the golfer to follow and this improves the arching in the backswing, the length of the backswing, shoulder stability and can help improve the golfer's rhythm and tempo.

1 . A golf putting training aid comprising:
 a. A single circular, lightweight visual cue situated parallel to the ground, and extending along a golfer's putting line towards a hole.   b. A means for connecting the visual cue to a golf club shaft.
 i. Wherein the visual cue is situated high enough off the ground so as not to impact the ground or the golf ball but lower than the end of a grip on a club. 
 ii. Wherein the visual cue is a circle, measuring 1.5 inches to 1.9 inches in diameter. 
 iii. Wherein the visual cue weighs between 1 and 5 grams. 
   
     
     
         2 . A golf putting training aid as in  claim 1  wherein the visual cue is a circle, roughly the size of a golf ball, capable of obstructing the golfers view of the ball during their backswing. 
     
     
         3 . A golf putting training aid as in  claim 1  wherein the visual cue is a rectangle or other shape that can obstruct the golfers view of the ball during their backswing. 
     
     
         4 . A golf putting training aid as in  claim 1  wherein the means for connecting the visual cue to a club shaft is comprised of a flexible elongated material and allows a golfer to adjust the location of the visual cue by bending the elongated material. 
     
     
         5 . A golf putting training aid as in  claim 4  wherein the elongated material is attached to the club shaft via a removable push-on clamp. 
     
     
         6 . A golf putting training aid comprising:
 a. A single circular, lightweight visual cue, 1.6 inches to 1.9 inches in diameter, that is attached to a means for connecting the visual cue to the putter head. b. A means for connecting the visual cue to the putter head, c. An adhesive or clamp to secure the means for connection to the putter head.   
     
     
         7 . A device as in  claim 6  where the means for connecting the visual cue to the shaft is comprised of an adjustable elongated material which allows a golfer to adjust the location of the visual cue by bending the elongated material. 
     
     
         8 . A golf putting training tool as in  claim 5  wherein the obstruction is a rectangle or other shape capable of obstructing the golfers view of the during his/her swing.