Putting trainer and eye alignment system, apparatus, and method

A method of putting a golf ball in a controlled manner, comprising the steps of:

• determining a putter club head rear position located a first distance from a golf ball to be putted;
• determining a putter club head final follow-through position, where the club head final follow-through position is located a second distance from the point of impact of the putter club head on the golf ball to be putted, the second distance defined as distance the golf putter head travels after impact of the putter club head on the golf ball to be putted;
• wherein the first distance and the second distance are determined so as to cause the golf putter club head to be decelerating at the time of putter head impact on the golf ball to be putted;
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• motivating the putter club head from the rear position to the final follow-through position in a continuous motion, impacting the golf ball to be putted.

A golf putting training apparatus, comprising:

• a pair of elongate rails, said pair of elongate rails comprising a first rail and a
• second rail spaced apart by a first crossmember and a second crossmember;
• wherein said first crossmember is movably engaged with said first rail and said second rail, and said second crossmember is movably engaged with said first rail and said second rail, such that each of said first crossmember and said second crossmember are able to be located along the length of said first rail and said second rail at any desired position;
• wherein, when a golf ball is placed between said first rail and second rail, a golf club putter head is able to be motivated from a rear position located a first distance from said golf ball towards said golf ball so as to impact said golf ball, said first crossmember physically preventing movement of the golf club putter head beyond said rear position;
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• wherein said golf club putter head is able to travers a second distance to a golf club putter head final follow-through position, said second distance defined as a distance the golf club putter head travels after impact of the putter club head on the golf ball, said second crossmember physically preventing movement of the golf club putter head beyond said final follow-through position.

An eye alignment apparatus, comprising:

• a supporting structure;
• a vertical component for attaching the eye alignment tool to the supporting structure;
• a horizontal component extending distally away from the vertical component;
• wherein said horizontal component has an opening at the distal end of the vertical component for allowing a golf ball to be seen through the opening, from above;
• wherein said vertical component provides the necessary distance of the horizontal component so as to allow a putter head to swing unimpeded under the horizontal component;
• wherein, the opening is positioned above the golf ball such that, when the golf ball, the opening and an eye of a user's eye are aligned, they are vertically arranged.

A method for putting a golf ball a desired rollout distance, the method comprising:

• a) determining a putter club head rear position located a first distance from a practice golf ball, wherein the value of said first distance is determined through practice to achieve a specific practice golf ball rollout on a level surface having a baseline stimp when the putter club head is motivated towards the practice golf ball and striking the practice golf ball, wherein the putter club head travel after striking the practice golf ball is limited to a second distance that is less than said first distance;
• b) determining a desired rollout distance of a play golf ball on a play putting green;
• c) modifying said first distance to account for the play putting green's stimp, or speed, in the case in which the play putting green's stimp differs from said baseline stimp;
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• d) modifying said first distance to account for the play putting green's slope along the direction of golf ball rollout, in the case in which the play putting green's slope along the direction of golf ball rollout is uphill or downhill;
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• e) modifying said first distance to account for the play putting green's stimp, or speed, in the case in which the play putting green's stimp differs from said baseline stimp, and further modifying said first distance to account for the play putting green's slope along the direction of golf ball rollout, in the case in which the play putting green's slope along the direction of golf ball rollout is uphill or downhill.