Putting practice device

A putting practice device for eliminating lateral motion from a putting stroke and for assisting a golfer in maintaining a consistent stance and putting stroke, said putting practice device comprising:

• an elongated L-shaped angle bar having a vertical portion and a horizontal base portion, wherein the outside surface of said vertical portion defines a bearing surface for the heel of a putter;
• an elongated foot member;
• an elongated central member having a longitudinally disposed slot extending down the middle of said central member, one end of said central member being connected to said angle bar near the center of said angle bar, said central member and said angle bar being perpendicular to one another;
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• a hand-adjustable tightening means for attaching said foot member to said central member at a selectively chosen position along the length of said central member and in a selectively chosen angular orientation with respect to the said central member.

A method for using a putting practice device having an elongated angle bar an elongated, a central member, and an elongated foot member to assist a golfer in maintaining a consistent putting stroke having no lateral motion and a consistent putting stance, said method comprising the steps of:

• arranging said practice putting device on the ground such that one elongated surface of the angle bar is positioned vertically to form a bearing surface and said angle bar is parallel to an intended trajectory of a golf ball and the central member is perpendicular to the angle bar;
• resting the heel of a putter head against said bearing surface on said angle bar;
• placing a golf ball adjacent but spaced from said bearing surface by a distance corresponding to the "sweet spot" of the putter head;
• assuming a comfortable putting stance, while said heel of the putter head remains against said bearing surface;
• adjusting, in accordance with the foot positioning that results from said step of assuming a comfortable stance, the position and angular orientation of said foot member relative to the central member;
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• maintaining the heel of said putter head against said bearing surface while making putting strokes.