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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1997
Robert D Lewis, Beaumont, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A sports practicing aid and its method of use which includes graphic indicia in the form of a diagrammatic depiction of a typical golfing hole to be used at a driving range or other practice area which is employed by its user for recording thereon the user's shot pattern established during the course of making various actual practice shots. The aid further includes directions for its use and a system for shot statistical tabulation configured to allow the user to summarize the user's performance in terms of shot quality, in such a manner as to allow the golfer to identify and correct errors in his golf game (swing, grip, etc.). In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, practice materials are provided in consisting of a multitude of golf hole diagrams and attendant statistical tabulations. Basic golfing tips may also be included. While the preferred embodiment of the invention contemplates the present system in the form of a booklet, an alternative embodiment of the present invention contemplates the utilization of a computer or personal data assistant (PDA) having a screen, which computer of PDA is programmed with a diagrammatical layout of a practice area, upon which the user may record the user's shot pattern during practice sessions. The alternative embodiment of the present invention further contemplates a menu function wherein the user may consult an instructional database regarding golfing technique, historical data on past performance, transmittal functions, and programming functions including statistical manipulation of the shot data entered therein by the user for feedback, comparision, and historical use.