Patents Assigned to Thomas K. Simonsen
  • Patent number: 5163686
    Abstract: A practice mat for golfers used in combination with at least one golfer, at least one golf ball and at least one golf club, for indicating the suggested placement of the feet of the golfer, the suggested placement of the golf ball, the suggested alignment of the golf club with the golf ball and the feet of the golfer, and the suggested direction of travel of the head of the golf club. The mat has indicia on a surface. There is indicia including, among others, a plurality of first lines against which a front of a left foot and a front of a right foot of the golfer are placed. There is also at least one second line indicating the placement of a heel of the right foot of the golfer. A plurality of third lines indicates placement of a heel of the left foot for a preselected golf club. A plurality of rectangles indicates placement of the golf ball. There is at least one fourth line indicating the desired direction of travel of the golf ball once the golf ball is struck by the preselected club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignees: Thomas K. Simonsen, Hans O. Bergman, Bjorn E. Aarskog
    Inventor: Karl A. Bergman