Abstract: A substantially "U" shaped head is provided in a golf training method with a pair of side walls spaced from each other, open at one end, and closed by an end wall at the other end. The space between the side walls is just wide enough to receive therebetween a golf ball and is approximately five to five and one-half inches deep. In a first embodiment, which is for putter training a cross-bar spans the side walls between the end wall and the opening. A handle or shaft extends up from the cross-bar at an angle, with respect thereto, and is sized to facilitate swinging of the head at a golf ball to practice putting. The material(s) from which the putter trainer are made are selected to simulate the weight size and feel of regulation putters and to produce audible "clicks" when striking the side walls and end wall. Lead tape may be disposed on side surfaces to balance the golf trainer.