Golf shot alignment device

Claim 1

An alignment device to assist a golfer to place his feet, body, arms and a hand-held club in the same relative position to the ball for each stroke with that club and to help him to keep his eyes focused on the ball during the back-swing, fore-swing and striking of the ball comprising: a. a tube having a longitudinal slot throughout part of its length; b. a bar slidably mounted within said tube so that one end of the bar extends out from one end of the tube and having a transverse portion extending out through the slot in the tube, the bar and tube thus forming a telescopic member, the length of which can be varied by moving the transverse portion of the bar along the tube's slot; c. a target operably secured to the outer end of the bar; d. a golfer's hat having a brim; e. a means operably attaching the tube to the brim of the golfer's cap so that the bar can be extended out from the golfer's forehead varying amounts, said means assuring a fixed relationship between the brim and the telescopic member and comprising a pair of pins operably secured to the tube so as to face in opposing directions with the axes of the pins being parallel to the tube; and f. means for holding the bar at a variety of positions of extension from the tube whereby when the cap is worn by the golfer, the target may be moved towards and away from the golfer's forehead to set the target in line between the golfer's eyes and the golf ball as placed on the ground or tee.