Golf putting trainer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A golf putting trainer encouraging active participation of a user thereof, comprising: a pair of members, each defining, along a first plane thereof, an open concave surface defining an opening through which a user's arm can be received; and means for supporting said members with each concave surface and the opening thereto facing away from the other in a coplanar spaced relationship with said supporting means spaced from a second plane normal to each first plane and bisecting each concave surface; each concave surface thus arranged to receive a different one of a user's arms to hold said putting trainer therebetween for active participation of the user in practicing a putting stroke with said supporting means spaced from the user's chest to avoid interference therewith.
2.
The trainer of claim 1 wherein said supporting means comprises a shaft defined by said members to join said members and said shaft together in an integral whole.
3.
The trainer of claim 1 wherein said supporting means comprises: a first elongated shaft defined by one of said members; a second elongated shaft defined by the other of said members, said second shaft defining an elongated passage for slidably receiving said first shaft to adjust the extent of said spaced relationship; and means for locking said first shaft and said second shaft together to set said extent.
4.
The trainer of claim 3 wherein said putting aid further comprises indicia spaced along said first shaft, said indicia cooperative with the end of said second shaft to indicate to a user of said trainer the magnitude of said extent.
5.
The trainer of claim 3 wherein said locking means comprises: said first shaft defining spaced apertures; a resilient hinge portion defined by said second shaft; a pawl defined by said second shaft to extend from said hinge portion into any selected one of said apertures to lock said first and second shafts together; and a lever defined by said second shaft to extend from said hinge portion; said lever providing leverage to urge said pawl from any of said holes for adjusting said extent