LinksPutt

Many amateur golfers will spend hours at the driving range but do not practice their putting. The usual green strips with plastic ramps at the end are not much of a challenge, so to have a fully contourable green in your own home is the only answer for realistic practice. At half the price of a decent metal wood, it makes sense to spend your money on LinksPutt, if you are serious about lowering your handicap.

A truly flat, straight putt is rarely encountered during a round, so continuous practice at holing breaking putts builds your confidence. Stop trying to lag that downhill left to right putt (and leaving it short) and do as the professionals do - hit it harder and take some of the break out. Don't worry about the 3 footer on the way back - you will have practiced these so many times on your LinksPutt, it will be like shelling peas!

LinksPutt has been designed using state of the art Computer Aided Design tools. Components have been designed for the optimum strength to weight ratio, utilising the latest in moulding and extruding technology. All this, coupled with innovative packing geometry, has resulted in a very lightweight compact product at an acceptable price.

LinksPutt can be assembled in around 5 minutes and there are no screws, bolts or any form of locking mechanisms, the components just push together. Contour changes can be effected in less than 1 minute and there are thousands of possible permutations, the instructions supplied showing 15 of these. Due to demand from Professional users, LinksPutt is now stocked in 3, 4 and 5 metre versions.

The realistic putting surface is made from polypropylene fibre, it is UV stabilised and protected from bacteria, mildew etc. The stimp rating of the green is approx 9.5, (typical UK summer green). If you want to practice at different speeds, simply incline or decline your LinksPutt slightly and you can set any speed you require. The green has 3 rails at the hole end, to stop your balls going under the sofa!

The base panels were designed using the latest 3D modelling techniques. They stay flat when raised uniformly from the ground (to create straight up or down hill putts), but can flex when raised none uniformly (allowing double breaks etc). They are moulded from expanded polypropylene foam and simply link together. The end panel has two regulation diameter holes that can accommodate 5 golf balls each.

The stance board is a one piece, high strength aluminium extrusion, combining lightness in weight and the necessary rigidity for a firm stance. It is topped with a rubber backed green mat of the same material as the putting surface. It can be positioned at any point along each side of the green, allowing both right and left handers to practice putts of varying length. It can be adjusted in height and slope to exactly match the contour set on the green, giving you the realistic 'feel' of the putt.

Contours on the green are achieved by inserting stackable risers at stations along each side of the green, providing incremental elevations of 1 cm (3/8") at each station. The risers for the stance board are colour coded for ease of use, the black ones are supplied with a rubber anti-slip ring for your safety when using on hard or polished floors.