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The invention concerns a training head (20) for a golf training putter (14) and a method of using this training putter (14) to improve ones putting skill for side-swing type putting motion. The training head (20) may include two opposed hitting faces (28, 30), with each hitting face (28, 30) definin

The invention concerns a training head (20) for a golf training putter (14) and a method of using this training putter (14) to improve ones putting skill for side-swing type putting motion. The training head (20) may include two opposed hitting faces (28, 30), with each hitting face (28, 30) defining a portion of a cylinder about a vertical axis. This cylindrical surface is oriented so the face (28, 30) will strike a golf ball (24) perpendicular to the direction one desires the ball (24) to travel if hit at the central location of this surface (28, 30), but will deflect the ball (24) in a different direction if a location other than the central location of the face (28, 30) strikes the ball (24). This training putter (14) may have symmetrical hitting faces (28, 30) so that left-handed and right-handed golfers can use it.

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What is claimed is: 1. A golf training putter for hitting a golf ball with a side-swing motion comprising: a shaft; and a training head, mounted on the shaft, including a first hitting face that has a convex cylindrical curvature relative to a vertical axis and has a central location that will caus

What is claimed is: 1. A golf training putter for hitting a golf ball with a side-swing motion comprising: a shaft; and a training head, mounted on the shaft, including a first hitting face that has a convex cylindrical curvature relative to a vertical axis and has a central location that will cause the golf ball to travel along a desired path when hit thereon and curvature sufficient to cause the golf ball to be misdirected if hit at a location on the first hitting face other than the central location; and a second hitting face, in opposed relation to the first hitting face, that has a convex curvature relative to the vertical axis and has a second central location that will cause the golf ball to travel along a desired path when hit thereon and curvature sufficient to cause the golf ball to be misdirected if hit at a location on this second hitting face other than the central location. 2. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the second hitting face has a convex cylindrical curvature relative to the vertical axis. 3. The golf training putter of claim 2 wherein the training head includes a top surface having a locating line extending between the central location on the first hitting face and the second central location on the second hitting face. 4. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head includes a top surface having a locating line extending from and oriented normal to the central location on the first hitting face. 5. The golf training putter of claim 4 wherein the locating line is a groove recessed in the top surface. 6. The golf training putter of claim 4 wherein the training head includes a heel, located adjacent to the first hitting face, and a toe adjacent to the first hitting face and in opposed relation to the heel, and the top surface has an orientation line extending from the heel to the toe and oriented normal to the locating line. 7. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head includes a heel, located adjacent to the first hitting face, and a toe adjacent to the first hitting face and in opposed relation to the heel, and a top surface that has an orientation line extending from the heel to the toe. 8. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head includes a central mounting pad with a shaft bore extending therein, and the shaft is received and secured in the shaft bore. 9. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head has a heel and includes a mounting pad adjacent to the heel, the heel having a shaft bore extending therein, and the shaft received and secured in the shaft bore. 10. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head has a closed bottom surface and an opposed top surface, the top surface including a plurality of lightening holes therethrough extending partially through the training head toward the bottom surface. 11. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head has a bottom surface and an opposed top surface, and a plurality of lightening holes extending through the training head from the top surface to the bottom surface. 12. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head includes a bottom surface adjacent to the first hitting face and forming a corner therebetween, the corner having a shape that is one of rounded-off and chamfered. 13. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the training head includes a bottom surface that has a curved convex shape. 14. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the convex cylindrical curvature of the first hitting face is a circular cylinder shape. 15. The golf training putter of claim 14 wherein the circular cylinder shape has a radius of less than about 12.7 centimeters. 16. The golf training putter of claim 14 wherein the circular cylinder shape has a radius of about 8.9 centimeters. 17. The golf training putter of claim 1 wherein the convex cylindrical curvature of the first hitting face is one of an elliptical cylinder and an oval cylinder. 18. A training head for a golf training putter for hitting a golf ball with a side-swing motion, the training head comprising: a first hitting face that has a first convex cylindrical curvature relative to a vertical axis and has a first central location that is a first desired contact location for the golf ball, the first central location being where the first convex curvature switches from a positive slope to a negative slope; and a second hitting face, in opposed relation to the first hitting face, having a second convex curvature relative to the vertical axis and having a second central location that is a second desired contact location for the golf ball, the second central location being where the second convex curvature switches form a positive slope to a negative slope. 19. The training head of claim 18 wherein the first convex curvature is a circular cylinder shape and the second convex curvature is a circular cylinder shape. 20. The training head of claim 18 including a top surface extending between the first hitting face and the second hitting face, with the top surface having a locating line extending between the first central location and the second central location. 21. The training head of claim 18 including a plurality of lightening holes located between the first hitting face and the second hitting face. 22. The training head of claim 18 including a heel located adjacent to the first and second hitting faces, and a toe adjacent to the first and second hitting faces and in opposed relation to the heel, and a top surface that has an orientation line extending from the heel to the toe. 23. The training head of claim 18 including a mounting pad having a shaft bore adapted for mounting a shaft, the shaft bore being centered between the first hitting face and the second hitting face. 24. A method of training a golfer to properly putt a golf ball with a side-swing motion using a golf training putter having a training head, the method comprising the steps of: (a) aligning a central location of one of a first convex cylindrical hitting surface and an opposed second convex cylindrical hitting surface of the training head with the golf ball; (b) orienting a locating line, extending normal to the central location, in a desired direction of travel of the golf ball; (c) making contact with the golf ball by swinging the golf training putter in a side-swinging motion; (d) observing an actual direction of travel of the golf ball; and (e) repeating steps (a) and (b) if the actual direction of travel is not the same as the desired direction of travel of the golf ball. 25. The method of claim 24 including a step of gripping a shaft extending from a shaft bore of the training head, wherein the shaft bore is centered between the first and second convex cylindrical hitting surfaces.