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A golf putting aide, that can be used as part of an independent game using golf equipment, which aide has a large annular platter with a series of evenly spaced spokes thereon on the upper side, and slip impeding means on the underside. Each spoke, is radiused on both side faces thereof, to match th

A golf putting aide, that can be used as part of an independent game using golf equipment, which aide has a large annular platter with a series of evenly spaced spokes thereon on the upper side, and slip impeding means on the underside. Each spoke, is radiused on both side faces thereof, to match the curvature of a golf ball, such that on impact a golf ball will roll down the spoke toward a center opening in the platter rather than ricocheting off at an angle of incidence post impact. The spokes of the preferred embodiment taper inwardly from the rear surface toward the front surface, evenly on both sides of a center line, and taper downwardly along the top surface from the rear surface forwardly to the front. The device may be used at home on grass, at miniature golf locations or on a golf course hole with permission.

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1. A device to be used as both a golf putting aide and for use as a tool in a separate golf putting game, said device comprising: an annular flat platter having a top surface and a bottom surface-, said annular platter having a series of uniformly spaced spokes, each of said spokes has a rear and a

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A device to be used as both a golf putting aide and for use as a tool in a separate golf putting game, said device comprising: an annular flat platter having a top surface and a bottom surface-, said annular platter having a series of uniformly spaced spokes, each of said spokes has a rear and a front and a vertical center line normal to the annular platter, each spoke directed from an outer edge of the platter to a center through opening of the annular platter, each spoke having 2 side surfaces both of which are progressively decreasingly radiused inwardly, wherein each spoke tapers inwardly toward said vertical center line of said spoke from the rear of each spoke toward the front of each said spoke, said opposite side radii being separated by a horizontal top surface of the spoke, said top surface is directed toward the through opening and wherein an overall width of each spoke diminishes from the outer edge of the platter toward the center through opening of the annulus, said center through opening of said annulus being greater than a diameter of a golf course hole, said diameter of said golf course hole is 4.5 inches, whereby when a convex surface of a golf ball impacts the radiused surface of a spoke, the ball rolls along a length of the spoke within the radiused area toward said center opening of the platter, rather than impacting the spoke and then ricocheting off at an angle of reflection. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein an elevation of each spoke decreases from the rear edge of the spoke toward the front of each spoke. 3. The device of claim 1, further including a keyhole slot in the platter for hanging the platter on a nail or hook. 4. The device of claim 2, where there are 5 spokes spaced evenly on the top surface of the platter, each spoke directed from the outer edge of the platter toward the through opening. 5. The device of claim 1, including means to inhibit the slippage of the platter's bottom surface after impact of a golf ball on a spoke. 6. A device for use in reducing the number of strokes of a golfer when putting, when said device is overlaid on a golf course hole, said device comprising an annular flat platter of a thickness of about 0.25 inches, and being between 12 and 15 inches in diameter, with a center through opening of about 6 inches, said device having a series of uniformly spaced spokes, each spoke having two side surfaces, each spoke has a front and a rear and each spoke is progressively decreasingly in width from the outer edge of the platter as the spokes extend to the center through opening of the platter, said spokes being inwardly radiused spokes, each of said spokes has a vertical centerline with a horizontal top surface thereon normal to the annular platter, wherein the radius of said spokes matches a convex curved surface of a golf ball, said radius being on both side surfaces of each spoke. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the spokes are of uniform elevation along a length thereof. 8. The device of claim 6, wherein the elevation of each spoke decreases uniformly from the outer rear edge of each spoke toward the center opening. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein a vertical elevation of each spoke adjacent the outer edge of the plate is higher than the crossectional diameter of a golf ball. 10. A device to be used as both a golf putting aide and/or used as a tool in a separate golf putting game, said device comprising: a circular annular flat platter having a top side and a bottom side, said annular platter having a series of four to eight uniformly spaced spokes directed from an outer rear edge of the platter to a center through opening of the annulus, each spoke having two side surfaces both of which are radiused inwardly in like manner to match the curvature of a golf ball, and said radii run the full length of both sides of each spoke, wherein each spoke's side tapers inwardly toward a horizontal top surface of said spoke from a rear of each spoke toward a front of said spoke which is adjacent the center opening of the annulus, the center opening of said annulus being about 6.5 inches in diameter, wherein an elevation of each spoke decreases from the rear edge of the spoke toward the front edge of each spoke, wherein the front edge is at the center opening of said platter, and an overall width of each spoke decreases from the outer edge of the platter toward the center through opening of the annulus. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the platter and the spokes are made of high impact plastic. 12. The device of claim 11, further including cleats on the bottom of the platter and a single key hole slot in the platter for wall mounting said device during non-use. 13. The device of claim 5, including a series of spaced cleats on the bottom of said platter to inhibit slippage from a preset position. 14. In combination, the device of claim 1 and a golf ball for rolling along any of the radii of the said spokes of the device toward a golf hole over which the device is overlaid, said golf ball changing course upon impact with the device and rolling toward the golf hole, rather than ricocheting off at an angle equal to the angle of incidence. 15. In combination, the device of claim 6 and a golf ball for rolling along any of the radii of the spokes of the device toward a golf hole over which the device is overlaid, said golf ball changing course upon impact with the device and rolling toward the golf hole, rather than ricocheting off at an angle equal to the angle of incidence.