A golf putting training device is provided which allows a golfer to
practice distance control in a confined area by displaying an estimate of
how far a golf ball would have traveled on a green having a selected
stimp value after being struck with a putter and subsequently colliding
with a target strike plate of the training device. The golf putting
training device includes a housing and rear stabilization plate, a target
strike plate, a doppler microwave speed sensor, an impact sensor, a green
speed selector, a distance display, an audible beeper, and a
microcontroller which calculates the putting distance based on the
measurement of the speed of the rolling golf ball prior to impact and the
stimp setting selected. An audible beeper provides an indication of the
rolling progress of the simulated roll of the golf ball past the target
strike plate.