ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,392, issued on Sept. 30.

"Golf training aid" was invented by Andrew Sadler (Bexleyheath, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf training aid, comprising a ring shaped main body having an inwardly curved arm extending from either side of a central target section, the ends of each arm being separated by a gap to allow a ball, in use, to pass therethrough in order to reach the target section; each arm comprising front and back sections connected by a hinged joint to allow the front section to move relative to the back section thereby to increase or decrease the size of the gap."

The patent was filed on April 13, 2023, und...