Golf club training device and system

• US 10,596,440 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2017
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Staten World Enterprises
• Original Assignee: Staten World Enterprises
• Inventors: Verrengia, Thomas C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Legesse, Nini F
• Application Number:
  US15/722,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20190099650A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 473215, 473219, 473224, 473226, 473228, 473233, 473234, 473409
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/18 biodegradable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/005 Club sets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/10 Non-metallic shafts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3635 with sound-emitting source
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf club training device including: a body having a first end configured to be gripped by a user and a second end longitudinally extended from the first end; and a swing speed sensor disposed at the second end for producing an output signal for determining a portion of a golf swing having a greatest swing speed. A golf club training system is also provided to include: a plurality of the golf club training devices wherein at least two of each of the plurality of golf club training devices having one or more of a different weight and length.

Claims

1. A golf club training device comprising:

a body having a first end configured to be gripped by a user and a second end longitudinally extended from the first end, the first and second ends each having a round cross-sectional shape where a diameter of the second end is greater than a diameter of the first end;

a golf grip disposed on the first end;

the second end is configured as a baseball bat; and

a swing speed sensor disposed at the second end for producing an output signal for determining a portion of a golf swing having a greatest swing speed;

wherein a length of the body is in a range of 40-50 inches; and

a weight of the body is in a range of 18-25 ounces.

2. The golf club training device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the body is formed of wood.

3. The golf club training device of claim 2, wherein the wood is a bamboo laminate.

4. The golf club training device of claim 1, wherein the swing speed sensor is one or more whistles.

5. The golf club training device of claim 4, wherein the one or more whistles are each disposed in a hole formed in the body at the second end, the hole having an axis intersecting with a longitudinal axis of the body.

6. The golf club training device of claim 5, wherein the one or more whistles have an entry end for intake of airflow, the entry end being recessed from an exterior surface of the body at the second end.

7. The golf club training device of claim 6, wherein the hole has a tapered portion from the exterior surface to the entry end.

8. The golf club training device of claim 4, wherein the one or more whistles comprises two whistles.

9. The golf club training device of claim 8, wherein the two whistles are offset relative to each other along a longitudinal axis of the body.

10. A golf club training system comprising:

a plurality of golf club training devices, each of the plurality of golf club training devices comprising;

a body having a first end configured to be gripped by a user and a second end longitudinally extended from the first end, each of the first and second ends having a round cross-sectional shape where a diameter of the second end is greater than a diameter of the first end;

a golf grip disposed on the first end;

the second end is configured as a baseball bat; and

a swing speed sensor disposed at the second end for producing an output signal for determining a portion of a golf swing having a greatest swing speed;

wherein a length of the body of each of the plurality of golf club training devices is in a range of 40-50 inches;

a weight of the body of each of the plurality of golf club training devices is in a range of 18-25 ounces; and

each of the plurality of golf club training devices having one or more of a different weight and length.

11. The golf club training system of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the body is formed of wood.

12. The golf club training system of claim 11, wherein the wood is a bamboo laminate.

13. The golf club training system of claim 10, wherein the swing speed sensor is one or more whistles.

14. The golf club training system of claim 13, wherein the one or more whistles are each disposed in a hole formed in the body at the second end, the hole having an axis intersecting with a longitudinal axis of the body.

15. The golf club training system of claim 14, wherein the one or more whistles have an entry end for intake of airflow, the entry end being recessed from an exterior surface of the body at the second end.

16. The golf club training system of claim 15, wherein the hole has a tapered portion from the exterior surface to the entry end.

17. The golf club training system of claim 13, wherein the one or more whistles comprises two whistles.

18. The golf club training system of claim 17, wherein the two whistles are offset at the second end along a longitudinal axis of the body.