Improved Golf Swing Training Device and Method of Use

• US 20050250627A1
• Filed: 07/21/2005
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Othili Park
• Original Assignee: Othili Park
• Inventors: Park, Othili
• Granted Patent: US 7,326,122 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/93
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/06 User-manipulated weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0601 Special physical structures of used masses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/02 with a handle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf

Abstract

A training device (10) for strengthening the swing muscle groups of a golfer while enhancing proper muscle memory wherein, the device (10) includes a hollow ball (21″) having a meridian line (22) that divides the ball (21) into two visually distinct hemispheres (23) (24) and further including two pairs of elongated apertures (27_A), 27)_B, 27)_C and 27)_D which are dimensioned to receive the user'"'"'s hands and which extend into the hollow interior of the ball (21″).

Claims

1. A sports swing training device for strengthening the core muscle groups employed in a proper swing and enhancing muscle memory where, the device comprises:

a generally spherical member including a hollow weighted ball having two hemispheres wherein each hemisphere is provided with a pair of elongated apertures dimensioned to receive a user'"'"'s hand and each aperture extends into the hollow interior of said generally spherical member.

2. The device as in claim 1 wherein the interior walls of the hollow ball have a uniform thickness.

3. The device as in claim 2 wherein the interior walls of the hollow ball are provided with a weighted insert.

4. The device as in claim 1 wherein the interior walls of the hollow ball have a non-uniform thickness.

5. The device as in claim 2 wherein said two hemispheres are visually distinguishable from one another.

6. The device as in claim 4 wherein said two hemispheres are visually distinguishable from one another.

7. The device as in claim 5 wherein said two hemispheres are separated from one another by a meridian line.

8. The device as in claim 6 wherein said two hemispheres are separated from one another by a meridian line.

9. The device as in claim 7 further including an enlarged visual target bisected by said meridian line.

10. The device as in claim 8 further including an enlarged visual target bisected by said meridian line.