Golf swing apparatus and method
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for improving the consistency and effectiveness of a golfer'"'"'s swing. In a first aspect of the invention, a gyroscope is mounted in the head of a gold club has a rotor which is rotated by a small electric motor. A pair of dry cell batteries and a push type “on/off” switch In a grip of the golf club turn the motor on and off. The batteries are connected to the motor with a pair of wires which extend through a tubular golf club shaft. The rotational plane of the rotor is parallel to the face of the golf club head which strikes a golf ball. When the rotor is rotated, changes in the plane of rotation or spin axis of the rotor are resisted by the angular momentum of the rotor, thereby producing reaction torques which are sensed by a golfer. The reaction torques inform the golfer of the release of the club and changes in the path of travel. In a second aspect, the invention the gyroscope is mounted directly on an end of a golf club shaft.
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32 Claims
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12. A swing training aide assembly comprising:
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a shaft; and a gyroscope mounted to an end section of said shaft opposite a grip section of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A golf swing training aide assembly comprising:
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a hollow shaft which defines an axis; a gyroscope mounted to an end section of said hollow shaft opposite a grip section of said shaft, said gyroscope rotatable about a gyroscope axis non-parallel to said shaft axis; an electric motor to power said gyroscope; and a power supply mounted within said hollow shaft to power said electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of controlling a swing training aide assembly comprising the steps of:
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(A) gyroscopically establishing a swing plane of a golf swing training aide assembly with a gyroscope mounted to an end section of said shaft opposite a grip section of said shaft; and (B) providing feedback relative to said step (A) which represents deviation of a face of the golf swing training aide assembly from a perpendicular relationship with the swing plane. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. (canceled)
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