Device for controlling golf swing

• US 4,580,786 A
• Filed: 01/16/1984
• Issued: 04/08/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barry E. Shipley
• Original Assignee: Barry E. Shipley
• Inventors: Shipley, Barry E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US06/574,030
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 273/191 R, 273/191 A, 273/191 B, 273/192, 273/186 R
• US Class Current: 473/229
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36213 with arm or rod fixed on the club and rotating around a fixed supporting point

Abstract

A golf swing aid comprising an elongate member including first and second end extremities; a first attachment at the first extremity and a second attachment at the second extremity; the first attachment adapted to be fixed to a rigid object above ground height and to constrain the elongate member to revolve in a path defining a cone, wherein the angle of elevation of the cone axis and the cone angle are independently adjustably fixed; and the second attachment is adapted to be secured to the shaft of a golf club and to be selectively clamped tightly thereto or allowed to slide with minimal resistance longitudinally along the shaft, the second attachment further adapted to allow universal type pivotal movement between the elongate member and the shaft.

Claims

1. A golf swing aid device comprising:

a substantially rigid member including first and second end extremities;

attachment means for fixing the rigid member to a rigid body;

a first joint at said first end of the rigid member comprising an anchor pivot member connected to said attachment means and adapted to lockably rotate about a horizontal axis, an angle setting member attached between said pivot member and said rigid member with said angle setting member adapted to freely rotate relative to said pivot member about a pivot axis perpendicular thereto, to be rigidly attached to said rigid member and to allow adjustment for setting the angle subtended between said pivot axis and said rigid member; and

a seconsd joint adapted to be selectively fixedly or smoothly slidingly attached to the head end of a golf club shaft and to be secured to said second end of the rigid member providing relative pivotal movement between said golf club and said member.

2. A golf swing aid as in claim 1 wherein the anchor pivot member is connected to the attachment means through an anchor plate fixedly vertically slidably attached to said attachment means.

3. A golf swing aid as in claim 1 wherein the said second joint comprises a joining member attached to, and pivotable about, the longitudinal axis of said rigid member;

a shaft clamping member secured to said joining member and pivotable about an axis perpendicular to said axis of said rigid member.

4. A golf swing aid as defined in claim 3 wherein said shaft clamping member includes a male threaded region at one extremity, said threaded region including a slot running across said region parallel to the thread axis of said region and adapted to receive a golf club shaft therein, an a co-operative female threaded device screwed onto said region and adapted to secure a shaft with said slot.

5. A golf swing aid as defined in claim 4 wherein said slot is transversely inwardly convergent.

6. A golf swing aid as defined in claim 5 wherein said shaft clamping member is produced in plastics material in at least the region of said slot.