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Golf practice apparatus

  • US 4,858,934 A
  • Filed: 04/27/1988
  • Issued: 08/22/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for the practising of golf swings, comprising:

  • an elongate member to be swung by a user in simulation of the swinging of a golf club;

    said elongate member comprising a simulated golf club handgrip, a source of radiation and means for forming radiation from said radiation source into a beam extending from one end of said elongate member in the longitudinal direction of said elongate member;

    a plurality of sensor means responsive to said radiation and disposed in a predetermined array for producing sensor signals in response to the passage of said beam over said array during the swinging of said elongate member;

    means for processing said sensor signals to produce output signals corresponding to the speed and orientation of said elongate member; and

    visual display means responsive to said output signals for providing a visual representation corresponding to said output signals.

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