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Impact indicating golf training device

  • US 4,898,389 A
  • Filed: 09/08/1987
  • Issued: 02/06/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A self contained device for indicating the area of impact of the face of the head of a golf club with a ball, said face of said club having a predetermined impact center, the device comprising:

  • one or more impact sensitive transducer element which generates an electrical signal in response to an impact;

    means responsive to an electrical signal generated by said one or more transducer elements, said responsive means linked to said one or more transducer elements, and;

    means to signaling the area of impact of the face of the club with a ball, said signaling means being linked to and responsive to said means responsive to an electrical signal generated by said one or more transducer elements;

    a single carrying unit, said impact sensitive transducer elements, said electrical signal responsive means, and said signaling means being carried by said single carrying unit; and

    means for attachably and detachably locating said carrying unit carrying said one or more impact sensitive transducer elements, said signalling means, and said electrical signal responsive means on a golf club so that said one or more impact sensitive transducer elements, overlies the face of the club in a predetermined relationship to the impact center of the face of the club;

    whereby, when the face of the head of a golf club impacts with a golf ball, an electrical signal is generated by said one or more impact sensitive transducer element to cause said electric signal responsive means to signal the area of impact of the face of the club with a ball.

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