Golf swing training aid

• US 5,215,306 A
• Filed: 09/25/1991
• Issued: 06/01/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kent A. Cayce
• Original Assignee: Kent A. Cayce
• Inventors: Cayce, Kent A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stoll, William E.
• Application Number:
  US07/765,309
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• Field of Search: 273/68, 273/186 R, 273/186 C, 273/186 A, 273/191 R, 273/191 A, 273/191 B, 273/67 A, 135/75-81, 135/17, 135/18, 135/66, 135/67, 434/252
• US Class Current: 473/409
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/024 with screws or pins in the earth
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/09 Adjustable dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/0085 Telescopic shafts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3621 Contacting or non-contacting mechanical means for guiding the swing

Abstract

A golf swing training device for teaching a golfer the proper swing plane, including an elongated shaft member which is positioned in the ground next to the golfer during the execution of a golf swing, and an obstruction which is adjustable along the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The obstruction interferes with the club as it is swung in the backswing and deflects the club upwardly to the proper position at the top of the backswing. The downswing is made inside the elongated shaft to ensure a proper inside-out swing plane.

Claims

1. A method of teaching a golfer a proper golf swing plane comprising the steps of:

angularly positioning an elongated shaft adjacent a golfer for defining a backswing plane of a golf swing;

said elongated shaft structured to cooperate with a golf club swung by a golfer such that the golf club contacts the elongated shaft during the execution of a backswing portion of a golf swing;

guiding said golf club in said backswing plane by moving said golf club along said elongated shaft during a first portion of a backswing;

interrupting movement of said golf club along said backswing plane by striking an obstruction positioned on said elongated shaft; and

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deflecting said golf club from said backswing plane upwardly at a steeper angle during a second portion of a backswing to a position at the top of the golf swing by the striking of the obstruction during the swing.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the golf club contacts an upper surface of said elongated shaft during the execution of the backswing portion of the golf swing and further including the step of guiding the golf club in a swing path under said elongated shaft during a downswing portion of the golf swing.

3. The method of claim 1 further including the step of adjustably positioning said obstruction along a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft to accommodate a particular golfer'"'"'s swing characteristics.

4. The method of claim 1 further including the step of forming a smooth surface in the shape of an ellipsoid on said obstruction for interaction with a golf club during the swing.