Putting stroke training device
First Claim
1. A putting stroke training device comprising a golf putter includingan elongated shaft and a head having a sole plate, a top and a golf ball striking face substantially perpendicular to said sole plate;
- Y-axis sensor means for detecting and signalling whether said face strikes a golf ball in a proper position with said face perpendicular to the path of said head, said Y-axis sensor means being disposed in a Y plane that is perpendicular to said golf ball striking face;
X-axis sensor means for detecting and signalling any abnormal acceleration or deceleration of said putter head, said X-axis sensor means being disposed in an X plane that is perpendicular to the Y plane and is in the same plane as said shaft; and
means for attaching each of said sensors to said putter.
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Abstract
The critical features of the putting stroke training device of the present invention includes Y-axis sensor means for detecting and signalling whether the face of a putter strikes a golf ball perpendicular to the path of the putter head and X-axis sensor means for detecting and signalling any abnormal acceleration or deceleration of the putter head. The Y-axis sensor means is disposed in a Y plane that is perpendicular to the golf ball striking face. The X-axis sensor means is disposed in an X plane that is perpendicular to the Y plane and is in the same plane as the shaft. This putting stroke trainer will assist the golfer in striking the ball with the club face perpendicular to the path of the putter head, and in developing a smooth pendulum swing and avoiding the "yips".
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1. A putting stroke training device comprising a golf putter including
an elongated shaft and a head having a sole plate, a top and a golf ball striking face substantially perpendicular to said sole plate; -
Y-axis sensor means for detecting and signalling whether said face strikes a golf ball in a proper position with said face perpendicular to the path of said head, said Y-axis sensor means being disposed in a Y plane that is perpendicular to said golf ball striking face; X-axis sensor means for detecting and signalling any abnormal acceleration or deceleration of said putter head, said X-axis sensor means being disposed in an X plane that is perpendicular to the Y plane and is in the same plane as said shaft; and means for attaching each of said sensors to said putter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A putting stroke training device comprising a golf putter including
an elongated shaft and a head having a sole plate, a top and a ball striking face substantially perpendicular to said sole plate; -
a module operably attached to said putter; Y-axis sensor means disposed in a Y plane that is perpendicular to said ball striking face and comprises first and second light emitting diodes connected in an electronic circuit to give a visual signal to the user whether said face strikes a golf ball perpendicular to the path of said head, a Y-axis sensor electrical switch operably connected to said first and second light emitting diodes, an impact actuator for interpreting whether said striking face of said putter is in an open position, a closed position, or the proper position, said impact actuator mounted within said module and operably connected to a first terminal of said Y-axis sensor electrical switch, a right electrical contact adjacent to said impact actuator and operably connected to a second terminal of said Y-axis sensor electrical switch, and a left electrical contract adjacent to said impact actuator and operably connected to a third terminal of said Y-axis sensor electrical switch, whereby said impact actuator completes an internal circuit and closes said switch when said striking face is in an open or a closed position and activates said first or second light emitting diodes; and X-axis sensor means disposed in an X plane that is perpendicular to the Y plane and is in the same plane as said shaft, and X-axis sensor means comprises third and fourth light emitting diodes connected in said electronic circuit to give a visual signal to the user whether said head is accelerating or decelerating abnormally, IR light pulse emitter operably connected to said third and fourth light emitting diodes, IR light pulse detector operably connected to said third and fourth light emitting diodes, a pendulum positioned within the path of light pulses between said emitter and said detector, and a fulcrum fixedly attached to said pendulum and rotatably mounted within said module, whereby an internal circuit of said X-axis sensor means is completed when said pendulum moves out of the path of said pulses as a result of the user causing said putter head to move in other than a smooth pendulum-like stroke and activates said fourth light emitting diodes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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