Golf swing training device
First Claim
1. A golf swing training device comprising upper arm angle detecting means mounted on a golfer'"'"'s upper arm for movement therewith as the golfer makes a swing, thereby detecting the angle of the upper arm, and informing means for informing the golfer of the upper arm angle detected by the upper arm angle detecting means.
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Abstract
A golf swing training device actuated by golf club back swing and down swing by the golfer and comprising arm angle detecting means which includes a support member mounted on a golfer'"'"'s arm for movement therewith as the golfer makes a swing, a direction indicator mounted on the support member and for indicating a direction in a plane including the gravitational direction or a direction at a fixed angle to the gravitational direction, and a direction indicator detecting means for detecting the direction indicator when an angular position set as desired with respect to the direction indicator is reached by the support member, and a means for informing the golfer of the arm angle detected by the arm angle detecting means through the controller. The informing means including means for initiating a signal and transmitting such signal to the golfer or knee, waist and/or ankle of the golfer for causing slight twisting of the golfer'"'"'s body in a down-swing start direction and starting down swing.
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17 Claims
- 1. A golf swing training device comprising upper arm angle detecting means mounted on a golfer'"'"'s upper arm for movement therewith as the golfer makes a swing, thereby detecting the angle of the upper arm, and informing means for informing the golfer of the upper arm angle detected by the upper arm angle detecting means.
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17. A golf swing training device comprising a down-swing start instructor including a flexible member mounted on a portion of clothing or belt worn by the golfer and for forcibly causing a slight twisting of a portion of the golfer'"'"'s body in a down-swing start direction and a driver for causing a slight movement of the flexible member in the down-swing start direction, position detecting means for detecting a down-swing start position;
- and a controller for transmitting a detection signal from the position detecting means to the down-swing start instructor.
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