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Sports swing training method and apparatus

  • US 5,634,856 A
  • Filed: 04/17/1996
  • Issued: 06/03/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A training aid for a player'"'"'s use in learning the proper motion sequence for swinging to strike a ball comprising:

  • a body no longer in length than a regulation golf club, with a diameter suitable for gripping, and having an upper end, an upper end portion, a central portion and a lower end;

    means for gripping said body with a two-handed grip proximate said upper end, the gripping area extending over said upper end portion;

    a striking member located and sized for free longitudinal movement along said central portion;

    means located at said upper portion for blocking, but not restraining, longitudinal movement of said striking member, said blocking means thus establishing the upper limit of said central portion at or within said gripping area; and

    means at said lower end for retaining said striking member within the central portion and for impact of said striking member theragainst, said retaining means thus establishing the lower limit of said central portion, the location of said blocking means and the length of said central portion being selected such that said striking member, upon moving through the length of said central portion under the influence of centrifugal force, will impact against said retaining means at the bottom of a properly executed golf swing.

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