Golf swing training device
First Claim
1. A golf swing training device comprising:
- (A) a golf club having a shaft, a club head and a grip,(B) attitude sensing means to sense the attitudinal position of said golf club relative to an acceptable swing path area, said swing path area being defined relative to an ideal swing plane based on the position of a golf ball to be struck by a golfer, and(C) indicator means to provide an indication signal in response to said attitude sensing means to indicate whether said golf club is positioned within said acceptable swing path area, and(D) means to removably attach said attitude sensing means to said golf club,where said ideal swing plane comprises a circle having a central hub and a perimeter passing through said golf ball at zero degrees, said central hub being the center point of a golf swing, a vertical axis passing through said central hub and said golf ball, said vertical axis passing through said perimeter at zero degrees and 180 degrees, and a horizontal axis passing through said central hub and parallel to a target line between said golf ball and a target, said horizontal axis passing through said perimeter at 90 and 270 degrees;
and where said acceptable swing path area comprises an area defined by radial lines extending through said central hub on either side of said ideal swing plane at a predetermined deviation angle.
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Abstract
A training device for improving the golf swing by providing immediate feedback of incorrect club positioning in the backswing and forward swing. The device senses the attitude of the club during the swing and comprises a small housing or case which attaches temporarily to the shaft of the golf club adjacent the club grip. Contained within the housing are one or more attitude sensing means, such as a mercury switch, connected in circuit to a power source, such as a battery, and an indicator means, such as a vibrator or an audible alarm, such that the indicator means is activated either when the golf club is correctly maintained during the swing within an acceptable swing path area defined by a limited deviation angle on either side of the ideal swing plane, or alternatively only when the golf club is incorrectly positioned out of the acceptable swing path area.
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11 Claims
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1. A golf swing training device comprising:
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(A) a golf club having a shaft, a club head and a grip, (B) attitude sensing means to sense the attitudinal position of said golf club relative to an acceptable swing path area, said swing path area being defined relative to an ideal swing plane based on the position of a golf ball to be struck by a golfer, and (C) indicator means to provide an indication signal in response to said attitude sensing means to indicate whether said golf club is positioned within said acceptable swing path area, and (D) means to removably attach said attitude sensing means to said golf club, where said ideal swing plane comprises a circle having a central hub and a perimeter passing through said golf ball at zero degrees, said central hub being the center point of a golf swing, a vertical axis passing through said central hub and said golf ball, said vertical axis passing through said perimeter at zero degrees and 180 degrees, and a horizontal axis passing through said central hub and parallel to a target line between said golf ball and a target, said horizontal axis passing through said perimeter at 90 and 270 degrees; and where said acceptable swing path area comprises an area defined by radial lines extending through said central hub on either side of said ideal swing plane at a predetermined deviation angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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