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Golf swing training device

  • US 5,911,635 A
  • Filed: 05/20/1997
  • Issued: 06/15/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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