Method and apparatus for achieving an improved golf swing
First Claim
1. A golf swing training apparatus comprisinga frame, a golf club swing guide for guiding a person'"'"'s golf swing, attached to said frame, the improvement wherein, said golf club swing guide including sensing means, said sensing means for generating a first set of data signals upon sensing movement of a golf club thereby during said person'"'"'s swing, said first set of data signals representative of a characteristic of said person'"'"'s golf club swing, and computing means having processing means for processing said first set of data signals for generating an output signal representative of said characteristics of said person'"'"'s swing.
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Abstract
A golf swing training apparatus is used to produce a data signal representative of the golfer'"'"'s swing tempo. The apparatus includes a golf swing guide having a number of individual induction type sensors located at spaced locations therein. Each sensor sequentially provides a computer microprocessor with sensor readings as the golf club or club shaft passes thereby. The processor thereafter converts the sensor readings into an output representative of the golf swing tempo. To analyze a particular golfer'"'"'s swing, the golfer stands in the training apparatus and swings his golf club. On each of the swing backstroke, downstroke and follow-through the club slides along the swing guide sequentially activating each of the sensors. The microprocessor instantaneously converts the timing between sequential sensor readings received into a graphically displayed output providing the golfer with substantially immediate feedback of the tempo of his golf swing.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf swing training apparatus comprising
a frame, a golf club swing guide for guiding a person'"'"'s golf swing, attached to said frame, the improvement wherein, said golf club swing guide including sensing means, said sensing means for generating a first set of data signals upon sensing movement of a golf club thereby during said person'"'"'s swing, said first set of data signals representative of a characteristic of said person'"'"'s golf club swing, and computing means having processing means for processing said first set of data signals for generating an output signal representative of said characteristics of said person'"'"'s swing.
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18. A method of analyzing a golf swing using a golf swing training apparatus comprising
a frame, a golf club swing guide for guiding a person'"'"'s golf swing, attached to said frame; - said golf club swing guide including a plurality of sensors for generating a first set of data signals upon sensing movement of a golf club thereby during said person'"'"'s swing, said first set of data signals representative of the tempo of said person'"'"'s swing, and
a microprocessor including storage for storing a second set of data signals, said second set of data signals being representative of the tempo of a prerecorded golf club swing, said microprocessor having processing means for processing said sets of data signals for generating output signals, said method comprising the steps of swinging said golf club along said golf club swing guide to generate said first set of data signals, and comparing an output signal generated from said first set of data signals with an output signal generated from said second set of data signals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- said golf club swing guide including a plurality of sensors for generating a first set of data signals upon sensing movement of a golf club thereby during said person'"'"'s swing, said first set of data signals representative of the tempo of said person'"'"'s swing, and
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