Stance and rotational swing trainer

• US 8,221,271 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Matthew S. Mcintyre
• Original Assignee: Matthew S. Mcintyre
• Inventors: McIntyre, Matthew S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Graham, Mark
• Application Number:
  US12/751,464
• Time in Patent Office: 839 Days
• Field of Search: 473451-454, 473270-273
• US Class Current: 473/452
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3667 Golf stance aids, e.g. means for positioning a golfer's feet

Abstract

A stance and rotational swing training device is provided. The device comprises a base with a front foot stop adjustably attached to a top surface of the base for receiving a user'"'"'s front foot. The user'"'"'s back foot is received by a rotatable foot pedal rotatably attached to the top surface of the base. The rotatable foot pedal comprises a circular base with a peripheral toe stop that prevents the user'"'"'s toes from sliding off the foot pedal. An angled riser is rigidly affixed to the top surface of the base adjacent to the foot pedal. The riser guides the heel end of the user'"'"'s back foot and forces the heel to rise as the user swings a sporting implement, such as a baseball bat or golf club.

Claims

1. A stance and rotational swing training device comprising:

a base;

a front foot stop adjustably attached to a top surface of the base for receiving a user'"'"'s front foot;

a rotatable foot pedal rotatably attached to the top surface of the base for receiving a toe end of the user'"'"'s back foot;

an angled riser rigidly affixed to the top surface of the base adjacent to the rotatable foot pedal for guiding a heel end of the user'"'"'s back foot, the angled riser contactable with the heel end during rotation of the user'"'"'s back foot;

a divider extending upwardly from the top surface of the base between the front foot stop and the rotatable foot pedal, the divider adjacent to the rotatable foot pedal, wherein the divider extends transversely across the width of the base and the divider is substantially parallel to the riser.

2. The stance and rotational swing training device of claim 1, wherein the divider extends upwardly from the top surface at least 1.5 inches.

3. The stance and rotational swing training device of claim 1, wherein the foot pedal comprises a generally flat circular pedal base rotating around a central axis, wherein the pedal base comprises a toe stop.

4. The stance and rotational swing training device of claim 3, wherein the toe stop comprises a semi-circularly-shaped ledge extending upwardly from the pedal base.

5. The stance and rotational swing training device of claim 1, wherein the base is substantially rectangular with opposed long edges substantially perpendicular to opposed shorter edges, one shorter edge of the base comprising a shoulder scale comprising standard linear measurement markings.

6. The stance and rotational swing training device of claim 5, further comprising an adjustment scale disposed adjacent to a long edge of the base, the adjustment scale corresponding to the shoulder scale whereby a measured width of the user'"'"'s shoulders may be measured using the shoulder scale and a proper stance width for the user may be set by sliding the front foot stop to a proper stance position associated with the adjustment scale, the proper stance position corresponding to the measured width, and locking the front foot stop into the position.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the distance between the front foot stop and the riser is twice the measured width when the front foot stop is in the proper stance position.