Golf club swing training device

• US 8,920,256 B1
• Filed: 02/04/2013
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Ffitch
• Original Assignee: George Ffitch
• Inventors: Ffitch, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Chiu, Raleigh W
• Application Number:
  US13/758,316
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 473/219, 473/226, 473/256, 473/294, 473/295, 473/296, 473/298
• US Class Current: 473/226
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 15/00 Clubs for gymnastics or the like , e.g. for swinging exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/20 with two handgrips
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/32 with means for changing the angular position of the handle about its longitudinal axis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/48 with corrugated cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00

Abstract

A golf club shaft swing training and practice device to impart axial rotation to the user'"'"'s hand during the length of the stroke by utilizing a fixed upper handgrip and a movable lower handgrip on a support rod. The upper handgrip is fixed on the rod and the lower handgrip is slidably disposed along the rod which is cross-sectionally square with a longitudinal spiral twisted surface to impart lower grip axial rotation as it is moved therealong in increasing distance from the fixed upper handgrip during a practice swing.

Claims

1. A golf swing training device comprising,

an upper end handgrip and a lower handgrip,

said upper handgrip fixed on an activation rod,

said activation rod cross-sectionally square having a spiral twisted surface,

said lower handgrip defining a central bore therethrough registerable on said contoured spiral twisted surface of said activation rod for longitudinal axial rotation therealong.

2. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper end fixed handgrip and said lower end movable handgrip have identical effacing enlarged annular handle end flanges.

3. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 1 wherein said activation rod has a ball representation on its free end.

4. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper end fixed handgrip is secured to said activation rod.

5. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 1 wherein said lower handgrip has a keyed insert secured therein registerable with said activation rod.

6. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 3 wherein said ball representation comprises a golf ball.

7. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper end and said lower end handgrips are of an equal overall length and have respective annular end edge flanges of equal diameter.

8. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper end handgrip is in longitudinal angular offset relation on said activation rod.

9. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 3 further comprises a ring movably positioned on said activation rod between said lower handgrip and said ball representation on said activation rod.

10. A golf swing training device comprising,

a first and second handgrip on a contoured activation rod,

said first handgrip is fixed, said second handgrip is registerable on and movable along said activation rod imparting axial rotation to said handgrip relative to said first handgrip,

a ball stop on the free end of said activation rod in spaced relation to said is first handgrip,

said activation rod is cross-sectionally square having a contoured spiral twisted surface.

11. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 10 wherein said first and second handgrips have identical effacing engagement annular handle end flanges.

12. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 10 wherein said first fixed handgrip has a threaded fitting extending therefrom registerable in said activation rod.

13. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 10 wherein said first and second handgrip are made of synthetic resin material.

14. The golf swing training device set forth in claim 10 wherein said second hand grip has a central bore extending therethrough and a keyed insert secured in one end thereof for registration on said activation rod.