Golf swing muscle strengthener
First Claim
1. A golf swing muscle strengthener apparatus for exercising the most active upper body golf swing muscles of an exercising golfer while providing unrestricted freedom of movement to said exercising golfer'"'"'s wrists, hands, and golf club, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a swing arm assembly comprising a swing arm member and a shaft member for rotation by said exercising golfer;
(b) a support arm element;
(c) a swing plane adjustment element comprising a body being hinged to said support arm element for providing a plurality of swing plane angle positions of said swing arm assembly, an adjustment lever for adjusting the swing plane angle of said body and said swing arm assembly to accommodate said swing plane angle of said exercising golfer, and a shaft housing extending from said body for supporting rotation of said shaft member;
(d) said shaft member comprising a proximal shaft, mid-shaft and distal shaft, said proximal shaft protruding out of said shaft housing, said mid-shaft supported within said shaft housing for rotation about a central axis of rotation, said distal shaft extending from said shaft housing and aligned to said swing arm member;
(e) said swing arm member comprising a proximal swing arm segment shaped to circumvent said exercising golfer'"'"'s upper torso and head, and a distal swing arm segment attached to said proximal swing arm segment for aligning parallel to a leading forearm of said exercising golfer;
(g) a pad element comprising an extension bar attached to said distal swing arm segment of said swing arm assembly, and a pad member mounted on said extension bar for accepting said leading forearm of said exercising golfer. (h) a resistance means operatively coupled to said swing arm assembly for providing a resistance force to resist rotation of said swing arm assembly during said downswing by said exercising golfer. (l) a frame element.
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Abstract
A golf swing muscle strengthener apparatus (90) for strengthening the muscles used in the downswing of the golf swing. The apparatus includes a swing plane adjustment element (50) secured at an adjustably elevated position above the ground by a frame element (20) and support arm element (40). The swing plane adjustment element (50) houses a swing arm assembly (70) adjustable to various swing plane positions. The swing arm assembly (70) is operatively coupled to a resistance means, and has a swing arm (63) shaped to circumvent the golfer'"'"'s upper torso and head. The swing arm (63) exhibits pivotal rotation around a central axis of rotation and has a pad element (80) attached at its distal end for accepting the golfer'"'"'s forearm. The golfer'"'"'s forearm presses against the pad element (80) at the peak of the backswing, and rotates the swing arm assembly (70) during the downswing phase of the golf swing.
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1. A golf swing muscle strengthener apparatus for exercising the most active upper body golf swing muscles of an exercising golfer while providing unrestricted freedom of movement to said exercising golfer'"'"'s wrists, hands, and golf club, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a swing arm assembly comprising a swing arm member and a shaft member for rotation by said exercising golfer;
(b) a support arm element;
(c) a swing plane adjustment element comprising a body being hinged to said support arm element for providing a plurality of swing plane angle positions of said swing arm assembly, an adjustment lever for adjusting the swing plane angle of said body and said swing arm assembly to accommodate said swing plane angle of said exercising golfer, and a shaft housing extending from said body for supporting rotation of said shaft member;
(d) said shaft member comprising a proximal shaft, mid-shaft and distal shaft, said proximal shaft protruding out of said shaft housing, said mid-shaft supported within said shaft housing for rotation about a central axis of rotation, said distal shaft extending from said shaft housing and aligned to said swing arm member;
(e) said swing arm member comprising a proximal swing arm segment shaped to circumvent said exercising golfer'"'"'s upper torso and head, and a distal swing arm segment attached to said proximal swing arm segment for aligning parallel to a leading forearm of said exercising golfer;
(g) a pad element comprising an extension bar attached to said distal swing arm segment of said swing arm assembly, and a pad member mounted on said extension bar for accepting said leading forearm of said exercising golfer. (h) a resistance means operatively coupled to said swing arm assembly for providing a resistance force to resist rotation of said swing arm assembly during said downswing by said exercising golfer. (l) a frame element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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