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Golf swing training device

US5692964A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
7References
3Claims
0Family size

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 1995
Grant dateDec 2, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S273/30
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

This device attaches to the head of an existing golf club (16) and contains two bright Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) (11 and 26) to show the path of the club head during practice swings. The LEDs are of different color and are oriented on a line parallel to the direction of swing. This allows the golfer to also see whether the club head was twisted during the swing, and if so, to see the direction of twist. Each LED is independently switched and controlled for brightness by its own potentiometer (12 and 27). A battery (17) is contained within the device. The device is attached to a golf club by an EPDM sleeve (15) which pulls onto the club head and by hook and loop material (19) on both the sleeve and the device. A safety loop (14) would keep the device from flying off the club head if it was incorrectly attached.

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