CA2167906A1 - Golf swing trainer - Google Patents

Golf swing trainer

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CA2167906A1
CA2167906A1 CA002167906A CA2167906A CA2167906A1 CA 2167906 A1 CA2167906 A1 CA 2167906A1 CA 002167906 A CA002167906 A CA 002167906A CA 2167906 A CA2167906 A CA 2167906A CA 2167906 A1 CA2167906 A1 CA 2167906A1
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golf
golf club
trainer
grip
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Duk-Nam Roh
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ROH DUK NAM
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3667Golf stance aids, e.g. means for positioning a golfer's feet
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00Golf clubs
    • A63B53/02Joint structures between the head and the shaft
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3658Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf swing trainer which is adapted to guide and correct a golfer's swing posture in a golf swing. The golf swing trainer includes a golf club body 2 in the form of a conventional golf club and a swing guide 4 extending axially from the golf club body. The swing guide 4 comprises a shaft 4a and an indicating member 4b provided on a free end of the shaft 4a. Since the golf swing trainer allows a golfer to know the tilt and the direction of the shaft of the golf club body at each of steps of a swing posture, the golfer can naturally and easily learn an ideal swing posture by swinging the golf swing trainer 1 along a specific locus on the indicating member 4b.

Description

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GOLF ~WING TRAINER

BACKGROI~ND OF THE rNVENTION

Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf trainer and more particularly to a golf 10 swing trainer which is adapted to guide and correct a golfer's swing posture in a golf swing.

Description of the Related Art One of the most prominent problems encountered by golfers is Jn~int~ining the correct posture in a golf swing. After perfecting the posture in the golf swing, a golfer can accurately adjust the flight direction, the flight rli.ct~nre, and the like of a golf ball.
There are many important factors in a golf swing, such as whether a golfer's swing is "flat" or "upright" depending on the front inclination of the golfer's body;
whether the golfer shifts the center of gravity of his body from the left foot to the right foot, then back to the left foot; the swing amplitude; and whether a golfer's 25 finish is "open" or "closed" depending on the wrist configuration in the top swing.
In light of all of these factors, a golfer should concentrate on many portions of his swing from the head to feet and even the fingers.

Most golfers spend much time learning all of the above. Also, when golfers 30 concentrate on certain factors, other factors may become unnatural so that the entire posture straggles. Problems associated with straggling during a swing result because the golfer cannot see the position and direction of the golf club head and the golf club shaft since these parts, including the golf club grip, are located to the right side and rear of the golfer's body during the "backswing" or "take-back" mode. Even though 35 a golfer holds the grip of the golf club with his hands and executes the golf swing while focusing on an address point where the golf ball is located above the ground, ~1 67906 the golfer loses sight of the golf club during the backswing. More particularly, the golf club is inadvertently rotated backwards in a counterclockwise direction.

A skilled golfer, through much training and experience, senses his posture and 5 whether the golf club is in the correct position, whereas an intermediate or novice golfer cannot sense such things.

SUMl\~ARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing trainer wherein the golfer himself is made aware of various factors of his golf swing which may not be easily known from executing conventional golf swing exercises with a 15 golf club. As a result, a golfer may correct his golf swing posture and train with the ideal golf swing posture.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a golf swing trainer comprising a golf club body having a head, a grip with a connector and 20 a golf club shaft connected between said head and said grip; and a swing guide extending axially from said golf club body having an indicating member, an end portion with a connector opposite said indicating member so that said connector of said grip cooperates with said connector of said end portion of said swing guide, and a swing guide shaft conn~ct~l between said intlicating member and said end portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPIION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a golf swing trainer according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows, in a partially sectioned view, a connection between the grip of the golf club body and the shaft of the swing guide of the golf swing trainer according 35 to the present invention.

~1 67906 DETAILED DESCRIPrION OF P~EFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be described in detail by the preferred embodiment 5 with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A golf swing trainer 1 of the present invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a golf club body 2 in the form of a conventional golf club and a swingguide 4 extending axially from the golf club body 2.
Although the golf club body 2 comprises a head 2a, a golf club shaft 2b and a grip 2c with a substantially similar configuration to a conventional golf club, the center portion of the shaft of grip 2c is provided with a female connector 2d that is screwed onto a male connector 4c of the swing guide 4. The golf club body 2 may 15 be any type of golf club such as a driver, an iron, a fairway wood, or the like.

The swing guide 4 comprises a shaft 4a, an indicating member 4b provided on one end of the shaft 4a, and a male connector 4c which is secured to the other end of the shaft 4a and screwed into the female connector 2d of the golf club body 2.
20 The shaft 4a is coaxially conn~ct~(l to the golf club shaft 2b, and the length of the shaft 4a is preferably set to a dimension so that, when the golf club body 2 and the swing guide 4 are assembled together, the golf club body 2 and the swing guide 4 are nearly identical in length. The length of the shaft 4a may also be somewhat longer or shorter than that of the golf club body 2.
The swing guide 4 is formed of a rigid and light material to reduce the weight, and more preferably, the shaft 4a of the swing guide 4 may be formed of a hollowshaft to further reduce the weight. A golfer uses the golf swing trainer in the same fashion as a normal golf club, since the golf club body 2 of the golf swing trainer 1 30 of the present invention has a substantially i~en~ic~l construction and weight as a normal golf club.

The indicating member 4b is fixed or detachably coupled to one end of the shaft 4a and preferably has the configuration of a golf ball to provide a golfer with 35 a visual effect. However, if necessary, the indicating member 4b may have various configurations such as a ball having a smooth external surface, an arrow or the like.

The indicating member 4b may be formed to be detachably coupled to one end of the shaft 4a. For example, the outer surface of the end of the shaft 4a may be formed with threads over a predetermined length and the inner surface of indicating member 4b may be formed with complementary threads and coupled to the end of the shaft 5 4a. When the indicating member 4b is configured like a golf ball, the surface of the indicating member 4b is preferably colored by ll-min~oscent materials or other notable colors such as yellow, red and the like.

The male connector 4c is secured to the other end of the shaft 4a, and the 10 outer surface of the male connector 4c may be formed with threads so that the male connector 4c screws into the female connector 2d of the golf club body 2. Although the above male connector 4c screws into the female connector 2d, the male connector 4c can be firmly coupled to the female connector 2d by any other means such as afitting or the like. Moreover, if the shaft 4a is made of a material of sufficient 15 strength, the shaft 4a may be design~d to directly screw or fit into the female connector 2d without separately providing the above male connector 4c. In such case, the end of shaft 4a serves as the male connector 4c.

A golfer may use the golf swing trainer 1 of the present invention to correct 20 swing posture and sim~ neously exercise as described below.

To address the golf ball, the golfer first places the head of the golf club close to an address point, which corresponds to the location of the golf ball above the ground, while spacing both feet approximately shoulder width and fixing the right 25 foot. At the same time, the left shoulder of the golfer rises so the upper body of the golfer naturally tilts downward to the right as the head of the golf club is positioned adjacent the golf ball once the eyes focus thereon (hereinafter referred to as the "address posture"). During the address, if the axis of the shaft of the golf club forms an extension line longitudinally passing through the armpit of the left arm, then this 30 address posture is the correct posture. When the golf swing trainer 1 according to the present invention is utilized~ the correct address posture is obtained more easily and naturally. In other words, if the shaft 4a of the swing guide 4 of the golf swing trainer 1 is positioned closely to the armpit of the left arm, the correct address posture is obtained without the need for further correction.
The swing path of the head 2a formed from the backswing through the downswing to the strike (or irnpact) moment forrns an ellipse, and the moving shaft 2b of the golf club body 2 defines a single plane intersecting the address point. The shaft 2b should be swung only in this plane so that the bidirectional extension line of the shaft 2b should always pass through the address point when executing a 5 backswing and downswing. The correct swing posture results when a golfer swings the golf swing trainer 1 so that the extension line of the shaft 2b passes the address point during the backswing mode. Therefore, the golfer can easily observe the movement of the in-lir~ting member 4b of the swing guide 4 through the address point even as the golfer stares at the address point to obtain an indication of the swing 10 posture when using the golf swing trainer 1 according to the preseM invention.

Sometimes, golfers practice incorrect golf swings with only the wrist and the arms without properly shifting the center of gravity of the body. When using the golf swing trainer 1 according to the present invention, however, the golfer must swing lS the trainer 1 so that the swing guide 4, extending from the golf club body 2 toward the golfer's body, does not ill~elfele with the golfer's body. Also, the golfer must rotate his body so that the indicating member 4b passes through the address point, as mentioned above. Thus, the problem of shifting the center of gravity of the body, which is one of the most difficult problems faced by golfers, is easily overcome so 20 that the golfer can easily and quickly learn the correct swing posture with the rotation of the body. In particular, the golfer can easily sense the tilt, direction of his body and the like when the golf swing trainer is located horizontal to the ground during a golf swing, thereby apprupliately sensing and correcting the swing posture.

In order to analyze the golf swing posture during the backswing, the golfer may verify whether his swing is "upright" or "flat" and whether the tilt angle and the direction of the golf club body are accurate by simply turning his head to the right.

Before striking the golf ball, the path of the golf club follows a single plane 30 passing through the above-mentioned address point and the golf ball will be initially projected in a path that lies in the same plane after impact with the golf club head.
During the afterswing, the extension line of the shaft of the golf club corresponds to the initial direction of the projected golf ball. Therefore, the golf swing trainer.
where the indicating member 4b follows the golf ball during the afterswing, indicates 35 a complete swing posture. In such case, the golfer may easily sense the tilt and direction of his body when the golf swing trainer is in a horizontal state during the swing, and the golfer can also observe the tilt and direction of the golf club body such that any defect in his golf swing posture is highlightPd by the intli~2ting member 4b during the swing or afterswing. As a result, the golfer can learn the ideal swing posture and correct his swing posture.

As described in detail above, the golf swing trainer 1 helps a golfer analyze the tilt and direction of the shaft of the golf club body at each step of a swing. An apparent advantage of the golf swing trainer 1 is that the golfer can naturally and easily learn an ideal swing posture by swinging the golf swing trainer 1 along a10 specific locus highlight~c7 by the in(lic~ting member 4b.

A golf swing trainer 1 has been described which comprises a golf club body 2 (in the form of a conventional golf club) and a swing guide 4 with an in-lic~ting member 4b mounted thereon. If n~cess~ry, the golf club body 2 may have the same 15 configuration as the swing guide 4 such that the grip 2c should be provided between two swing guides 4. Moreover, although it has been described that the swing guide 4 is screwed or fitted into the golf club body 2, the golf club body 2 may be provided with any attachment means, for example, a hinge means mounted on the grip 2c to facilitate the folding of each segment. The golf swing trainer of the present invention 20 allows a golfer to exercise and practice a golf swing while perfecting the ideal swing posture.

Claims (7)

1. A golf swing trainer comprising:
a golf club body having a head, a grip with a connector and a golf club shaft connected between said head and said grip, and a swing guide extending axially from said golf club body having an indicating member, an end portion with a connector opposite said indicating member so that said connector of said grip cooperates with said connector of said end portion of said swing guide, and a swing guide shaft connected between said indicating member and said end portion.
2. The golf swing trainer as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said grip forms a female connector and said connector of said end portion of said swing guide forms a male connector which cooperatively couples to said female connector.
3. The golf swing trainer as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said grip is provided with a hinge means that is also attached to said end portion of said swing guide and facilitates the folding of said golf club body and said swing guide.
4. The golf swing trainer as claimed in Claims 1, wherein said swing guide has a length approximately equal to said golf club body.
5. The golf swing trainer as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said indicating member is a golf ball.
6. The golf swing trainer as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said indicating member is a ball having a smooth external surface.
7. A golf club swing trainer comprising:

a first swing guide having a first elongated shaft with a grip at one end and an indicating member at the other end; and a second swing guide having an elongated shaft with a second grip at one end and a second indicating member at the other end such that said first grip interconnects with said second grip to join first swing guide and second swing guide along an extension line formed by said first and second elongated shafts of said first and second swing guides.
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