JPH03143465A - Golf swing practicing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a trainee to realize an accurate golf swing and a feel of hitting a ball by connecting a guide member consisting of a bracket part and arm part to a rotary shaft provided on a support member, holding the proximity of a grip in a club shaft on the distal end of the arm part and providing a holding part pivoted parallel to a plane formed by the arm part. CONSTITUTION:A trainee A is located in front of a support member 2 of the device to enter a place surrounded by an arm part 6, facing the distal end of arm part 6 of a guide member 4. After setting a golf club, the trainee A grips a grip and takes the position of address. Then, he enters an attitude of back swing, while he can grasp the condition of back swing on a track parallel to a plane formed by the arm part 6 by the actions of a rotary shaft 3 and holder 7 of the device. Next, his swing goes down from top swing and enters follow-through from down-swing to reach finish along the track. A series of these motions are carried out on the similar fixed planar track by the rotary shaft 3 and holding part 7 so that an ideal condition of swing can be maintained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a swing training device for learning the correct swing of a golf club in golf.

[Prior Art] Devices equipped with various mechanisms have been proposed as practice devices for correcting golf swings.

For example, Utility Model Publication No. 59-17331, JP-A No. 61-16
No. 754 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 16755/1987 disclose a training device in which a practitioner is positioned in the center of an inclined annular guide to create a space for swinging.

Furthermore, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-3711 discloses a swing corrector comprising an arch-shaped holder and a swing corrector including a rotary shaft movably attached to the holder.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional swing training devices are all very poor devices, occupy a large space for practice, have complicated mechanisms, and are therefore expensive. The problem is that you don't get it.

In addition, since many swing correction mechanisms are placed at the feet of the practitioner or in front of the practitioner, they are bound to be constrained and cramped, making it difficult to practice adequately. be.

[Means for Solving the Problems 1] The present invention solves the problem of mounting in the conventional golf swing training device. 6) The upper part of the upright support member is capable of adjusting the angle and height with respect to the support member. It consists of a bracket part which is pivotally attached to a rotating shaft and bent at a right angle from the rotating shaft, and an arm part which is connected to this bracket part and has a concave part to the extent that the practitioner can stand upright and not get in the way. A guide member is connected, and the tip of the arm portion holds the vicinity of the grip on the club shaft of the golf club.

and a holding part that freely rotates parallel to the plane formed by the rotation of the arm part, and by the rotation axis and the holding part,
The main feature of this golf swing training device is that the trajectory of the club head of a held golf club is configured to be flat.

[Function] The golf swing training device of the present invention includes a rotating shaft provided on a supporting member erected at the center of the device, a bracket portion connected to the rotating shaft, and a recessed portion that is large enough to allow the practitioner to stand upright without getting in the way. At the tip of the arm part of the guide member, which is made up of an arm part and a guide member having an arm part.

Since the golf club holding part is provided which rotates parallel to the plane formed by the arm part, the vicinity of the grip on the club shaft of the golf club is held in this holding part, and the practitioner can move the golf club into the recessed part of the arm part. You stand inside and hold the grip of a golf club.

According to this device, when the rotation axis rotates in the ball hitting direction, the guide member also rotates in the same direction, and the arm portion of the guide member, the golf club, and the club head are moved on the plane formed by the arm portion around the rotation axis. It can move one revolution along a circular orbit.

Therefore, by placing a golf ball on the orbit of this rotating club head, aligning the ball so that it hits the wing center of the face of the club head, and swinging, the swing motion can be kept constant. , the practitioner can experience the rotational motion of the accurate circular orbit drawn by this device.6 [Example 1] The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an example of a golf swing training device according to the present invention. It consists of a guide member 4 connected to a rotating shaft 3.

Although the supporting member 2 is made of plywood supported by four leg rods in the figure, it may be a single support, and there is no particular restriction on its structure.

The rotation shaft 3 is a relatively short tubular body supported on the upper part of the support member 2, and can be adjusted to any inclination angle with respect to the support member 2, and has a height supported by the support member 2. .

The tilt angle can be adjusted.

These heights and inclination angles can be adjusted separately using adjustment knobs provided on one plywood.

The guide member 4 is substantially composed of a tubular bracket part 5 attached to the shaft end of the rotating shaft 3, and a tubular arm part 6 that extends integrally from the bracket part 5 and is curved. .

The bracket part 5 bends and stands up from the shaft end of the rotary shaft 3 at a right angle to the axial direction, and then connects the arm part 6. It is curved into a semicircular shape large enough not to get in the way, and has a holding part 7 at its tip for detachably holding the club shaft l3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the holding section 7 has an arm section 6.
A rotating plate 8 is attached to the tip of the club shaft 130 near the grip 14 of the golf club.
A holding tube 9 is fixed in which the parts are inserted and fixed, and the golf club is inserted into this holding tube 9 from the groove I4,
Screws to have a crimping plate 11a on a predetermined part of the club shaft! It has a structure that is fixed by tightening step 1.

This tightening mechanism is provided at two locations, as is clear from the separately provided set screws 12.

Note that 10 is a guard member for protecting the club shaft 13 and ensuring tightening.

The rotary plate 8 can freely rotate about the center of its plate surface in the direction of the arrow, that is, parallel to the plane formed by the arm portion 6.

The apparatus of the present invention having the structure described above is stirred as described below.

That is, FIG. 4 (at to (fl) shows a series of swing practice movements using the apparatus of the present invention. As shown in (al), the practitioner A is positioned in front of the support member 2 of the apparatus, and the guide With the tip of the arm part 6 of the member 4 facing forward,
Make sure to enter the area surrounded by.

After setting the golf club, practitioner A grips the grip and rewards himself for addressing the ball.

Next, the practitioner A enters a backswing position as shown in figure (bl), but during this time, due to the action of the rotating shaft 3 and the holding part 7 of the device, the practitioner A always makes the backswing on a trajectory parallel to the half plane formed by the arm part 6. You can understand the state of

Next, as shown in Figure 1 fcl, it descends from the top swing, enters the follow-through from the downswing as shown in Figure (d+), and from this trajectory the finish (Figure tel, (f
These series of operations leading to l l are performed on the same constant plane trajectory by the rotating shaft 3 and the holding part 7, and a rational swing state can be maintained.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the golf swing training device of the present invention has the following effects:
A guide member consisting of a bracket part and an arm part having a concave part that allows the practitioner to stand upright so that it does not get in the way is connected to the rotating shaft provided on the support member, and the tip of the arm part has a grip on the club shaft of a golf club. retaining the neighborhood of
It has an extremely simple structure in which a holding part is provided that rotates parallel to the plane formed by the arm part, and the trajectory drawn by the club head of the golf club held by the rotation axis and the holding part is a flat plane. This golf swing training device has many advantages as described below.

That is, +I+ By using the device of the present invention, even a completely inexperienced person can experience an accurate golf swing and the feel of a ball hit from the beginning.

In this way, instead of the traditional training course of accumulating various techniques, you can experience the complete hitting method using the device and achieve a quick learning method that allows you to stand on your own, away from the device.

(2) Since the device of the present invention is placed behind the practitioner, it is possible to practice naturally without being aware of the presence of the device.

(3) Since the structure is simple, it can be mass-produced at low cost, and there are few failures.

(4) It can be widely used not only by inexperienced golfers but also by professional golfers for practicing all golf swings from driving shots to putting.

5) In addition to golf driving ranges and golf schools, it is useful for commercial purposes such as fitness gyms, workplaces, and resort facilities, as well as for personal use, and can be expected to have a wide range of uses.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an example of the golf swing training device of the present invention, in which (a) is an overall front view and fbl is a side view thereof. Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of the holding part of the golf club;
The figure is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 2.6 FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of how to use the golf swing training device of the present invention.
(a) indicates the state of address, (bl indicates the backswing, Ic) indicates the transition state from topswing to downswing, and (d indicates the follow-up swing, tel, H) indicates the finish state. be. l ... Golf swing training device 2 ... Support member 3 ... Rotating shaft 4 ... Guide member 5 ... Bracket section 6 ... Arm section 7 ... ...Holding part 8 ...Rotary plate 9 ...Holding tube 13 ...Club shaft Fig. 4 When used with a grip

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A rotating shaft whose angle and height relative to the supporting member can be adjusted is pivotally attached to the upper part of the upright supporting member, and from the rotating shaft, a bracket part bent at a nearly right angle and a bracket part A guide member is connected to the guide member which is connected to an arm portion having a concave portion that is large enough not to get in the way when the practitioner stands upright, and the tip portion of the arm portion holds the vicinity of the grip on the club shaft of the golf club, and A holding part is provided that freely rotates parallel to a plane formed by the rotation of the arm part, and the club head of the golf club held by the holding part is configured so that the trajectory drawn by the club head of the held golf club becomes a plane. A golf swing training device characterized by: