# US 11,027,184 B2 · System and process for training a sports swing

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- Number: US 11,027,184 B2
- Document ID: US11027184B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/064,412
- Filed: 2020-10-06
- Published: 2021-04-22
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-21
- Applicants: George Gankas
- Inventors: George Gankas
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027184B2

## CPC

- A63B 69/0059: {worn by the user}
- A63B 21/4009: {to the waist}
- A63B 69/3623: {for driving (A63B69/3608, A63B69/3658, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3691 take precedence)}
- 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)}
- A63B 69/3676: {for putting (A63B69/3608, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3697 take precedence)}
- A63B 69/3621: {Contacting or non-contacting mechanical means for guiding the swing}
- A63B 2069/0008: {for batting}
- A63B 2071/0694: {Visual indication, e.g. Indicia}
- A63B 2102/32: Golf
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B 2210/50: Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
- A63B 2214/00: Training methods
- A63B 2220/16: Angular positions
- A63B 2220/24: Angular displacement
- A63B 2225/02: Testing, calibrating or measuring of equipment
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A system and process for training a user's sports swing to maintain arm position and body rotation so as to promote a proper swing arc. The system includes a waist wrap having one or more attachment area on an outer surface. The system also includes one or more training blocks configured for attachment to the attachment area depending upon the type of swing being practices. The process promotes a proper swing arc by indicating incorrect arm position and/or body rotation through excessive contact between the user's arms and the training blocks during the swing. The goal of the system and process is to train a user's muscle memory for the correct arm position and body rotation in a proper swing arc.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for training a user in a sports swing, comprising:
a waist wrap having an elongated shape configured for wrapping around a user's waist with an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the inside surface has at least one waist securing region at one end of the elongated shape, and the outside surface has a plurality of securing regions along the elongated shape;
a first training block having a polygonal shape and one attachment face having a matching securing region configured for selective attachment to one of the plurality of securing regions on the outside surface; and
a second training block having a polygonal shape and one attachment face having a matching securing region configured for selective attachment to one of the plurality of securing regions on the outside surface, wherein the second training block has a laterally extending guideline oriented perpendicular to the attachment face on a guide face adjacent to the attachment face.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of securing regions on the outside surface includes at least one waist securing matching region on an opposite end of the elongated shape from the waist securing region on the inside surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the outside surface is covered from one end of the elongated shape to an opposite end with a securing region.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first training block has a cube shape and the second training block has a cube shape.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, wherein the guide face of the second training block has three laterally extending guidelines oriented perpendicular to the attachment face.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a third securing block having a polygonal shape and one attachment face having a matching securing region configured for selective attachment to one of the plurality of securing regions on the outside surface of the waist wrap; and
a fourth securing block having a polygonal shape and one attachment face having a matching securing region configured for selective attachment to one of the plurality of securing regions on the outside surface of the waist wrap.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the first securing block has a cube shape, the second securing block has a cube shape, the third securing block has a cube shape, and the fourth securing block has a triangular prism shape.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising a shoulder harness attached to the waist wrap.

### Claim 9

A process for training a user in a sports swing, comprising the steps of:
securing a waist wrap around a waist of the user;
attaching a training block to a front lateral securing region on an outside surface of the waist wrap, wherein the training block has a laterally extending guideline on an upward facing surface;
practicing a sports swing of the user starting at address of a ball through backswing, downswing, impact, and follow through;
monitoring body rotation of the user by visually aligning the laterally extending guideline with the ball during the backswing; and
maintaining proper arm position of the user for the sports swing throughout backswing, downswing, impact, and follow through, wherein proper arm position is indicated by an absence of contact between the user's arm and the training block.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The process of claim 9, further comprising the step of attaching a second training block to a rear lateral securing region on the waist wrap.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The process of claim 10, wherein the maintaining step involves an absence of contact between the second training block and a rear arm of the user.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The process of claim 9, wherein the maintaining step involves an absence of contact between the training block and a front arm of the user.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The process of claim 9, wherein the training block has three laterally extending guidelines sequentially across the upward facing surface, wherein the monitoring step includes visually aligning each of the three laterally extending guidelines in sequence with the ball throughout the backswing.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The process of claim 9, the further comprising the step of attaching a third training block to an abdominal securing region on the waist wrap.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The process of claim 14, wherein the maintaining step involves an absence of contact between the third training block and both a front arm and a rear arm of the user.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The process of claim 9, further comprising the step of repeating the steps of practicing and maintaining for a pre-determined duration.