US 11,077,348 B1 · Golf swing training aid

Abstract

A golf swing training aid to assistively train a golfer the proper position and motion of the golfer's leading and trailing arms during certain phases of a golf swing, which primarily includes a strap assembly for releasably securing the training aid to the golfer's leading arm and an upper arm cradle connecting to a lower arm cradle by a hinging assembly with each of the arm cradles including an upper member integrally connecting and curvilinearly transitioning to a pair of longitudinal sidewalls. A locking assembly configured with first and second housing sections respectively attached to the upper and lower arm cradles houses a moveable shaft that fulfills to lock the arm cradles in a collinear arrangement and unlock the arm cradles to further pivotal movement relative to one another about the hinging assembly, particularly as such to correspond with the bending movement of the leading arm during the follow-through phase of the golf swing.

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Dependent claims

A golf swing training aid adaptable for attachment to a golfer's leading arm having an elbow joint, said golf swing training aid comprising, in combination:

an upper arm cradle adaptable for attachment to the golfer's leading arm above the elbow joint and having a first end;
a lower arm cradle adaptable for attachment to the golfer's leading arm below the elbow joint and having a first end;
a hinging assembly for pivotally connecting said upper arm cradle to said lower arm cradle and being adaptably located in vicinity of the elbow joint of the golfer's leading arm;
and
a locking assembly having a moveable shaft, a first housing section mounted to said upper arm cradle and a second housing section mounted to said lower arm cradle, said first and second housing sections each having an internal bore for housing therewithin said moveable shaft and a proximal end respectively extending openly beyond said first ends of the upper and lower arm cradles.

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A golf swing training aid adaptable for attachment to a golfer's leading arm having an elbow joint, said golf swing training aid comprising, in combination:

an upper arm cradle having an upper member integrally connecting and curvilinearly transitioning to a pair of longitudinal sidewalls, said upper arm cradle being adaptable for attachment to the golfer's leading arm above the elbow joint;
a lower arm cradle having an upper member integrally connecting and curvilinearly transitioning to a pair of longitudinal sidewalls, said lower arm cradle being adaptable for attachment to the golfer's leading arm below the elbow joint;
a hinging assembly for pivotally connecting said upper arm cradle to said lower arm cradle and being adaptably located in vicinity of the elbow joint of the golfer's leading arm;
and
a locking assembly having a moveable shaft, a first housing section mounted to said upper arm cradle and a second housing section mounted to said lower arm cradle, said first and second housing sections each having an internal bore for housing therewithin said moveable shaft and respectively having a first magnet and a second magnet.

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A golf swing training aid adaptable for attachment to a golfer's leading arm having an elbow joint, said golf swing training aid comprising, in combination:

an upper arm cradle having an upper member integrally connecting and curvilinearly transitioning to a pair of longitudinal sidewalls, said upper arm cradle being adaptable for attachment to the golfer's leading arm above the elbow joint;
a lower arm cradle having an upper member integrally connecting and curvilinearly transitioning to a pair of longitudinal sidewalls, said lower arm cradle being adaptable for attachment to the golfer's leading arm below the elbow joint;
a hinging assembly for pivotally connecting said upper arm cradle to said lower arm cradle and being adaptably located in vicinity of the elbow joint of the golfer's leading arm, said hinging assembly having a flange integrally connecting to and extending linearly outward from each of said longitudinal sidewalls of the upper and lower arm cradles, each of said flanges of the upper and lower arm cradles having an aperture extending therethrough, said flanges of the upper arm cradle being positioned to engage and mate with said flanges of the lower arm cradle to form a first set of aligned apertures and a second set of aligned apertures with each accommodating passage of a pass-through bolt assembly;
and
a locking assembly having a first housing section mounted to said upper arm cradle and a second housing section mounted to said lower arm cradle, each of said first and second housing sections having an internal bore for housing therewithin a moveable shaft and respectively having a first magnet and a second magnet, said second housing section having an elongate opening in open communication with said internal bore associated therewith, said moveable shaft having an upright handle extending outwardly therefrom and passing through said elongate opening of the second housing section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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