Golf training apparatus
AssigneeSquareface, Inc.
InventorPaul Victor Webb-Llano
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Abstract
A golf training apparatus guides the execution of a golf shot. The apparatus comprises a first arm rotatable in a first plane about a first pivot at a first end of the first arm; a second arm coupled to the first arm and rotatable in second plane parallel to the first plane about a second pivot at a second end of the first arm and a first end of the second arm; and a gripper for coupling a golf club to the second arm, the gripper rotatable about a third pivot at a second end of the second arm such that a shaft of the club is rotatable about the third pivot in a third plane parallel to the first plane. The second arm is longer than the first arm. The apparatus can include a guide around which the first pivot is moveable, which can be a circular loop.
Claims22
A golf training apparatus for use with a golf club including a grip at a first end of a shaft and a club head including a sole and a club face attached to a second end of the shaft via a ferrule or a hosel, the golf training apparatus comprising:
- a first arm rotatable in a first plane up to 35 degrees from vertical about a first pivot at a first end of the first arm;
- a second arm coupled to the first arm and rotatable in a second plane parallel to the first plane about a second pivot at a second end of the first arm and a first end of the second arm;
- and
- a gripper for coupling the golf club to the second arm, the gripper rotatable about a third pivot at a second end of the second arm such that the shaft of the golf club is rotatable about the third pivot in a third plane parallel to the first plane;
- wherein:
- the second arm is longer than the first arm such that the gripper is positioned to hold the golf club adjacent to the club face;
- and
- the apparatus guides the golf club to execute a golf shot.
A method for improving a golf swing of a golfer, the method comprising:
- providing a golf training apparatus for use with a golf club including a grip at a first end of a shaft and a club head including a sole and a club face attached to a second end of the shaft via a ferrule or a hosel, the golf training apparatus including:
- a first arm rotatable in a first plane up to 35 degrees from vertical about a first pivot at a first end of the first arm;
- a second arm coupled to the first arm and rotatable in a second plane parallel to the first plane about a second pivot at a second end of the first arm and a first end of the second arm;
- and
- a gripper for coupling the golf club to the second arm, the gripper rotatable about a third pivot at a second end of the second arm such that the shaft of the golf club is rotatable about the third pivot in a third plane parallel to the first plane;
- wherein:
- the second arm is longer than the first arm such that the gripper is positioned to hold the golf club adjacent to the club face;
- and
- the apparatus guides the golf club to execute a golf shot
- placing the golf club in the gripper of the golf training apparatus;
- having the golfer hold the golf club;
- setting the golf training apparatus to perform a golf shot;
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- allowing the golfer to make the golf shot, guided by the golf training apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.