Golf tranining aid
OwnerGeorge Gideon Petrus Van Zyl, Pieter Anton Straussinventors
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Abstract
The invention concerns a golf training aid (10) which is in the form of comprising a pair of spectacles to be worn by a golfer. The spectacles include spectacle lenses (12) through which light can pass to the eyes of the golfer and image generation and projection means (26, 30), carried by the spectacles, arranged to project, typically onto one eye only, an image which will be visible to the golfer and which is superimposed on his normal field of view through the spectacle lenses. The image includes a series of lines (50, 52, 53) at least a first (50.1, 50.2) of which extends from side to side as viewed by the golfer and at least a second (52) of which extends in a direction normal to the first line.
Claims18
A golf training aid comprising a pair of spectacles to be worn by a golfer, one or more spectacle lenses through which light can pass to the eyes of the golfer and image generation and projection means carried by the spectacles and arranged to project, onto at least one eye of the golfer, an image which will be visible to the golfer and which Is superimposed on the golfer's normal field of view through the spectacle lenses, the Image including a series of lines at least a first of which extends from side to side as viewed by the golfer and at least a second of which extends in a direction transverse to the first line, as viewed by the golfer.
A golf training aid according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the image includes one or more discontinuous lines.
A golf training aid according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the image generation and projection means Is arranged to project the image onto one eye of the golfer only.
A golf training aid according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the image generation and projection means comprises light collection means for collecting ambient light, reticle means arranged to receive light from the light collection means and to pass the image, and optical lens means to direct the image passed by the reticle means onto the eye(s) of the golfer.
A golf training aid according to claim 11 wherein the reticle means comprises a reticle made of a material opaque to collected light and having one or more apertures therein corresponding In shape to the image which is to be passed, and the light collection means Is arranged to collect ambient light and direct It to the aperture(s) of the reticle.
A golf training aid according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the spectacle lenses are darkened to serve as dark glasses for the golfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.