Golf swing training apparatus
OwnerFrancisco Tirolinventor
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Abstract
A golf training apparatus for practicing golf strokes using either irons or woods and from both even and uneven lies with training apparatus including a base coupled to a selectively tiltable platform having a standing section adjacent a striking section covered with a replaceable striking mat defining an uppermost and further including a tee with a neck projecting at least partially through the mat and terminating in an uppermost incline rim operable to releasably hold a golf ball in a pre-strike position with the platform in a tilted orientation.
Claims20
A golf swing training apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a platform including a striking section and a standing section operable to support a golfer;
- at least one platform tilt adjusting element coupled to said base and said platform and selectively operable to tilt the angle of said platform relative to said base;
- a striking mat overlying at least a portion of said striking section and defining an uppermost grass line;
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- a tee including a neck region projecting at least partially through said striking mat and terminating in an uppermost inclined rim operable to releasably retain a golf ball in a pre-strike position with said platform adjusted to a tilted orientation whereby a user may adjust said platform to a desired tilt angle and strike a golf ball releasably retained on said inclined rim from said standing section.
A golf ball tee for use in conjunction with a golf swing training apparatus operable to simulate an uneven lie, said tee comprising:
- an enlarged base flange;
- an elongated neck projecting from said base flange and terminating in an uppermost golf ball supporting rim with said rim being inclined to said base flange, said neck being formed of an elastomeric material constructed to support a golf ball in compression and flex in a shear direction.
A golf swing training apparatus comprising:
- a base frame having a lower surface positionable on a relatively flat ground surface, said base frame including a pair of opposing anchor plates;
- a four-cornered platform frame;
- a standing deck placed over a portion of said platform frame and operable to support a golfer throughout a golf club swinging motion, said standing deck being covered with a first artificial grass surface;
- a striking section having an underside and placed over a complementary portion of said platform frame adjacent said standing deck, said striking section being covered by a replaceable striking mat constructed of a second artificial grass surface and defining an uppermost grassline;
- a platform tilt adjusting element including a hydraulic pump and an electric motor coupled to a plurality of telescoping cylinders with each of said cylinders being coupled to at least one of said anchor plates of said base and to a corresponding number of corners of said platform;
- a controller coupled to said electric motor and selectively operable to actuate said motor to drive said pump to actuate at least one of said cylinders to tilt said platform relative to said base to orient said platform in an uneven lie;
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- a tee including an enlarged flange abutting said underside of said striking mat and a tapered neck region projecting at least partially through said striking mat and terminating in an uppermost inclined rim with a highest point of said rim being positioned at a height equal to or below said uppermost grassline, said inclined rim being operable to releasably hold a golf ball in a pre-strike position with said highest point of said rim being positioned on a downhill side of said golf ball with said platform in an uneven lie orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.