US 4,023,810 AGranted

Golf training apparatus

OwnerWalter R. Loranginventor

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Abstract

The golf club swing training apparatus has a board on which the positions of the ball and the player's feet are designated for each club. It gives the player a scale of measurement for distances beween himself and the ball and between his feet for each club. It also gives the player the angles for his feet and the relative positions between the target foot and the off-target foot as closer to or farther from the ball. Flags or flexible strips are provided adjacent the ball positions to delineate the path of a club head in a proper inside-out swing. Means are provided to adjust the positions of the ball and the feet to accommodate players of different height and leg length as well as club shaft length. Rocker foot plates with associated signal means are provided to give the player a measurement of his body position on the backswing and the downswing to aid in holding his body without shift on the backswing and to shift the body toward the target on the downswing. The apparatus enables a player to measure his own positions and actions and enables an instructor to graphically demonstrate proper and improper positions and actions to a player.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for training a player to position his feet at the proper distance apart, at the proper angles, and at the proper locations relative to a ball for the club being used, comprising,

a board
a ball line on said board,
a target foot position on said board lying at an angle between 10.degree. and 30.degree. to a line leading to (a) said ball line from a point off the inside of the heel of said target foot position,
an off-target foot position on said board spaced from said target foot position lying at an angle of 0.degree. to 12.degree. to a line parallel to said ball line;
a scale member on said board at said off-target foot position designating spaced locations of said off-target foot position for a particular club as to sidewise distance from said target foot position, the angle of said off-target foot position to a line parallel to said ball line, and the location of said off-target foot position ahead of, even with, and behind said target foot position;
said foot positions being delineated by foot plates;
longitudinal rocker means on said foot plates;
said foot plates being rockable from side-to-side on said rocker means;
positioning means on said board for angularly locating said rockable foot plates relative to said board and said ball line;
and
clicker signal means on said foot plates to advise the user of proper and improper rocking of said foot plates.

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Facts

Application: 05/669,257Filed 22 Mar 1976 · continuation in part
Priority: 6 Feb 1976
Granted: 17 May 1977
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A63B 69/3673
Golf stance aids, e.g. means for positioning a golfer's feet: foot inclining aids; Foot wobbling devices
A63B 2069/367
Golf stance aids, e.g. means for positioning a golfer's feet: detection of balance between both feet, i.e. weight distribution
A63B 2071/0625
Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user: emitting sound, noise or music
A63B 2220/17
Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity: counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including…