Golf swing practice net
OwnerClifford J. Felixinventor
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Abstract
A golf swing practice device has a netting supported from a frame to provide a wedge-shaped pocket. The length of the sides of the wedge are adjustable to permit the open end of the wedge to be rotated by rotating the portion of the frame supporting the open end of the wedge with respect to the portion of the frame supporting the length of the wedge to permit a golfer to stand within the opening while avoiding the frame of the opening with his swing.
Claims33
A golf swing practice device comprising:
- a) a frame comprising first and second frame elements, said first frame element comprising a first generally horizontally extending member and first and second leg members extending downwardly at opposed ends of said first horizontal member, and said second frame element comprising a second generally horizontally extending member having first and second ends, pivotally connected at said first end thereof to said first horizontal member for rotation about a vertical axis at a point located centrally on said first horizontal member between said opposed ends thereof, and a third leg member extending downwardly from the second end of said second horizontal member;
- b) a net having a mesh adapted to prevent passage of a golf ball;
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- c) flexible means extending between said second end of said second horizontal member and each of said opposed ends of said first horizontal member for suspending said net from said frame, the length of said flexible means between said second end of said second horizontal member and either of said opposed ends being adjustable.
A golf swing practice device comprising a frame and a net having a mesh adapted to prevent passage of a golf ball, said frame adapted to support said net to form a wedge shape having a planar open end opposite the apex of said wedge, said open end being large enough to receive a standing golfer, the plane of said open end being rotatable with respect to a vertical axis lying in said plane, wherein said frame comprises first and second rigid frame elements, said first rigid frame element comprising a first generally horizontally extending member and first and second leg members extending downwardly at opposed ends of said first horizontal member, and said second rigid frame element comprising a second generally horizontally extending member having first and second ends, pivotally connected at said first end thereof to said first horizontal member for rotation about a vertical axis at a point located centrally on said first horizontal member between said opposed ends thereof, and a third leg member extending downwardly from the second end of said second horizontal member.
A golf swing practice device comprising a frame and a net having a mesh adapted to prevent passage of a golf ball, said frame adapted to support said net to form a wedge shape having a planar open end opposite the apex of said wedge, said open end being large enough to receive a standing golfer, the plane of said open end being rotatable through a displacement of at least 10 degrees relative to said plane about a vertical axis lying in said plane,
- wherein said frame comprises first and second frame elements, said first frame element comprising a first generally horizontally extending member and first and second leg members extending downwardly at opposed ends of said first horizontal member, and said second frame element comprising a second generally horizontally extending member having first and second ends, pivotally connected at said first end thereof to said first horizontal member for rotation about a vertical axis at a point located centrally on said first horizontal member between said opposed ends thereof, and a third leg member extending downwardly from the second end of said second horizontal member,
- wherein said pivotal connection of said second generally horizontally extending member to said first horizontal member comprises a pivotable "T"-junction coupling member releasably mountable between said second generally horizontal extending member and said first horizontal member, and said "T"-junction coupling member comprises a first coupling member forming the base leg of the "T" for lockably releasable coupling to said second generally horizontally extending member, and a second coupling member forming the top of the "T", pivotally coupled to said first coupling member, for lockably releasable coupling to said first horizontal member, and wherein said first horizontally extending member comprises two opposed generally horizontal members, each of which said two opposed generally horizontal members lockably and releasably mountable to opposed ends of said second coupling member,
- wherein said net forming a wedge shape is supported by said frame and by flexible means extending between said second end of said second horizontal member and each of said opposed ends of said first horizontal member for suspending said net from said frame, the length of said flexible means between said second end of said second horizontal member and either of said opposed ends being adjustable,
- wherein said flexible means comprises a releasably adjustable rope, and said releasably adjustable rope is tensioned by a releasably slidable toggle, and said rope is slidably attached to said frame by rings mounted on said rope, and
- wherein said net has a front opening end and is slidably mountable to said first frame element by rings attached to said front end of said net, and said net is suspended from said rope by weaving said rope through said mesh of said net, so that said net may hang naturally from said rope to form a wedge-shaped golf ball receptacle.
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