Collapsible tactile support for body joints

A sports training device kit for aiding users of many different skill levels in maintaining correct joint position, said kit comprising:

• a) a plurality of collapsible support members, each support member having at least one dimension which is different from every other support member for selectively providing the user with a plurality of collapsible support members each of which has a different predetermined collapse threshold;
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• b) a means for positioning at least one of said support members over the bending point of a user's joint.

A golf training aid to control the cocking of a user's wrist in relation to the back surface of the user's hand and forearm, comprising;

• a support means for assisting the user in maintaining the back surface of the user's hand in a substantially coplanar arrangement with the back surface of the user's forearm, for flexing when a force applied by movement of the user's hand exceeds a predetermined collapse threshold, thereby allowing substantially unrestrained wrist movement, for providing a tactile signal to the user when said threshold has been exceeded, and for returning to its original configuration when said force falls below said threshold;
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• at least one adjustable strap for positioning and tightening said support means over a bending point of the user's wrist.

A golf training aid to assist a user in controlling the position of a user's wrist, hand and forearm, comprising:

• a collapsible, elongated spring steel type strip means having a first end and a second end, said strip being curved in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis passing along said strip from said first end to said second end forming, in cross-section perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, a generally concave first side and a generally convex second side, said strip means for supporting the position of user's wrist in relation to the hand and forearm, for collapsing and generating a tactile signal when a center portion of the strip is anchored and a predetermined amount of pressure is applied against either end of the concave side, and for returning to the original configuration when said pressure is reduced below said predetermined amount;
• a sleeve for receiving the collapsible strip means, said sleeve including a means for positioning the sleeve over the user's wrist with the concave side facing a portion of the user's wrist, with the first end resting on a portion of the user's hand adjacent to the wrist, and with the second end resting on a portion of the user's forearm adjacent to the wrist.