Golf ball striking trainer
OwnerJulian Myerscoughinventor
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Abstract
A golf swing trainer 10 comprises a golf club 12 and a mat 14. A head 13 of the golf club 12 has an electrically conducting leading edge 16 and an electrically non-conducting/insulating sole 18. When the golf club 12 is swung correctly, at the bottom of the player's swing the leading edge 16 makes an electrical contact between contacts 20a and 20b, which are embedded in the mat 14. The electrical contact between the leading edge 16 and the contacts 20a and 20b completes an electrical circuit and causes an alarm (not shown) to indicate by a sound or light for instance that correct contact has been made and a good swing has been performed.
Claims18
A golf swing trainer comprises a golf club portion and a mat portion, the golf club portion comprising a shaft section and a head section, which head section has a section which is electrically conducting, the mat portion providing a surface on which to practise a golf swing and including at least one electrical contact, wherein indicator means of the trainer are operable to be activated when contact is made between the electrically conducting section of the head section and the or each electrical contact.
A method of practising/training a golf swing comprises swinging a golf club portion of a golf swing trainer and attempting to complete an electrical circuit in a mat portion of the trainer with an electrically conducting section of a head section of the golf club portion, the mat portion including at least one electrical contact which is electrically connected to indicator means, said indicating means indicating when the electrically conducting portion has completed the electrical circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.