Golf training aid and method of use
OwnerRonald C Halfacreinventor
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Abstract
A golf training device to help maintain the proper synchronous relationship between the movement of hands and hip rotation during a golf swing. In the event that the movement of the hands and hip rotation of the user are out of synchronization, the training device provides feedback to the user. The training aid device basically comprises a strap that secure a sheet to the rearward leg of the user. A trapezoid shaped panel is mounted to the sheet, which provides the user with a reference as to the proper positioning of a user's hands and the shaft of the golf club during address, and which provides a tactile feedback signal to the user, if the user's backswing is improper or if the user's hip rotation and movement of the user's hands are out of synchronization, by making contact with at least one of the user's hands.
Claims15
A golf training aid for use by a golfer when hitting a golf ball with a golf club, said training aid comprising:
- a sheet having a top end and a bottom end;
- a means for attaching said sheet to a golfer;
- and
- a panel mounted to said sheet having a panel front end and an opposing panel back end, a panel top end and an opposing panel bottom end, said attaching means causing said sheet and said panel to rotate with the hips of said golfer during a golf swing, said panel moving from a position perpendicular to the intended flight path of a golf ball to a position parallel to the intended flight path of said golf ball as said golfer swings, said panel being positioned on said sheet so that said golfer does not make contact with said panel during a proper golf swing, said panel dimensioned to make contact with said golfer when an improper golf swing is made so that said golfer receives tactile feedback from said panel as an indication of said improper golf swing, wherein said panel is dimensioned so that the length of said panel top end when measured from said panel back end to said panel front end is less than the length of said panel bottom end when measured from said panel back end to said panel front end.
A golf training aid, said training aid comprising:
- a strap capable of attachment to the leg of a user;
- a sheet carried by said strap;
- and
- a panel mounted to said sheet having a front end and an opposing back end, and a top end and an opposing bottom end, for signaling that said user has moved a club during a backswing in a path that is not parallel with the intended ball flight path and for signaling that said user has insufficient hip rotation during a forward swing, said front end of said panel distal to said sheet and said back end proximal to said sheet, said panel radially extending from said sheet when said panel is mounted to said sheet wherein said panel is a trapezoid having said top end and said bottom end parallel to each other, and said back end perpendicular to both said top end and said bottom end, so that said front end forms an angle that provides said user with a reference as to proper golf club shaft angle during address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.