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US 7,922,595 B2Granted
Golf training aid
OwnerMichael R. Libonatiinventor
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Abstract
A golf training aid utilizes a sliding ball assembly enabling sensory feedback for training golfers to make correct golf swings.
Claims25
A training aid for golfers comprising:
- a damper tube slidably engaged with a shaft;
- a golf club head fixed near a distal end of the shaft;
- a replica golf ball having a central bore and dampingly engaged with the damper tube;
- the ball and the damper tube operative to move relative to each other when a free end of the shaft is swung toward the ground near a golfer's feet and the damper tube collides with a stop collar fixed to the shaft;
- and,
- the ball and the damper tube operative to dissipate kinetic energy of the ball when relative motion between the ball and the damper tube causes coulomb damping to occur.
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A training aid for golfers comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a handle end for a golfer's two hands and a free end;
- a damper tube slidably engaged with the shaft and disposed between first and second stop collars located on the shaft;
- a club head assembly including a club head and a stub shaft;
- a fastener interoperating with the second stop collar and the shaft and locking the club head assembly to the shaft;
- and,
- a replica golf ball dampingly engaged with the damper tube for providing Coulomb damping when the shaft is swung and the damper tube collides with the second stop collar.
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A training aid for golfers comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a handle end for a player to grasp and a free end;
- a damper tube slidably engaged with a distal portion of the shaft and disposed between first and second stop collars located on the shaft;
- a replica golf ball dampingly engaged with the damper tube for providing Coulomb damping when the shaft is swung and the damper tube collides with the second stop collar;
- wherein the motion of the ball relative to the shaft provides visual swing signals to the player;
- and,
- wherein the collision between the damper tube and the second stop collar provides audible swing signals to the player.
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A training aid for golfers comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a handle end for a golfer to grasp and a free end;
- a damper tube slidably engaged with the shaft and disposed between first and second stop collars located on the shaft;
- a replica golf ball dampingly engaged with the damper tube for providing Coulomb damping when the shaft is swung and the damper tube collides with the second stop collar;
- a swing diagnostics means integral with the training aid;
- wherein the motion of the ball relative to the shaft provides visual swing quality signals;
- and,
- wherein the swing diagnostics means provides audible swing quality signals.
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A method of preventing damage caused by mechanical shock to an electronics device affixed to a golf training aid having a slidably engaged member comprising the steps of:
- engaging a damper tube in slidable relationship with a shaft of a golf training aid;
- limiting the movement of the damper tube with a stop collar located on the golf training aid;
- engaging a replica golf ball in damping relationship with the damper tube;
- affixing an electronics sensing and signaling device to the golf training aid;
- and,
- utilizing Coulomb damping between the replica golf ball and the damper tube to reduce mechanical shock imparted to sensing and signaling electronics of the golf training aid when the shaft is swung and the damper tube collides with the stop collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.