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US 8,133,125 B2Granted
Leverage discs
OwnerOthili Parkinventor
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Abstract
A golf or tennis training apparatus for helping a player to improve his/her balance while practicing a swing using a disc shaped member of flexible material with an opening located in the top surface of the disc shaped member and a fluid located in the disc shaped member. The disc shaped member is an unstable support for a golf or tennis player to stand on to help improve the player's balance when swinging a golf club or a tennis racket.
Claims20
A golf or tennis training apparatus for a golf or tennis player, comprising:
- a disc or square shaped member of flexible material;
- a centrally located opening in a top surface of the disc shaped member;
- and
- a fluid located in the disc shaped member;
- wherein the centrally located opening is sized and shaped so that portions of the foot of the golf or tennis player remain on the top surface of the disc shaped member outside the centrally located opening so that the disc shaped member is an unstable support for the golf or tennis player to stand on to help improve the player's balance when swinging a golf club or a tennis racket.
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A method for helping a golf or tennis player to improve his/her balance while practicing a swing, comprising:
- providing at least one disc shaped member of flexible material or a substantially flat surface, the disc shaped member having a centrally located opening in a top surface of the disc shaped member and a fluid in the disc shaped member;
- having the golf or tennis player step on the at least one disc shaped member so that portions of the foot of the golf or tennis player remain on the top surface of the disc shaped member outside the centrally located opening, wherein the disc shaped member is an unstable support for a golf or tennis player to stand on to help improve the player's balance when swinging a golf club or a tennis racket;
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- having the golf or tennis player practice a golf or tennis swing while balancing on the at least one disc shaped member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.