Golf exercise methods and apparatus

An exercise system for golf swing training, comprising:

• a conventional golf club having a hand grip portion sized and configured to accommodate a person's left hand and right hand in a conventional golf grip;
• at least one resistance device, wherein the at least one resistance device includes a left flexible member that extends from a left routing member to a connection point on the golf club, and a right flexible member that extends from a right routing member to a connection point on the golf club, wherein each said connection point is disposed proximate a lower end of the hand grip portion;
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• at least one base, wherein the at least one base is sized and configured to accommodate a person's left foot and right foot in a conventional golf stance in contact with an underlying ground surface while executing a conventional golf swing with the left routing member anchored in a forward leftward position relative to the person's left foot and the right routing member anchored in a forward rightward position relative to the person's right foot, and the at least one base includes an intermediate strip, a left bracket secured to a left end of the intermediate strip, and a right bracket secured to a right end of the intermediate strip, wherein the intermediate strip cooperates with each said bracket to define a generally U-shaped configuration, and the left routing member is disposed at a left distal end of the generally U-shaped configuration, and the right routing member is disposed at a right distal end of the generally U-shaped configuration.

An exercise apparatus, comprising:

• an elongate strip sized and configured to rest in a stable orientation on a flat surface and to accommodate a person's left foot and right foot standing on both the strip and the surface, wherein the strip has a left end and an opposite, right end;
• at least one handle;
• a left bracket movably mounted on the left end of the strip;
• a right bracket movably mounted on the right end of the strip, wherein each said bracket selectively telescopes relative to the strip in a direction perpendicular to the strip and parallel to the surface;
• a first resistance device mounted on the left bracket, wherein the first resistance device includes a flexible member having a distal end connected to the at least one handle;
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• a second resistance device mounted on the right bracket, wherein the second resistance device includes a discrete flexible member having a distal end connected to the at least one handle.

An exercise system for golf swing training, comprising:

• a base configured to anchor a support bracket forward of a foot of a person standing at least in part on an underlying ground surface in a conventional golf stance and executing a golf swing;
• a resistance device including a housing, a sheave rotatably mounted inside the housing, a re-wind spring disposed inside the housing and operatively interconnected between the sheave and the housing, and a flexible member having an inboard end connected to the sheave, an intermediate portion wrapped about the sheave, and an opposite, distal end emanating from the housing;
• a conventional golf club connected to the distal end of the flexible member;
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• a latch member movably mounted on one of the housing and the support bracket for selective movement between a first position, wherein the latch member locks the housing to the support bracket, and a second position, wherein the latch member releases the housing for removal from the support bracket.