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US 9,067,116 B1Granted
Golf swing training device and method
OwnerCharles E. Heikeneninventor
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Abstract
A golf swing training apparatus and method for improving golf swing tempo and rhythm uses a lighted strip that sequentially illuminates the backswing and foreswing patterns of a desired golf swing tempo. A control unit operatively connected to the light strip is programmed to control and vary the speed and tempo of the lighting sequence of the strip as desired.
Claims11
A golf training apparatus for training a golfer to swing a golf club with a desired tempo comprising:
- a base member adapted to rest on a support surface adjacent a golfer,
- the base member having a top wall,
- a plurality of light members mounted on the top wall,
- the light members comprising
- a first series of lights extending from a middle portion of the base member to a back end of the base member,
- a second series of lights extending from a back end of the base member to a middle portion of the base member above the first series of lights, and
- a third series of lights extending from the middle portion of the base member to a front end of the base member,
- a control member located on the support surface adjacent the golfer operatively connected to the base member to control the illumination of the light members,
- at least one eye member supported by the control member operable to sense the presence and movement of a golf club and activate the control member whereby upon movement of the golf club the control member is activated,
- the control member operable to illuminate the first series of lights in sequence rearwardly from the middle portion of the base member to the back end of the base member, thereafter the second series of lights in sequence forwardly from the back end of the base member to the middle portion of the base member and thereafter the third series of lights in sequence forwardly from the middle portion of the base member to the front end of the base member, the speed of illumination of the second and third series of lights accelerating to simulate a desired golf club swing tempo of the golfer.
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A method of training a golfer to swing a golf club with a desired tempo comprising:
- positioning a base member having a plurality of light members adjacent a golfer,
- positioning a control member having at least one eye member adjacent the golfer,
- the eye member operable to sense the presence and movement of a golf club,
- activating the light members into a ready mode when the eye member senses the presence of the golf club in a start position,
- sequentially illuminating the light members to simulate a desired tempo of a golf swing when the eye member senses movement of the golf club from a start position,
- continuing the illumination of one or more of the light members to simulate a desired finish and hold of the golf swing, and
- illuminating the light members in sequence rearwardly from a middle portion of the base member to a back end of the base member and then forwardly from the back end of the base member to a front end of the base member to simulate a desired golf club swing tempo of a golfer.
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A method of training a golfer to swing a golf club with a desired tempo comprising:
- positioning a base member having a plurality of light members adjacent a golfer,
- positioning a control member having at least one eye member adjacent the golfer,
- the eye member operable to sense the presence and movement of a golf club,
- activating the light members into a ready mode when the eye member senses the presence of the golf club in a start position,
- sequentially illuminating the light members to simulate a desired tempo of a golf swing when the eye member senses movement of the golf club from the start position,
- continuing the illumination of one or more of the light members to simulate a desired finish and hold of the golf swing, and
- accelerating the speed of illumination of a portion of the light members during a foreswing sequence of the golf swing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.