Swing training system and method
OwnerTimothy Ryaninventor
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Abstract
A swing training system includes a base unit having a grapple that is movable between open and closed positions. A free end of an elongated swing device, such as a golf club or a hockey stick, is secured within the grapple. The swing device is manipulated to exert a force on the grapple and a load cell, away from the base unit, for a predetermined value, such as force and/or time. Relative movement between the grapple and the base is substantially limited while the swing device is manipulated. Once the predetermined value is attained, the grapple releases the free end of the swing device.
Claims30
A swing training system, the system comprising:
- an elongated swing device having a gripping end portion and an opposite grapple engagement end portion;
- a base unit including a grapple that is selectively movable between open and closed positions, wherein the grapple is configured to retain the grapple engagement end portion of the elongated swing device when the grapple is in the closed position and release the grapple engagement end portion when the grapple is in the open position;
- a load cell operatively coupled with the grapple;
- the load cell configured to determine load data based on a load placed on the grapple when the engagement end portion of the elongated swing device is retained by the grapple;
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- a processor operatively coupled with the load cell and the grapple;
- the processor being programmed to receive the load data from the load cell, determine if the load data has attained a predetermined value, and cause the grapple to move into an open position to release the grapple engagement end portion when the load data has attained the predetermined value.
A method of swing training, the method comprising:
- securing a grapple engagement end portion of an elongated swing device with a grapple that is operatively coupled with a base unit;
- the grapple being selectively movable between open and closed positions that releases and secures the grapple engagement end portion of the swing device, respectively;
- grasping a grip end portion of the swing device while standing adjacent the base unit;
- manipulating the swing device so that the grapple engagement end portion of the swing device exerts a load on the grapple and a load cell, in a direction away from the base unit, while being secured by the grapple;
- maintaining the load exerted on the grapple and load cell until a processor, operatively coupled with the load cell and the grapple, determines that at least one predetermined value of the load has been attained and causes the grapple to move from the closed position to the open position and release the grapple engagement end portion of the swing device based on the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.