Athletic training device
OwnerRandy Vehslageinventor
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Abstract
Described herein is an athletic training device to aid a user in hip rotation, specifically to help the user increase the strength and speed of the rotation motion of his or her hips for improving performance in sports activities. The present invention is a device to be worn by a user as an athletic training or exercising aid, or a therapeutic aid, helping the user to maintain proper body alignment during a specific body movement involving the hips. In one embodiment, the device comprises a base from which extends an arm, the arm attached to the base by a pivot or hinge point, that allows the arm to move along a linear arc when force is applied to the device, such as the force exerted by a user upon rotation of the hip.
Claims16
A portable device for detecting movement of a person's hips, the device comprising:
- a base adapted to be mounted on or proximate to the hips of the person;
- an arm having a proximal end rotatably connected to the base by a pair of arm extensions that permit freedom of movement of the arm, and a distal end opposite the proximal end;
- an adjustable spring plunger and tension pin for creating tension to the arm and adjustable based on user preference;
- a hinge located between and interconnecting the base and the proximal end of the arm, the hinge having portions adapted to define a linear arc through which the arm rotates;
- wherein the linear arc is defined by first and second halves and wherein the arm is rotatable between an initial position in the first half of the linear arc and a second position in the second half of the arc;
- wherein, when the base is mounted to the person, the hinge is configured to have a longitudinal axis aligned generally vertically, configured to orient the linear arc transversely to the longitudinal axis and in a horizontal plane generally in line with the person's hips, and configured to locate the first half of the linear arc toward a first one of the hips of the user and the second half of the linear arc toward a second one of the hips of the user;
- a first contact point for the arm defined by a first portion of the arm opposing at least one of the base and the first hip when the arm is in the first half of the linear arc;
- a second contact point for the arm defined by a second portion of the arm opposing at least one of the base and the second hip;
- whereby, when the device is mounted and the arm is located in the first half of the linear arc, forward motion of the first hip relative to the second hip applies force to the first point of contact to direct the arm along the linear arc from the first half of the arc toward the second half of the linear arc.
A portable training device for a golfer's swing, the device comprising:
- a base adapted to be mounted on or proximate to the hips of the golfer;
- an arm ranging in length from 3 inches to 8 inches and having a proximal end rotatably connected to the base, and a distal end opposite the proximal end;
- an adjustable spring plunger and tension pin for creating tension to the arm and adjustable based on user preference;
- a hinge located between and interconnecting the base and the proximal end of the arm, the hinge having portions adapted to define a linear arc through which the arm rotates;
- wherein the linear arc is defined by first and second halves and wherein the arm is rotatable between an initial position in the first half of the linear arc and a second position in the second half of the arc;
- wherein, when the base is mounted to the golfer, the hinge is configured to have a longitudinal axis aligned generally vertically, configured to orient the linear arc transversely to the longitudinal axis and in a horizontal plane generally in line with the golfer's hips, and configured to locate the first half of the linear arc toward a first one of the hips of the golfer and the second half of the linear arc toward a second one of the hips of the golfer;
- a first contact point for the arm defined by a first portion of the arm opposing at least one of the base and the first hip of the golfer when the arm is in the first half of the linear arc;
- a second contact point for the arm defined by a second portion of the arm opposing at least one of the base and the second hip of the golfer;
- whereby, when the device is mounted and the arm is located in the first half of the linear arc, forward motion of the first hip relative to the second hip applies force to the first point of contact to direct the arm along the linear arc from the first half of the arc toward the second half of the linear arc.
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