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The disclosure relates to golf training devices and more particularly pertains to a new golf training device for training a proper golf swing. The device includes a plurality of sports implements and a plurality of shaft couplers that are each attached to a respective sports implement. The shaft coupler on a respective one of the sports implements can be attached to a shaft of a golf club for mounting the respective sports implement to the shaft of the golf club. The respective sports implement can be gripped to alter the bodily mechanics of swinging a golf club thereby enhancing the golfer's bodily awareness while swinging the golf club.
The prior art relates to golf training devices including a variety of air foil devices that are each attachable to a shaft of a golf club for imparting wind resistance into a golf club and a pair of golf swing trainers that each includes an arm pivotally attached to a shaft of a golf club and a pole which acts as a goal. In no instance does the prior art disclose a golf training device that includes a variety of sports implements and a plurality of shaft couplers each attached to a respective sports implement to facilitate the respective sports implement to be mounted to a shaft of a golf club for altering the bodily mechanics of swinging the golf club.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of shaft couplers that is each curved about a longitudinal axis such that each of the plurality of shaft couplers forms a U-shape. In this way each of the plurality of shaft couplers can be positioned around a shaft of a golf club. A plurality of sports implements is provided and a respective one of the plurality of shaft couplers can be attached to a respective one of the plurality of sports implements. In this way each of the plurality of sports implements can be mounted to the shaft of the golf club thereby altering the mechanics of gripping and subsequently swinging the golf club. Thus, a golfer's bodily awareness is enhanced while swinging the golf club for improving the golfer's golf swing.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 has a first end 18, a second end 20 and an outer edge 22 extending between the first end 18 and the second end 20 and the outer edge 22 of each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 has a first lateral side 24 and a second lateral side 26. Each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 has a shaft surface 28 and an implement surface 30 each extending between the first end 18 and the second end 20. Furthermore, the shaft surface 28 of each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 is concavely arcuate between the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 thereby facilitating the U-shape of each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12. Additionally, each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 is elongated between the first end 18 and the second end 20.
Each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 has a pair of tabs 32 each extending away from a respective one of the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the outer edge 22. Each of the pair of tabs 32 on each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 is aligned with each other and each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 includes a screw 34 which extends through each of the pair of tabs 32. The screw 34 associated with a respective one of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 urges the pair of tabs 32 on the respective shaft coupler 12 toward each other when the screw 34 is rotated in a first direction. In this way the screw 34 compresses the respective shaft coupler 12 onto the shaft 14 of the golf club 16 for attaching the respective shaft coupler 12 to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16. The pair of tabs 32 on the respective shaft coupler 12 are urged away from each other when the screw 34 is rotated in a second direction for removing the respective shaft coupler 12 from the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
A plurality of sports implements 36 is provided and each of the plurality of sports implements 36 has unique structural characteristics with respect to each other thereby facilitating each of the plurality of sports implements 36 to be employed in the game play of a variety of different sports. Each of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 is attached to a respective one of the plurality of sports implements 36 thereby facilitating each of the plurality of sports implements 36 to be mounted to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16. In this way the mechanics of gripping and subsequently swinging the golf club 16 are altered thereby enhancing bodily awareness of a golfer 38 while the golfer 38 is swinging the golf club 16 for improving the golfer's 38 golf swing.
The plurality of sports implements 36 includes a tennis racket 40, a paddleball paddle 42, a steering wheel 44, a hockey stick 46, a pair of wings 48 and a baseball bat 50. The tennis racket 40 has a handle 52 and a head 54 extending away from the handle 52. The handle 52 is integrated into the second end 20 of a respective one of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 such that the head 54 is spaced from the second end 20 of the respective shaft coupler 12. Furthermore, the shaft coupler 12 on the handle 52 is oriented to extend along a lengthwise axis of the handle 52 and the head 54. In this way the head 54 of the tennis racket 40 can be gripped by the golfer 38 when the tennis racket 40 is mounted to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
The paddleball paddle 42 includes a handle 56 and a head 58 extending away from the handle 56 of the paddleball paddle 42. The implement surface 30 of a respective one of the shaft couplers 12 is attached to a first surface 59 of the handle 56 of the paddleball paddle 42. Additionally, the shaft coupler 12 on the handle 56 of the paddleball paddle 42 is oriented to extend along a lengthwise axis of the handle 56 and the head 58 of the paddleball paddle 42. In this way the head 58 of the paddleball paddle 42 can be gripped by the golfer 38 when the paddleball paddle 42 is mounted to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
The steering wheel 44 includes an annular ring 60 and central hub 62 and a plurality of arms 64 radiating between the central hub 62 and the annular ring 60. The central hub 62 has a slot 66 extending through an outer wall 68 of the central hub 62 to accommodate the shaft 14 of the golf club 16. The hub extends around the shaft 14 and the annular ring 60 encircles the shaft 14 when the shaft 14 is extended through the slot 66. In this way the annular ring 60 can be gripped by the golfer 38 when the steering wheel 44 is mounted to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
The hockey stick 46 has an upper end 70, a lower end 72 and a rear surface 74 extending between the upper end 70 and the lower end 72. The hockey stick 46 is curved between the upper end 70 and the lower end 72 along an axis that is oriented parallel to the rear surface 74 thereby defining a handle portion 76 of the hockey stick 46 and a foot portion 78 of the hockey stick 46. The upper end 70 is associated with the handle portion 76 and the lower end 72 is associated with the foot portion 78. The implement surface 30 of a respective one of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 is coupled to the rear surface 74 corresponding to the handle portion 76 of the hockey stick 46. Additionally, the shaft coupler 12 on the handle portion 76 is oriented to extend along a substantial length of the handle portion 76 such that the foot portion 78 of the hockey stick 46 extends along a head 80 of the golf club 16 when the hockey stick 46 is mounted to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
Each of the pair of wings 48 has a coupled end 82 and a free end 84; the coupled end 82 of each of the pair of wings 48 is flattened and each of the pair of wings 48 tapers to a blunt point at the free end 84. The coupled end 82 of each of the pair of wings 48 is coupled to the implement surface 30 of a respective one of the plurality of shaft couplers 12. Each of the pair of wings 48 is located adjacent to a respective one of the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the outer edge 22 of the respective shaft coupler 12 associated with the pair of wings 48. Furthermore, each of the pair of wings 48 is oriented such that the coupled end 82 of each of the pair of wings 48 extends along an axis extending between the first end 18 and the second end 20 of the respective shaft coupler 12 associated with the pair of wings 48. In this way each of the pair of wings 48 can be gripped by the golfer 38 when the pair of wings 48 is mounted to the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
The shaft coupler 12 attached to the pair of wings 48 has a pair of rounded knobs 86 each disposed on the shaft surface 28 of the shaft coupler 12 attached to the pair of wings 48. Each of the pair of rounded knobs 86 extends between the first end 18 and the second end 20 of the shaft coupler 12 attached to the pair of wings 48. Additionally, each of the pair of rounded knobs 86 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the shaft surface 28 of the shaft coupler 12 attached to the pair of wings 48. In this way the pair of rounded knobs 86 releasably retains the shaft coupler 12 attached to the pair of wings 48 on the shaft 14 of the golf club 16 when the pair of wings 48 are mounted on the shaft 14 of the golf club 16. As is shown in
The implement surface 30 of a respective one of the plurality of shaft couplers 12 is attached to an outside surface 92 of the baseball bat 50 at a point located closer to a knob 94 of the baseball bat 50 than a tip 96 of the baseball bat 50. The shaft coupler 12 attached to the baseball bat 50 has a pair of rounded knobs 98 each disposed on the shaft surface 28 of the shaft coupler 12 attached to the baseball bat 50. Each of the pair of rounded knobs 98 extends between the first end 18 and the second end 20 of the shaft coupler 12 attached to the baseball bat 50. Additionally, each of the pair of rounded knobs 98 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the shaft surface 28 of the shaft coupler 12 attached to the baseball bat 50. In this way the pair of rounded knobs 86 releasably retains the shaft coupler 12 attached to the baseball bat 50 on the shaft 14 of the golf club 16 when the baseball bat 50 is mounted on the shaft 14 of the golf club 16.
In use, the shaft coupler 12 on a respective one of the plurality of sports implements 36 is positioned on the shaft 14 of the golf club 16 and the screw 34 on the shaft coupler 12 on the respective sports implement 36 is tightened to secure the respective sports implement 36 on the shaft 14 of the golf club 16. The golfer 38 grips the respective sports implement 36 rather than gripping the shaft 14 of the golf club 16 while the golfer 38 is swinging the golf club 16. The respective sports implement 36 significantly alters the bodily mechanics of swinging a golf club 16 thereby requiring the golfer 38 to be more aware of their body as they swing the golf club 16. In this way the golfer 38 can increase their competence with each of a variety of individual body movements of a golf swing thereby improving the overall quality of their golf swing.
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With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.