Golf swing training device with visual and audible alerts

Claim 1

A golf swing practice device, comprising: a pair of address plates for supporting the two feet of a golfer at address; a pair of sensors operatively positioned beneath said pair of address plates for producing signals corresponding to the weight placed on said address plates; a first circuit coupled to said sensors and including a memory element adapted to record the relative weight distribution of the two feet of the golfer during the course of a golf swing in response to the signals produced by said sensors; a second circuit including a first sound generating element operative to develop signals for a first sound representing a state in which the golfer's weight is properly shifted to the right foot and a second sound representing a proper timing at which a downswing is initiated upon completion of a backswing by the golfer, and a second sound generating element operative to develop a third sound representing a state wherein the golfer's weight is properly shifted to the left foot, and sound means for generating said first, said second and said third sounds; and regulator means associated with said first sound generating element for enabling an interval of time between said first and said second sounds to be adjusted by the golfer.

Claim 3

A device for indicating the weight distribution of a golfer and alerting the golfer of proper timing to initiate a downswing at the completion of a backswing, comprising: a pair of address plates adapted to support the feet of a golfer; a pair of sensors mounted on the undersides of said address plates and adapted to develop signals in response to a golfer's weight as applied by the golfer's feet on said plates; a first circuit including a memory element adapted to record distribution of the golfer's weight between the feet of the golfer during all phases of a golf swing based on the signals developed by said sensors; a second circuit operatively connected to the first circuit and including a first sound generating element for developing signals for a first sound and a second sound, said first sound being representative of a proper distribution of the golfer's weight to the right in conjunction with a backswing, and said second sound being representative of a proper timing to initiate a downswing at the completion of the backswing; and a second sound generating element for developing a signal for a third sound which is representative of a proper distribution of the golfer's weight to the left on the downswing through a finish; a weight distribution indicator including a plurality of indicator lamps adapted to indicate the relative weight distribution of the golfer during the golf swing; means electrically connected to the second circuit, for generating said first, said second and said third sounds in a sequential manner with certain time intervals therebetween in response to the signals developed by the sound generating element, and only in the event that a proper distribution of the golfer's weight is effected through the golf swing; and regulator means adapted to adjust the interval of time between the first sound and the second sound.

Claim 4

A device for indicating the weight distribution of a golfer and alerting the golfer of proper timing to initiate a downswing at the completion of a backswing, comprising: a pair of address plates adapted to support the feet of a golfer; a pair of sensors mounted on the undersides of said address plates and adapted to develop signals in response to a golfer's weight as applied by the golfer's feet on said plates; a first circuit including a memory element adapted to record distribution of the golfer's weight between the feet of the golfer during all phases of a golf swing based on the signals developed by said sensors; a second circuit operatively connected to the first circuit and including a first sound generating element for developing signals for a first sound and a second sound, said first sound being representative of a proper distribution of the golfer's weight to the right in conjunction with a backswing, and said second sound being representative of a proper timing to initiate a downswing at the completion of the backswing; and a second sound generating element for developing a signal for a third sound which is representative of a proper distribution of the golfer's weight to the left on the downswing through a finish; a weight distribution indicator including a plurality of indicator lamps adapted to indicate the relative weight distribution of the golfer during the golf swing; means electrically connected to the second circuit, for generating said first, said second and said third sounds in a sequential manner with certain time intervals therebetween in response to the signals developed by the sound generating element, and only in the event that a proper distribution of the golfer's weight is effected through the golf swing; and regulator means adapted to adjust the interval of time between the first sound and the second sound.