US5401030A
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Golf practice device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-07-21
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Granted: 1995-03-28
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Expires: 2013-07-21
Abstract
Abstract A golf practice device for attachment to a golf club having a club head and a shaft, includes a swing speed-sensing device and a direction indicating device attached to the shaft. The swing direction indicating device is coupled to the swing speed-sensing device for indicating a swing speed set to given speed value. A light emitter provided in the swing speed indicating device is activated by different inertial masses and indicates with a light trace of a visible light beam directed at the golf player's eyes a swing speed reaching the given speed value, and the direction of the club head compared with a line on the ground. Two light emitters positioned in line with the swing direction can be provided to indicate if the club head is swung squarely in the swing direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald Halliburton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:08
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/36; A63B69/3614; A63B24/00; A63B24/0062; A63B2024/0068; A63B2220/00; A63B2220/50; A63B2220/51
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A golf practice device for attachment to a shaft of a golf club having a head having a drive side for engaging a golf ball, the device comprising swing speed sensing means for sensing swing speed of said golf club, light emitting means coupled to and activated by said swing speed sensing means for indicating a swing speed being equal to at least a given swing speed, and wherein said light emitting means form a visible light path indicating swing direction, and said swing speed sensing means including a plurality of weights of different masses calibrated to activate said light emitting means at different predetermined club head speeds.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A golf practice device for attachment to a shaft of a golf club having a head having a drive side for engaging a golf ball, the device comprising swing speed sensing means for sensing swing speed of said golf club, light emitting means coupled to and activated by said swing speed sensing means for indicating a swing speed being equal to at least a given swing speed, and wherein said light emitting means form a visible light path indicating swing direction, and said swing speed sensing means including a plurality of weights of different masses calibrated to activate said light emitting means at different predetermined club head speeds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A golf practice device according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting means include a light beam adapted to be directed to the eye of the player swinging the golf club.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A golf club practice device according to claim 1, including an inertial mass composed of said calibrated weights in said swing speed sensing means, a first switch in said speed sensing means coupled to said inertial mass to activate said switch with a centrifugal force generated by said inertial mass during the swing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A golf club practice device ,according to claim 3, wherein said device further comprises a second light emitter connected to said first switch, said second light emitter spaced apart from said first light emitter, and disposed in direction from said first light emitter on a line indicating the direction of a golf ball driven by said golf club.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A golf practice device according to claim 4, including a mat having a target line thereon and a simulated golf ball on said target line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A golf practice device according to claim 1, wherein said first switch is a snap switch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A golf club practice device according to claim 1, including an electric power source connected to said light emitting means via said first switch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A golf club practice device according to claim 7, wherein said light emitting means include at least a first light emitting diode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
A golf practice device according to claim 8, further comprising in said device a curved tubular light extender, said light extender having a distal end for supporting at least said first light emitting diode in vertical alignment with a sweet spot on the drive side of the club head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
A golf practice device according to claim 1, including said golf club head having a face side for impacting a golf ball, wherein said face side has a sweet spot, and wherein said light emitting means include a first light emitter disposed above the club head in alignment with said sweet spot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A golf practice device according to claim 1, including a clip on said practice device for detachably attaching said practice device to the shaft of the golf club.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A golf practice device according to claim 1, including an upper tubular part on said device for containing said calibrated weights, and a removable cap on said tubular part for accessing said calibrated weights.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A golf practice device according to claim 12, wherein said calibrated weights are axially slidable in said tubular part.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A golf practice device according to claim 12, wherein said plurality of calibrated weights have differently weighted masses, each of said weights adapted to be slidably inserted in said tubular part.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A golf practice device according to claim 1, wherein said calibrated weights are calibrated in terms of yardage.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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