Patent ID: 9272195
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A swing training device arranged to be placed on a tee post and to support an independent ball to be struck, the device comprising: an outer member including a ball support surface and an outer sleeve that extends downward from the ball support surface, the ball support surface being arranged to support a ball to be struck; an inner member having an object support surface and an inner sleeve that extends downward from the object support surface, the outer member being positioned over the inner member such that the ball support surface is positioned above and spaced apart from the object support surface in a manner that defines a chamber in a region between the ball support surface and the object support surface, the object support surface serving as a chamber floor and being arranged to support at least one moveable object; and at least one moveable object positioned within the chamber, the moveable object being arranged such that when a ball positioned on the ball support surface is struck, the moveable object will potentially move its position or orientation within the chamber; wherein at least a portion of the main body is substantially transparent such that a hitter using the swing training device can see the at least one moveable object inside the chamber when the hitter is looking at a point of contact where the ball was struck immediately after the ball is struck and displaced from the ball support surface.