Patent ID: 9278272
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A63B,G09B

Claim Text:
1. A golf training apparatus comprising: a motion-generating (MG) device comprising an swinging arm and a swinging cart secured to the swinging arm, wherein the swinging arm rotates around a swing axis that defines a path generally perpendicular to a swing plane for a golf club, wherein said swinging cart holds a shaft of a grip portion of a golf club in a position so a trainee may grip the club with his or her normal grip and stance; a hip control device configured to cooperate with a trainee when positioned to grip the grip portion of the golf club, wherein the hip control device is configured to change a position of a trainee's hips as the swinging arm swings the grip portion of the golf club; one or more motors cooperated with the swinging arm to cause the swinging arm to rotate about the swing axis; and a computer system communicationally coupled with the one or more motors and configured to control the one or more motors to swing the swinging arm and cause said swinging cart to be driven to swing along the swing plane, and to activate the hip control device while the swinging arm is being rotated causing said hip control device to move, wherein the movement of the hip control device is configured to move the hips of a trainee gripping the grip portion of the golf club.