Patent ID: 9232829
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C,A63B,G09B

Claim Text:
1. A ski training device for training a user to focus pressure on a sweet spot of a ski, said training device comprising: a ski boot supporting base configured to support a sole of a ski boot; straps for releasably attaching said ski boot to a top surface of said ski boot supporting base; a strengthening member extending from said base away from said top surface and having a longitudinal dimension aligned longitudinally with a substantially central longitudinal axis of said ski boot supporting base; said strengthening member comprising a pair of angled end sections tapering toward a front end of said ski boot supporting base and toward a rear end of said ski boot supporting base, and a planar section between said angled end sections; a balancing member removably attachable to said ski boot supporting base such that said balancing member is positioned underneath said ski boot to correspond with a center mark of said boot located on said boot to correspond with a notional sweet spot of said ski when said boot is connected to said ski, said balancing member allowing said user wearing said ski boot to pivot about said balancing member until a desired balancing position is reached whereby pressure is focused at said notional sweet spot; and said balancing member comprising a channel defined therein configured to receive said planar section of said strengthening member, said balancing member extending further away from said ski boot supporting base than said strengthening member.