Patent ID: 9573040
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf swing training apparatus for use exclusively in a short game of golf to provide an audible click when a golfer's wrists are cocked and an audible click when a club is released comprising: A. a base having first and second compartments, said first compartment defining a housing for rotatably receiving an audible click generating mechanism, said second compartment defining a clamping mechanism for attaching said apparatus to the grip of a golf iron; B. said clamping mechanism being generally cylindrical with a sloping sidewall conforming to the shape of a golf iron grip and defining a circumferential slot disposed adjacent the area where said first and second compartments join each other and a longitudinal slot extending from said area where said first and second compartments join each other to a terminus of said cylindrical sidewall to allow the sidewall of said cylinder to be opened to receive the grip of a golf iron and then returned to its original position to clamp the apparatus on the golf iron grip; C. said audible click generating mechanism comprising a spring housing, a leaf spring secured to the inner surface of a wall of said spring housing and having a free end extending outwardly toward a wall of said spring housing, a radially outwardly extending member secured to said spring housing for rotating said spring housing within said housing as a user performs a golf swing and the user's arm contacts the outwardly extending member; and D. an actuator secured within said housing and extending to a position such that the free end of said spring contacts said actuator and produces a first audible click during the wrist cock by the user and then the free end of the spring again contacts the actuator and produces a second audible click when said club head is released.