Patent ID: 9636560
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A swinging sports training apparatus for attaching to a shaft of a sports apparatus, comprising: a first attachment mechanism disposed in proximity to a proximal end of the swinging sports training apparatus, wherein the first attachment mechanism includes a stationary component that is secured and stationary on the proximal end of the swinging sports training apparatus and further includes a rotating component that rotates 360° around a proximal portion of the shaft of the swinging sports training apparatus while the stationary component remains stationary; a second attachment mechanism disposed around a distal portion of the shaft of the sports apparatus and rotates 360° around the distal portion of the shaft of the sports apparatus, the second attachment mechanism having an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the distal portion of the shaft of the sports apparatus, such that the entirety of the second attachment mechanism substantially freely rotates about the sports apparatus; a stiffener element disposed at a distal end of the swinging sports training apparatus; a first elongated rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first elongated rod being secured to the first attachment mechanism and the distal end of the first elongated rod being secured to the stiffener element; a second elongated rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second elongated rod being secured to the first attachment mechanism and the distal end of the second elongated rod being secured to the stiffener element; a panel having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the panel coupled to the first attachment piece and the distal end of the panel coupled to the stiffener element or to the distal ends of the first and second elongated rods, wherein rotation of the first and second attachment mechanisms about the central axis of the shaft of the sports apparatus causes the panel to rotate simultaneously about the shaft, wherein the panel rotates to trail the shaft of the sports apparatus during a swinging motion of the sports apparatus in order to provide resistance during the swinging motion; and wherein the swinging sports training apparatus rotates around the shaft of the sports apparatus in a direction normal to a velocity vector of the swinging motion so that a user of the sports apparatus experiences an increased resistance during the swinging motion, wherein the rotating component of the first attachment mechanism, the second attachment mechanism, the stiffener element, the first elongated rod, the second elongated rod, and the panel collectively rotate in synchronization with each other.