Patent ID: 6723004
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf swing training apparatus for training a golfer to properly shift his weight during a club swing, comprising:a base having a flat upper surface; a first footpad having an upper foot-engaging surface, a lower surface; a first side edge and a second side edge; an elongated fulcrum structure mounted on the lower surface of the first footpad for engaging the upper surface of the base, the first footpad being rockable about said fulcrum structure such that one of said side edges is swingable toward the base as the other side edge swings away from the base; an elongated second footpad having opposite ends, an upper foot-engaging surface, and a lower surface; bottom structure mounted on the lower surface of the second footpad, such that when the bottom structure engages the base, the upper foot-engaging surface of the second footpad is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the flat upper surface of the base and is inclined toward the first footpad; and the second elongated footpad having opposite ends is disposed for locating a user's foot between the ends thereof, and including a flat toe pad located on the second footpad, and means for supporting the toe pad for rotation about an axis normal to the upper surface of the second footpad, the toe pad being engageable with the user's shoe when it is disposed in a club-swinging position on the second footpad, whereby a golfer having one foot on the first footpad, and his other foot on the second footpad, can rock the first footpad on the fulcrum structure as his other foot is spinning with respect to the second footpad.