Patent ID: 7727082
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A device for training a golf swing, comprising: a guide bar configured to guide the swing of a golf club such that the swing begins in a desired swing plane; a guide bar support structure coupled with the guide bar and configured to support the guide bar in a position so as to allow the golf club to move adjacent to the guide bar during a backswing of the golf club, wherein the guide bar is configured to automatically retract away from a path of the golf club taken during the backswing of the golf club; a retraction mechanism coupled to the guide bar and configured to retract the guide bar; and at least one sensor coupled to the retraction mechanism, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned and configured to detect when the backswing has reached an actuation position along the guide bar and actuate the retraction mechanism when the backswing has reached the actuation position.