Patent ID: 6450893
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf training aid, comprising:a single-hinged mounting clamp dimensioned to engage a lower portion of a golf club shaft, said clamp including: a main portion having a means to secure a pivot at a first end, a golf club shaft-engaging mid-portion, a fastener-engaging portion at a second end, and at least one integral flange member in a plane parallel with said pivot and incorporating at least one aligned hole; and a pivoting portion having a means to engage said pivot at a first end, a golf club shaft-engaging mid-portion, and a fastener-engaging portion at a second end; a mounting clamp fastener comprising a portion engaging said fastener-engaging portions of said main portion and said pivoting portion and a first hand-operable securing means; a cylindrical support bar having a flange with an aligned hole for engaging said at least one integral flange member; a support bar fastener comprising a portion engaging said at least one integral flange member and said support bar flange, said support bar fastener further comprising at least one second hand-operable securing means; and an aiming assembly, said aiming assembly including: an optical beam-emitting device; and a means for mounting said optical beam-emitting device to said support bar in a plane perpendicular to said support bar, said means for mounting including a support bar-engaging clamp and a third hand-operable securing means.