Patent ID: 8696485
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf plane training device comprising: a base constructed and arranged to provide a first ground support which during use is on a first side of a resting golf ball facing a golfer addressing the golf ball, a second ground support which during use is on a second side of the resting golf ball facing away from the golfer addressing the golf ball, and a connector connecting the first and second ground supports; at least two bottom supports connected to the first ground support; at least two top supports connected to the second ground support; at least one bottom guide protruding from each bottom support; and at least one top guide protruding from each top support, wherein the top and bottom guides being deflectable so that when a golf shaft contacts the guides during a golf swing the guides deflect without causing damage to the golf shaft, the bottom and top guides defining a space there between through which the golf shaft travels during a downswing and follow through of a golf swing, the space providing a visual representation of a plane the club shaft travels on the downswing and follow through of a golf swing, at least one of the guides or supports being movable to provide different plane angles, the distance between the bottom and top guides being adjustable to change a width of the space there between, and the guides protruding from the supports being constructed and arranged to provide clearance for a club head under the guides and to provide a minimum space width narrower than a width of the club head.