Patent ID: 6939242
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf instruction apparatus, comprising: a malleable, elongated, guide member having a guide member edge and at least one free edge, said guide member which is bendable at ambient temperature by a user into an arc having a certain desired curvature substantially matching the arc of a desired swing of a golf clubhead, and which substantially retains the shape into which it is bent until reshaped by the user; and a guide member anchoring device adapted for attachment to an end of said guide member for securing said guide member to the ground to position said guide member extending upwardly from the ground such that a golfer is able to practice swinging a golf club at full speed along a desired swing path by swinging the head of the club along the arc of said guide member edge, and such that the malleable guide member yields to contact of the swinging golf clubhead and thereby prevents damage of tie golf clubhead and said guide member; wherein said guide member comprises an outer foam material and an inner metal material.