Patent ID: 6582318
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf training aid for use by a golfer when hitting a golf ball with a golf club, said training aid comprising:a sheet having a top end and a bottom end; a means for attaching said sheet to a golfer; and a panel mounted to said sheet having a panel front end and an opposing panel back end, a panel top end and an opposing panel bottom end, said attaching means causing said sheet and said panel to rotate with the hips of said golfer during a golf swing, said panel moving from a position perpendicular to the intended flight path of a golf ball to a position parallel to the intended flight path of said golf ball as said golfer swings, said panel being positioned on said sheet so that said golfer does not make contact with said panel during a proper golf swing, said panel dimensioned to make contact with said golfer when an improper golf swing is made so that said golfer receives tactile feedback from said panel as an indication of said improper golf swing, wherein said panel is dimensioned so that the length of said panel top end when measured from said panel back end to said panel front end is less than the length of said panel bottom end when measured from said panel back end to said panel front end.