Abstract:
Apparatus  10  for a golf swing training device comprising a golf club  20  with a shaft  24  with a grip  22  at one end and a club head  26  at the other end of the shaft with a cup  12  attached to the face  14  of the club head with the cup opening on the front towards the intended target. The bore of the cup  12  conforms substantially to the diameter of the ball  28 . In use, a ball  28  is placed in the cup  12  with the intention of releasing the ball from the cup at a desired point during the swing at a target. In practice, if during the back swing the cup  12  is incorrectly tilted, due to poor swing mechanics, the ball  28  will fall out. Also, if the bore of the cup  12  is not in alignment with the target line at the ball&#39;s  28  point of release the ball trajectory will be skewed from the target. As an additional element, the cup  12  can have a circumferential ridge  40  on the interior to impede the ball  28  from easily falling out and the cup can be removably attached at  36, 38  to the club face  14.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   The present invention provides a golf swing training device comprising a shaft with a grip at one end and a club head at the other end of the shaft with a cup attached to the face of said club head with the cup opening on the front towards the intended target. The bore of the cup conforms substantially to the diameter of the ball. In use, a ball is placed in the cup with the intention of releasing the ball from the cup at a desired point during the swing at a target. 
   In practice, if during the back swing the cup is incorrectly tilted, due to poor swing mechanics, the ball will fall out. Also, if the bore of the cup is not in alignment with the target line at the ball&#39;s point of release the ball trajectory will be skewed from the target. 
   The present invention provides a golf swing training device that helps the golfer develop a back swing along the correct swing plane, at a slow pace, while rotating the hands properly thus keeping the ball from falling out of the cup. 
   The present invention provides a golf swing training device that promotes the correct extension and rotation of the hands along the target line, during the down swing, leading to a proper finish. 
   If the down swing is done correctly the ball will leave the cup at the bottom of the swing and fly directly down the target line in a manner that is predictable and repeatable. Any swing other than a correct swing will cause the ball to go left, right, lower or higher of the target line. 
   As an additional element the cup can have a circumferential ridge on the interior to impede the ball from easily falling out and the cup can be removably attached to the club head. 
   2. Description of the Prior Art 
   There are other golf club devices designed for training. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 2,057,821 issued to Costello on Oct. 20, 1936. 
   Another patent was issued to Costello on Oct. 5, 1937 as U.S. Pat. No. 2,094,766. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 2,621,044 was issued to Sloan on Dec. 9, 1952 and still yet another was issued on Mar. 24, 1964 to Sabia as U.S. Pat. No. 3,126,206. 
   Another patent was issued to Swan on Jul. 13, 1965 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,194,564. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,139,198 was issued to Kanavas on Feb. 13, 1979. Another was issued to Faust on Oct. 31, 1989 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,251 and still yet another was issued on Oct. 16, 1990 to Colucci as U.S. Pat. No. 4,962,927. 
   Another patent was issued to Watkins on Apr. 30, 1991 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,011,153. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,962 was issued to Lin on Oct. 4, 1994. Still yet another patent was issued on Oct. 15, 2002 to Belding as U.S. Pat. No. 6,464,594. Another was issued to Jenkinson on Jun. 23, 1971 as U.K. Patent No. GB1236982 and still yet another was issued on Sep. 5, 1994 to Iriarte, et al. as Canadian Patent No. CA 2,116,891. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 2,057,821 
   Inventor: Henry O. Costello 
   Issued: Oct. 20, 1936 
   In a practice golf club comprising a shank portion and a head portion, separate sets of projecting members extending outwardly from that part of the head portion which corresponds with the striking face of an ordinary golf club and spaced from each other a distance materially less than the diameter of a practice golf ball to compressibly receive therebetween a practice golf ball when struck at such an angle as to force an entry within the space defined by said opposed sets of projecting members, said members being each provided with rounded end and edge portions adapted to guide a practice golf ball within the space defined by the opposed sets of projecting members or deflect the same therefrom without injury to the ball. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 2,094,766 
   Inventor: Henry O. Costello 
   Issued: Oct. 5, 1937 
   The combination with a golf club comprising a head and a shaft secured to the head, a practice ball, a resiliently gripping holding member fitting over&#39; and detachably secured to the club shaft adjacent to the free end thereof, and means connecting said&#39; detachable holding member and&#39; practice&#39; ball for limiting the extent of, movement of said ball when struck by said golf club. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 2,621,044 
   Inventor: Joseph P. Sloan 
   Issued: Dec. 9, 1952 
   A golf practice device for conventional golf clubs, consisting of an auxiliary head generally U-shaped in cross section with abridge member and depending parallel blades with continuous ground engaging bottom edges forming an open elongated groove along the under face of said head of sufficient width and height to clear an object of substantially the same diameter as a conventional golf ball when the latter is in normal playing position relative, to the ground, and means on said bridge member affording detachable interfitting engagement with the head of a conventional golf club. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 3,126,206 
   Inventor: Daniel Joseph Sabia 
   Issued: Mar. 24, 1964 
   A golf club adapted to indicate the quality of a practice swing comprising; in combination; a shaft; a club head; said club head including a substantially planar face surface, a body which extends rearwardly therefrom to an arcuate rear surface, a top surface, and a substantially planar bottom surface positioned with respect to said shaft for striking engagement with the ground during said practice swing; and means for coupling said shaft to said club head such that the axis of said shaft both lies in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said face surface and is angular to the plane of said bottom surface; said club head integrally including a depression in said top surface thereof in the form of a straight, hollow, open-ended channel commencing at said face surface and extending rearwardly therefrom through said rear surface; said depression descending downward from said top surface toward said bottom surface such that the depth of said channel is substantially coextensive with the vertical dimension of said club head, and only a thin bridge exists between the bottom of said channel and said bottom surface; the width of said channel throughout its entire length being of sufficient dimension to admit passage of a golf ball therethrough. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 3,194,564 
   Inventor: Lawrence S. Swan 
   Issued: Jul. 13, 1965 
   A practice golf club comprising: a club head having a substantially flat golf ball striking face in which a pair of apertures, substantially perpendicular to said face and spaced apart a distance greater than the diameter of a golf bail, are provided to define that portion of said face, which is the desired impact area and a pair of pins spring held in respective ones of said apertures for releasable insertion and each having a length which is at least a substantial portion of the diameter of a golf ball such that one or the other of said pins engages the golf all if the complete swing of the golf club is not properly executed. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,139,198 
   Inventor: James G. Kanavas 
   Issued: Feb. 13, 1979 
   A training device which a golfer can attach to his putter to assist him in developing putting proficiency. The device consists of a rigid annulus having a flat back surface and a concave conical front surface that meet to form the inner edge of the annulus, the diameter of which is smaller than that of a conventional golf ball but large enough to permit the ball to contact the face of a putter to which the training device is attached without also contacting any part of the annulus. Attaching wings projecting in opposite directions from the annulus have flat back surfaces that are coplanar with the back surface of the annulus, to facilitate attaching the training device to a putter. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,251 
   Inventor: Wayne Faust 
   Issued: Oct. 31, 1989 
   A novelty putting device for a golf ball or facsimile thereof comprises the integral combination of a putter including a shaft and a putter head; a funnel-like guide tube having a tapered portion and including a guide track formed in the inner bottom surface thereof for guiding the movement of the ball after the ball is struck by the putter; and an L-shaped bracket connecting the guide tube to the putter and supporting the putter head in spaced relationship to the guide tube. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,962,927 
   Inventor: Nicholas Colucci 
   Issued: Oct. 16, 1990 
   A golf putter includes a horizontal flange extending rearward from the upper edge of a blade having a front face for striking golf balls. A pair of spaced apart narrow walls also extend rearward from the rear surface of the striking face and define an open space into which a golf ball may be wedged and retrieved. The flange and narrow walls provide weight centered on the blade&#39;s sweet spot. The upper surface of the flange may be provided with a sighting line to line up the putt with a target. The lower edges of the blade and vertical walls provide reduced resistance from grass during putting. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 5,011,153 
   Inventor: Thomas H. Watkins 
   Issued: Apr. 30, 1991 
   A golfer&#39;s putting aid is demountably secured to the putter head with a rubber band. The invention visually teaches the golfer to keep the putter head at a right angle relative to the sight line the golfer intends to putt the ball along. It is intended to teach the golfer not to twist the putter shaft while putting. The putting aid is a U-shaped bracket formed by a pair of spaced apart parallel fingers extending from a cross brace having a platform. The open ended rectangular cavity formed by the fingers and cross brace is large enough to surround a golf ball lying on the practice green and forms a guideway. There are a pair of spaced apart abutments with anchor posts located on the platform adjacent to the two interior corners of the cavity. The two abutments are vertical and abut against the face of the putter head. The two anchor posts secure the ends of the rubber band which is stretched underneath the cross brace. The stretched rubber band holds both ends of the putter head against the abutments. Both fingers visually exaggerate the angle of the face of the putter relative to the imaginary swing line while practicing one&#39;s putting. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,962 
   Inventor: Lung-Chian Lin 
   Issued: Oct. 4, 1994 
   A golf putting practice device permitting inspection of linear perpendicular movement gravitational center of a putting club, composed of a connecting seat, a perpendicular standard strip and a pad member, wherein the pad member is rectangular, formed with a standard line and a circle positioned at a middle portion of the standard line, whereby during the movements of aiming, moving back, moving forward, hitting and moving following the ball, the player is able to inspect whether the standard strip is overlapped on the standard line and correct the linear perpendicular putting movement to place the gravitational center of the putting club on the line connecting the golf ball and the ball hole so as to achieve a correct putting track and attitude. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 6,464,596 
   Inventor: Randy S. Belding 
   Issued: Oct. 15, 2002 
   A U-shaped alignment attachment is mounted on a putter and includes laterally inwardly spaced apart parallel leg extensions which have rearward ends spaced sufficiently from the golf ball when being addressed that they will engage the golf ball when the club is moved rearwardly on the backstroke if the club is off the intended line and engage the forward ends of the leg extensions on the forward stroke giving immediate feedback to the golfer as a result of the golf ball going off in an exaggerated miss/hit direction. Appropriate jaws are provided for mounting the attachment on different types of golf clubs. 
   U.K. Patent Number GB 1236982 
   Inventor: Gerard Matthew Jenkinson 
   Issued: Jun. 23, 1971 
   A practicing means for a ball game such as golf, comprises a handle member rigidly attached to a portion with an edge forming a striking boundary at a position defined by a linear translation through a distance equal to the ball radius, of at least the greater part of the boundary of a preferred striking area corresponding to a preferred striking area on a normal playing implement for the game, said edge at least partially defining an aperture, whereby, on use of the practicing means in a manner analogous to the use of the normal playing implement, contact between the ball and said edge indicates that, for a corresponding stroke made with a playing implement, the ball would have been struck outside the preferred striking area and passage of the ball through the aperture without contacting said edge indicates that an acceptable stroke has been played. An embodiment of the invention is shown in  FIG. 2  wherein the portion referred to is a tube and  FIG. 1  shows the aperture defined by linear translation of the preferred striking area through a distance equal to the ball radius. 
   Canadian Patent Number CA2,116,891 
   Inventor: Doria D. Iriarte, et al. 
   Issued: Sep. 5, 1994 
   The subject is a head for a golf club that can be based on a specific design, but the head is to have improvements incorporated in order to remove or diminish the vibrations caused by the movement of the head until it impacts with the ball. These improvements are the placing on the side of the head opposite to that on which the impact occurs, of some deep cavities that begin at the edge defined by the flows round the head as it moves. These cavities are parallel to the edges of the rear face and are joined by a central spine that separates them. 
   While these training devices may be suitable for the purposes for which they were designed, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention, as hereinafter described. 
   SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
   The present invention discloses a golf swing training device comprising a golf club with a shaft with a grip at one end and a club head at the other end of the shaft with a cup attached to the face of the club head with the cup opening on the front towards the intended target. The bore of the cup conforms substantially to the diameter of the ball. In use, a ball is placed in the cup with the intention of releasing the ball from the cup at a desired point during the swing at a target. In practice, if during the back swing the cup is incorrectly tilted, due to poor swing mechanics, the ball will fall out. Also, if the bore of the cup is not in alignment with the target line at the ball&#39;s point of release the ball trajectory will be skewed from the target. As an additional element, the cup can have a circumferential ridge on the interior to impede the ball from easily falling out and the cup can be removably attached to the club head. 
   The present invention is a small, transportable golf swing training device to train a golfer to correctly swing a golf club. On the back swing, the golfer learns to take a low and slow swing along the target line while rotating the wrists properly. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line and improving the follow-through. By practicing with the device, a golfer should experience an improved swing leading to longer and straighter shots. 
   To begin the back swing, the golfer must take a low and slow take away along the target line while rotating the wrists properly; otherwise, the golf ball will fall out of the cup that is attached to the face of the device. A correct takeaway keeps the golf ball in the cup throughout the back swing. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line. If done correctly, the ball will leave the cup at the bottom of the swing and fly directly down the target line. Any swing other than a correct swing will cause the ball to go left, right, higher or lower of the target line. To further assist the golfer, the device can be used with two one-inch wide ribbons placed parallel to each other on the floor. One ribbon, approximately 3 feet long, is used to line up the golfer&#39;s feet. The other ribbon, approximately 12 feet long, is aligned with the imagined position of the golf ball along the target line. In addition, for the golfer to assess the results of their swing, they can affix a transportable bulls-eye to a wall located down the line of the 12-foot ribbon. This gives the golfer visual feedback of the trajectory of the ball as it leaves the cup. 
   A primary object of the present invention is to provide a golfer with a swing training device to develop a correct back swing, target line swing release and follow through. 
   Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing training device comprising a shaft having a cup attached to the face of a club head. 
   Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing training device wherein said cup aperture faces the front of the club. 
   Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing training device wherein the bore of the cup is diametrically similar to the ball diameter. 
   A further object of the present invention is to provide an optional ridge on the interior of the cup to impede the ball easily rolling out. 
   Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing training device having an additional element in the form of one or more lengths of ribbon that aid in stance foot position and intended trajectory of the ball. 
   Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing training device that is easy to use. 
   Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a golf swing training device that is cost effective to manufacture. 
   Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a transportable swing training device that fits in travel luggage. 
   Additional objects of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
   The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a golf swing training device comprising a club head and shaft having a cup attached thereto with the cup opening on the front towards the intended target. The bore of the cup conforms substantially to the diameter of the ball. In use a ball is placed in the cup with the intention of releasing the ball from the cup at a desired point during the swing at a target. In practice, if during the back swing the cup is tilted the ball will fall out or if when released the bore of the cup is not in alignment with the target, the ball trajectory is skewed from the target. The advantage of the present invention is it helps the golfer develop a back swing along the correct swing plane, at a slow pace, rolling the hands open to keep the ball from falling out of the cup and to extend the hands along the target line on downswing. If the swing is done correctly, the ball will leave the cup at the bottom of the swing and fly directly down the target line. Any swing other than a correct swing will cause the ball to go left, right, higher or lower of the target line. 
   The foregoing and other objects and advantages will appear from the description to follow. In the description reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments will be described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the accompanying drawings, like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views. 
   The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is best defined by the appended claims. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     In order that the invention may be more fully understood, it will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: 
       FIG. 1  is an illustrative view of the present invention in use. 
       FIG. 2  is a side view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 3  is a frontal view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 4  is a detailed perspective view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 5  is a frontal view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 7  is an illustrative view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 8  is an illustrated view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 9  is an illustrated view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 10  is an illustrated view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 11  is a side view of an additional element of the present invention. 
       FIG. 12  is a side view of the shaft mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 13  is a back view of the shaft mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 14  is a front view of the shaft mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 15  is a side view of the golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 16  is a side view of the golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 17  is a front view of the golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 18  is a back view of the golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 19  is a top view of the golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 20  is a side view of another golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 21  is a side view of the other golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 22  is a front view of the other golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 23  is a back view of the other golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 24  is a top view of the other golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 25  is a bottom view of the other golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 26  is another type of restrainer comprising bristle mounted on cup lip. 
       FIG. 27  is a side view of an alternate golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 28  is a side view of the alternate golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 29  is a front view of the alternate golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 30  is a back view of the alternate golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 31  is a top view of the alternate golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
       FIG. 32  is a bottom view of the alternate golf club face mounted version of the present invention. 
   

   LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 
   With regard to reference numerals used, the following numbering is used throughout the drawings. 
   
     
       
             
             
           
         
             
                 
             
           
           
             
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               present invention 
             
             
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               cup 
             
             
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               face 
             
             
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               arrow 
             
             
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               target line 
             
             
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               golf club 
             
             
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               grip 
             
             
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               shaft 
             
             
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               club head 
             
             
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               ball 
             
             
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               long ribbon 
             
             
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               short ribbon 
             
             
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               golfer 
             
             
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               male threads 
             
             
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               female threads 
             
             
               40 
               ridge 
             
             
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               target 
             
             
               42 
               clamp 
             
             
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               clamp fasteners 
             
             
               46 
               clamp arm 
             
             
               48 
               double face tape 
             
             
               50 
               mounting frame 
             
             
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               club head mounting frame member 
             
             
               52 
               cup mounted frame member 
             
             
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               mounting frame hinge 
             
             
               54 
               slide stay 
             
             
               56 
               slide pivot 
             
             
               58 
               slide set screw 
             
             
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               slide aperture 
             
             
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               strap loop 
             
             
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               frame mounting apertures 
             
             
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               cup mounted bristles 
             
             
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               safety strap anchor 
             
             
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               adjuster strap 
             
             
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               adjuster strap apertures 
             
             
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               adjuster strap post 
             
             
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               shaft mounted golf swing training device 
             
             
               200 
               golf club - head mounted golf swing training device 
             
             
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               golf club - head mounted golf swing training device 
             
             
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               golf club - head mounted golf swing training device 
             
             
                 
             
           
        
       
     
   
   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
   The following discussion describes in detail one embodiment of the invention (and several variations of that embodiment). This discussion should not be construed, however, as limiting the invention to those particular embodiments since practitioners skilled in the art will recognize numerous other embodiments as well. For a definition of the complete scope of the invention, the reader is directed to the appended claims. 
   Turning to  FIG. 1 , shown therein is an illustrative view of the present invention  10  in use. The present invention  10  discloses a golf swing training device comprised of a cup  12  mounted to a club face  14  for placing a ball therein and dispensing the ball. The cup  12  has an exteriorly positioned marker or arrow  16  used as an alignment aid with a target. Also shown is the target line at  18 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 2 , shown therein is a side view of the present invention  10 . Shown is the present invention  10  disclosing a small, transportable golf swing training device to train a golfer to correctly swing a golf club  20 . On the back swing, the golfer learns to take a low and slow swing along the target line while rotating the wrists properly. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line and improving the follow-through. By practicing with the device, a golfer should experience an improved swing leading to longer and straighter shots. Also shown are the grip  22 , shaft  24 , club head  26 , cup  12  and ball  28 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 3 , shown therein is a frontal view of the present invention  10 . Shown is the present invention  10  disclosing a small, transportable golf swing training device to train a golfer to correctly swing a golf club  20 . On the back swing, the golfer learns to take a low and slow swing along the target line while rotating the wrists properly. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line and improving the follow-through. By practicing with the device  10 , a golfer should experience an improved swing leading to longer and straighter shots. Also shown are a long target line ribbon  30 , target line  18 , a short stance ribbon  32  and other previously disclosed elements. 
   Turning to  FIG. 4 , shown therein is a detailed perspective view of the present invention  10 . Shown is the present invention  10  disclosing a small, transportable golf swing training device to train a golfer to correctly swing a golf club. On the back swing, the golfer learns to take a low and slow swing along the target line while rotating the wrists properly. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line and improving the follow-through. By practicing with the device  10 , a golfer should experience an improved swing leading to longer and straighter shots. Other elements previously shown are also disclosed. 
   Turning to  FIG. 5 , shown therein is an exploded perspective view of the present invention  10 . Shown is the present invention  10  disclosing a small, transportable golf swing training device to train a golfer to correctly swing a golf club. On the back swing, the golfer learns to take a low and slow swing along the target line while rotating the wrists properly. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line and improving the follow-through. By practicing with the device  10 , a golfer should experience an improved swing leading to longer and straighter shots. Other elements previously shown are also disclosed. 
   Turning to  FIG. 6 , shown therein is a perspective view of the present invention  10 . Shown is the present invention  10  disclosing a small, transportable golf swing training device to train a golfer to correctly swing a golf club. On the back swing, the golfer learns to take a low and slow swing along the target line while rotating the wrists properly. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line and improving the follow-through. By practicing with the device  10 , a golfer should experience an improved swing leading to longer and straighter shots. Other elements previously disclosed are also shown. 
   Turning to  FIG. 7 , shown therein is an illustrative view of the present invention  10 . Shown is the present invention  10  disclosing a small transportable golf swing training device to help a golfer learn to make a low, slow back swing, rotate the wrist properly and to extend the club head along the target line on the down swing. The device  10  is capable of slinging a plastic practice golf ball or a regulation golf ball forward toward a target. The device  10  also helps train a golfer to extend the hands down the target line. The device  10  comprises a cup  12  mounted to a club head, which is attached to a shaft with a grip. Also shown is portable target  41  placed down the line of the ribbon  30 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 8 , shown therein is an illustrated view of the present invention  10 . To begin the back swing, the golfer  34  must take a low and slow takeaway along the target line while rotating the wrists properly; otherwise, the golf ball will fall out of the cup  12  that is attached to the face of the device. A correct takeaway keeps the golf ball in the cup  12  throughout the back swing. On the down swing, a golfer learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line. If done correctly, the ball will leave the cup  12  at the bottom of the swing and fly directly down the target line. Any swing other than a correct swing will cause the ball to go left, right, higher or lower of the target line. To further assist the golfer, the device  10  can be used with two one-inch wide ribbons  30 ,  32  placed parallel to each other on the floor. One ribbon  32 , approximately 3 feet long, is used to line up the golfer&#39;s feet. The other ribbon  30 , approximately 12 feet long, is aligned with the imagined position of the golf ball along the target line. In addition, for the golfer  34  to assess the results of their swing, they can affix a transportable bulls-eye to a wall located down the line of the 12-foot ribbon  30 . This gives the golfer  34  visual feedback of the trajectory of the ball as it leaves the cup  12 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 9 , shown therein is an illustrated view of the present invention  10  showing an incorrect back swing. To begin the back swing, the golfer  34  must take a low and slow takeaway along the target line while rotating the wrists properly; otherwise, the golf ball  28  will fall out of the cup  12  that is attached to the face of the device. A correct takeaway keeps the golf ball  28  in the cup  12  throughout the back swing. On the down swing, a golfer  34  learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line. If done correctly, the ball  28  will leave the cup  12  at the bottom of the swing and fly directly down the target line. Any swing other than a correct swing will cause the ball  28  to go left, right, higher or lower of the target line. To further assist the golfer  34 , the device can be used with two one-inch wide ribbons  30 ,  32  placed parallel to each other on the floor. One ribbon  32 , approximately 3 feet long, is used to line up the golfer&#39;s feet. The other ribbon  30 , approximately 12 feet long, is aligned with the imagined position of the golf ball along the target line. In addition, for the golfer to assess the results of their swing, they can affix a transportable bulls-eye to a wall located down the line of the 12-foot ribbon. This gives the golfer  34  visual feedback of the trajectory of the ball  28  as it leaves the cup  12 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 10 , shown therein is an illustrated view of the present invention  10 . To begin the back swing, the golfer  34  must take a low and slow takeaway along the target line  18  while rotating the wrists properly; otherwise, the golf ball will fall out of the cup  12  that is attached to the face of the device. A correct takeaway keeps the golf ball  28  in the cup  12  throughout the back swing. On the down swing, a golfer  34  learns to rotate the wrists through the hitting area while extending the hands along the target line. If done correctly, the ball  28  will leave the cup  12  at the bottom of the swing and fly directly down the target line  18 . Any swing other than a correct swing will cause the ball to go left, right, higher or lower of the target line  18 . To further assist the golfer, the device can be used with two one-inch wide ribbons placed parallel to each other on the floor. One ribbon  32 , approximately 3 feet long, is used to line up the golfer&#39;s feet. The other ribbon  30 , approximately 12 feet long, is aligned with the imagined position of the golf ball along the target line. In addition, for the golfer to assess the results of their swing, they can affix a transportable bulls-eye to a wall located down the line of the 12-foot ribbon. This gives the golfer  34  visual feedback of the trajectory of the ball  28  as it leaves the cup  12 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 11 , shown therein is a side view of an additional element of the present invention. Shown is an additional element of the present invention wherein the cup  12  is removably fastened to the club face  14 . The cup  12  has a male threaded member  36  and the club head  14  has a female threaded bore  38 . The cup  12  may incorporate a circumferentially positioned interior ridge  40  to retard the ball from easily falling out. 
   Turning to  FIG. 12 , shown therein is a side view of an additional element of the present invention. Shown is an additional element of the present invention wherein the golf swing training device  100  incorporates means for attachment to any golf club shaft  24  by integrating cup  12  and clamp  42  thereby enabling the golfer to selectively attach the present invention  100  to any desired club. 
   Turning to  FIG. 13 , shown is a back view of the mountable golf swing training device. Shown is the golf swing training device  100  comprising cup  12  selectively attached to golf club shaft  24  using clamp  42  comprising mating clamp members having clamp fastening apertures for the insertion therein of a fastener. Extending from one of the mating clamp members in cantilevered fashion is clamp arm  46  with cup  12  mounted thereon. 
   Turning to  FIG. 14 , shown is a front view of the mountable golf swing training device. Shown is the present invention  100  mounted to a golf club having grip  22 , shaft  24  and club head  26 . The golf swing training device has mating members forming clamp  42  whereby said device can be selectively mounted to any desired golf club. Each of the members has a threaded throughbore for insertion therein of fasteners releasably fixing the device to a golf club shaft  24 . Cantilevered from one of the clamp members is clamp arm  46  having cup  12  thereon. 
   Turning to  FIG. 15 , shown therein is a side view of another additional element of the present invention. Shown is another additional element of the present invention wherein the golf swing training device  200  incorporates a mountable frame  50  having pivotal members  51 ,  52  that provide means for adjusting the cup angle relative to the mounted surface, which in this case is club face  14 . Once the desired angle has been determined. Set screw  58  is tightened to fix the angle between golf club head  26  and cup  12 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 16 , shown therein is a side view of another additional element of the present invention. The present invention  200  provides for another means of attaching the present invention to a golf club head  26 . The additional means incorporates a mounting frame  50  comprising two planar members  51 ,  52  pivotally connected by frame hinge  53  with slide stay  54  for fixedly setting a desired angle between the pivotal members. Slide stay  54  is pivotally anchored  56  to one of the frame members with slide stay  54  having a longitudinal slot  60  with set screw  58 , which is threadedly fastened to the other mounting frame member, traveling therein. In operation, the present invention  200  is fastened to a golf club face  14  whereupon the user loosens the mounting frame set screw  58 , adjusts the cup  12  to the desired angle and tightens set screw  58 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 17 , shown is a front view of the mountable golf swing training device. Shown is the present invention  200  comprising mountable frame  50  having cup  12  mounted thereon. Angular adjustment of cup  12  relative to golf club head  26  is achieved by loosening set screw  58  traveling in slide aperture  60  of slide  54 . When the desired angle has been determined, set screw  58  is tightened and the present invention  200  is ready for use. The present invention  200  also provides for additional means for securing the present invention  200  to golf club head  26  by incorporating strap loops  62  positioned on the top and bottom side of that portion of mounting frame  50  that fastens to golf club head  26 . Strap loops  62  can have a length of hook and loop material extending from one strap loop over the back side of club head  26  and releasably fastened to the other strap loop  62  thereby providing an additional means of mounting the present invention  200  comprised of mounting frame  50 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 18 , shown is a back view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device. Shown is a back view of mounting frame  50  that mounts to golf club face  14  of golf club head  26 . As previously stated, angular adjustment of cup  12  relative to golf club head  26  is achieved by loosening set screw  58  traveling in slide aperture  60  of slide  54 . When the desired angle has been determined, set screw  58  is tightened and the present invention  200  is ready for use. The present invention  200  also provides for additional means for securing the present invention  200  to golf club head  26  by incorporating strap loops  62  positioned on the top and bottom side of that portion of mounting frame  50  that fastens to golf club head  26 . Strap loops  62  can have a length of hook and loop material extending from one strap loop over the back side of club head  26  and releasably fastened to the other strap loop  62  thereby providing an additional means of mounting the present invention  200  comprised of mounting frame  50 . Additionally, the present invention provides frame mounting apertures  64  whereby the present invention can be releasably fixed to golf club head  26  using appropriated fasteners. 
   Turning to  FIG. 19 , shown therein is a top view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device  200  of the present invention. Mounting frame  50  is comprised of pivotally fastened planar member. As illustrated, the front pivotal member  52  has cup  12  depending therefrom with set screws  58  located on opposing sides traveling in longitudinal slot  60  of slide  54 . Slide  54  is pivotally fastened to the back pivotal frame member  51 . Since the front and back frame members  51 ,  52  are hingedly fastened at the base using mounting frame hinge  53 , angular divergence of the front pivotal frame member  52  relative to the back pivotal frame member  51  is therein provided with slide stay  54  and set screws  58  providing means for releasably fixing the desired angular displacement. 
   Turning to  FIG. 20 , shown therein is a side view of another additional element of the present invention. Shown is another additional element of the present invention wherein the golf swing training device  300  incorporates a mountable frame  50  having golf club head mountable frame member  51  and cup mounted frame member  52  pivotally fastened together by mounting frame hinge  53  thereby providing means for adjusting the cup angle relative to club face  14 . Also shown is one means for attaching the present invention  300  to golf club head  26  using double face tape  48 . After attachment of the device  300  to club face  14 , a desired angle is set by pivoting cup mounted frame member  52  to a desired angle. Once the desired angle has been determined. Set screw  58  is tightened to fix the angle between golf club head  26  and cup  12 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 21 , shown therein is a side view of the additional element depicted in  FIG. 20 . The present invention  300  provides for another means for attaching the present invention to a golf club head  26 . The additional means incorporates mounting frame  50  comprising two planar members  51 ,  52  pivotally connected by mounting frame hinge  53  with slide stay  54  for fixedly setting a desired angle between the pivotal members. Slide stay  54  is mounted to the top side of head mounted frame member  51  with slide stay  54  having a longitudinal slot  60  with set screw  58 , which is threadedly fastened to the top side of cup mounted frame member  52  traveling in slide aperture  60  providing means for fixedly positioning one mounting frame member relative to the other. 
   Turning to  FIG. 22 , shown is a front view of the mountable golf swing training device illustrate in  FIG. 20 . Shown is the present invention  300  comprising mountable frame  50  having golf club head mountable member  51  and cup mounted member  52  having cup  12  mounted thereon. Angular adjustment of cup  12  relative to golf club head  26  is achieved by loosening set screw  58  traveling in slide aperture  60  of slide  54 . When the desired angle has been determined, set screw  58  is tightened and the present invention  300  is ready for use. 
   Turning to  FIG. 23 , shown is a back view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device as shown in  FIG. 20 . Shown is a back view of the present invention  300  having head mounted frame member  51  that mounts to golf club face  14  of golf club head  26 . As previously stated, angular adjustment of cup  12  relative to golf club head  26  is achieved by loosening set screw  58  traveling in slide aperture  60  of slide  54 . When the desired angle has been determined, set screw  58  is tightened and the present invention  300  is ready for use. The present invention  300  also provides for additional means for securing the present invention  300  to golf club head  26  by providing frame mounting apertures  64  whereby the present invention can be releasably fixed to golf club head  26  using the appropriated fasteners. 
   Turning to  FIG. 24 , shown therein is a top view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device  300  of the present invention. Mounting frame  50  is comprised of pivotally fastened members  51 ,  52  by means of mounting frame hinge  53 . As illustrated, the front pivotal member  52  has cup  12  mounted thereon with set screw  58  located on the top edge of pivotal member  52  traveling in longitudinal slot  60  of slide stay  54 . Slide  54  is fastened to the top edge of back mounted frame member  51 . Since the front and back frame members  51 ,  52  are hingedly fastened at the base using mounting frame hinge  53 , angular divergence of the front pivotal frame member  52  relative to the back pivotal frame member  51  is therein provided with slide stay  54  and set screw  58  providing means for releasably fixing the desired angular displacement. 
   Turning to  FIG. 25 , shown therein is a bottom view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device  300  of the present invention. As previously described mounting frame  50  is comprised of pivotally fastened members  51 ,  52  by means of mounting frame hinge  53 . Since the front and back frame members  51 ,  52  are hingedly fastened at the base using mounting frame hinge  53 , angular divergence of the front pivotal frame member  52  relative to the back pivotal frame member  51  is therein provided with slide stay  54  and set screw  58  providing means for releasably fixing the desired angular displacement. 
   Turning to  FIG. 26 , shown therein is a side view of an additional element of the present invention. Shown is an additional element of the present invention wherein the cup  12  is removably fastened to the club face  14 . The cup  12  has a male threaded member  36  and the club head  14  has a female threaded bore  38 . The cup  12  may incorporate a partially circumferentially positioned plurality of cup mounted bristles  66  to retard the ball from easily falling out of the cup and frustrating the novice golfer. 
   Turning to  FIG. 27 , shown therein is a side view of another additional element of the present invention. Shown is another additional element  400  of the present invention wherein the golf swing training device  400  incorporates a mountable frame  50  having pivotal members that provide means for adjusting the cup angle relative to the mounted surface, which in this case is club face  14 . Once the desired angle has been determined, adjuster strap  70  having a plurality of adjuster strap apertures  72  is snapped onto the adjuster strap post  74  at the appropriate aperture  72  that will maintain the desired angular displacement. 
   Turning to  FIG. 28 , shown therein is a side view of the additional element as shown in  FIG. 27 . The present invention  400  provides for another means for attaching the present invention to a golf club head  26 . The additional means incorporates a mounting frame  50  comprising head mounted frame member  51  and cup mounted frame member  52  connected by mounting frame hinge  53  with adjuster strap  70  providing means for fixedly setting a desired angle between the pivotal members  51 ,  52 . Adjuster strap  70  is fastened to the top edge of frame member  51  with an adjuster strap post extending from the top edge of frame member  52 . Adjuster strap  70  has a plurality of spaced apart apertures  72 . In operation, the present invention  400  is fastened to a golf club face  14  of golf club head  26  whereupon the user positions cup mounted frame member  52  to a desired angle relative to the head mounted frame member  51 . When the desired angle is determined, the selected adjuster strap aperture  72  of adjuster strap  70  is pressed onto adjuster strap post  74  fixing the desired angle until selectively changed. 
   Turning to  FIG. 29 , shown is a front view of the mountable golf swing training device as depicted in  FIG. 27 . Shown is the present invention  400  comprising mountable frame  50  having cup  12  mounted thereon. Angular adjustment of cup  12  relative to golf club head  26  is achieved by selecting an adjuster strap aperture  72  and pressing the aperture  72  onto adjuster strap post  74 . The present invention  400  also provides for additional means for securing the present invention  400  to golf club head  26  by incorporating a safety strap (not shown) and safety strap anchors  68  positioned on opposing sides of head mounted frame member  51 . The safety strap is fixed to one of the safety strap anchors  68  and extended across the back of golf club head  26  and fastened to the opposing safety strap anchor  68  thereby providing an additional means of mounting the present invention  400  to golf club head  26 . 
   Turning to  FIG. 30 , shown is a back view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device illustrated in  FIG. 27 . Shown is a back view of the present invention  400  having head mounted frame member  51  that mounts to golf club face  14  of golf club head  26 . As previously stated for this additional element, angular adjustment of cup  12  relative to golf club head  26  is achieved by determining a desired angular displacement, noting the appropriate adjuster strap aperture and pushing said aperture  72  onto adjuster strap post  74 . The present invention  400  also provides for additional means for securing the present invention  400  to golf club head  26  by incorporating safety strap anchors  68  positioned on opposing sides of head mounted frame member  51  providing means for attachment of a safety strap (not shown). Additionally, the present invention provides frame mounting apertures  64  whereby the present invention can be releasably fixed to golf club head  26  using appropriate fasteners. 
   Turning to  FIG. 31 , shown therein is a top view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device  400  of the present invention. Mounting frame  50  is comprised of pivotally fastened frame members  51 ,  52 . As illustrated, the front pivotal member  52  has cup  12  depending therefrom with adjuster strap post  74  extending from frame member  52 . Adjuster strap  70  having a plurality of spaced apart apertures is fastened to the back pivotal frame member  51 . Since the front and back frame members  51 ,  52  are hingedly fastened at the base using mounting frame hinge  53 , angular divergence of the front pivotal frame member  52  relative to the back pivotal frame member  51  is therein provided with adjuster strap  70  and adjuster strap post  74  providing means for releasably fixing the desired angular displacement. 
   Turning to  FIG. 32 , shown therein is a bottom view of the golf club head mountable golf swing training device  400  of the present invention. As previously described mounting frame  50  is comprised of pivotally fastened members  51 ,  52  by means of mounting frame hinge  53 . Since the front and back frame members  51 ,  52  are hingedly fastened at the base via mounting frame hinge  53 , angular divergence of the front pivotal frame member  52  relative to the back pivotal frame member  51  is therein provided with adjuster strap  70  and adjuster strap post  74  providing means for releasably fixing the desired angular displacement. Also, the present invention provides an additional means for securing the present invention  400  to golf club head  26  by incorporating safety strap anchors  68  positioned on opposing sides of head mounted frame member  51  providing means for attachment of a safety strap (not shown).