A New or Improved Golf Trainer.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th June, 1894-Accepted, 7th July, 1894
A New or Improved Golf Trainer.
I, HENRY FAWSITT of 69 Chapel Street, Ancoats, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved apparatus intended to be used for
the purposes of training or practising in the game of golf.
In the apparatus constructed according to my invention, a golf ball or its
equivalent is mounted upon a radial arm fixed upon a spindle carried in suitable
bearings. The arm may be vertical diagonal or horizontal, but in the former two
cases the arms may be cranked to be out of the way of the club in striking, or, in
some cases the arms may be straight and the apparatus be sunk below the ground
level so that the ball is in the striking position at the highest point of its rotation
with the arm.
The golf ball or its equivalent on the radial arm may be balanced
by another similar ball and arm, or otherwise, or there may be two or more of the
radial arms and balls or weights. The apparatus may or may not be provided
with a brake or fan to retard its motion in a regular manner, and it is preferred
to be geared with a counting mechanism which will thus indicate the value of
each stroke.
In use, the radial arm is rotated until the ball is in the striking position, where
it may be held if desired by a light catch. The player then, with an ordinary
golf club, strikes the ball which is thus set spinning and rotates the spindle with
which it is connected by the radial arm. The duration of this spinning motion, or
the number of revolutions of the counter, may either of them be employed to
determine the value of the stroke.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Golf Trainer.
I, HENRY FAWSITT of 69 Chapel Street Ancoats Manchester in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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This invention relates to a new or improved apparatus intended to be used for
the purposes of training or practising in the game of golf.
According to my invention, the golf ball or its equivalent is secured upon the
end of an arm secured to a spindle or the like, so that when the ball is struck by a
golf club, it will simply rotate around the spindle. The duration of this rotary
motion may give an indication of the force or value of the blow, or, for the same
purpose, the number of rotations may be indicated by a counter.
I will more fully describe my said invention with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is an elevation of a modified form, and
Figure 3 an elevation of a further modification.

page_text: Figure 4 shews a further modification of the form of the apparatus illustrated by
Figure 1.
A is the golf ball, B the arm or its equivalent by which the motion of the golf
ball is limited to one of rotation only, and C is a spindle or pin to which the arm
is secured and around which it and the ball rotate upon the latter being struck.
In each of the modifications illustrated, the ball A is secured to the arm B by
means of an eye a which may be moulded in the ball. This is the most convenient
means for attachment, but I do not limit myself to it, but I have found that a
certain degree of flexibility between the ball and the pin or stud C is advantageous,
and a connection which provides for the movement of the ball relatively to the
arm ensures the existence of some such flexibility. The arm itself may-be con-
structed of light steel wire and be in a single. piece or. articulated for the sake of
still greater flexibility. The arm illustrated by Figure 4 possesses greater
flexibility than the others shewn, and where its slightly greater weight is not a
disadvantage, may be used in substitution for those shewn in the other figures.
This arm consists of the spring catch a', the indiarubber cord,b, and the shackle c.
Generally it will be found best to arrange that the arm B is in about a
horizontal position as shewn by Figure 1, but it may be vertical or inclined as
shewn by Figures 2 and 3 in which cases it should be bent or cranked to bring the
ball.into play.
The pin or stud C around which the arm rotates when the ball is struck, may
be pointed to enable it to be driven into the ground, screwed to enable it to be
fixed in a wood floor, or it may be fixed for general purposes in the foundation D
which should have sufficient weight to prevent its being displaced when the ball is
struck. In the forms shewn by Figures 2 and 3, the foundation may take the form
of the vertical bracket shewn.
Although I have proposed to use a counter to indicate the force of a stroke, I
do not find that its application possesses any practical value, and therefore do not
describe it, especially as the method of application would be obvious to any person
accustomed to use counters. Nor do I find that it is necessary to use any fans
brakes or devices to retard the motion of the ball particularly when the horizontal
type of the apparatus is used, because the drag of the hall on the floor or ground
shortly after the stroke is given suffices for all purposes.
In use, the arm B is rotated until the ball is in the striking position, where it
may be held. if desired, by a light spring catch.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
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A golf trainer, constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described
and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of June A.D. 1894.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.