Patent ID: 6877364

Claim:
Apparatus for measuring the swing weight of a golf club having a shaft with a butt end, said apparatus comprising: a base; an elongate member pivotally mounted to said base, said elongate member being made of a rigid material having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, said elongate member further having a first upright section at said first end, said first upright section presenting a first support surface for supporting the shaft of said golf club resting on said first upright section, and a second upright section at said second end, said second upright section functioning as a positioning stop for the butt end of said shaft resting on said first upright section, said second end further including a horizontally extending ledge extending toward said first end, said horizontally extending ledge presenting a second support surface for limiting the upward travel of the butt end of said shaft relative to said second upright section; a torque transducer having a sensing axis that is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said elongate member, said torque transducer being mounted to said base and attached to said elongate member medial of said first and second ends for sensing a transverse torque applied to said elongate member by said golf club resting on said elongate member; and a rotational limit stop comprising a horizontal pin fixed to said elongate member proximal one of said first and second ends disposed in a vertical slot fixed to said base.