Patent ID: 7798910

Claim:
A swing training apparatus comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal portion, an opposing distal portion, and an intermediate portion therebetween; and first and second elements carried at the proximal and the intermediate portions, respectively, each of the first and second elements having a fixed portion fixedly attached to the elongate shaft, a slidable portion for sliding movement along the shaft, and a preset magnetic attraction therebetween, wherein the sliding portion is magnetically coupled to the fixed portion prior to a swinging of the shaft and released therefrom by a centrifugal force exerted on the sliding portion during a swinging motion of the shaft, wherein each of the first and second elements includes: at least one of the fixed and slidable portions having a magnetic portion; at least one of the fixed and slidable portions having a metallic portion operable with the magnetic portion; and an adjustment member carried by at least one of the fixed and slidable portions, the adjustment member establishing a separation distance between the magnetic and metallic portions, thus providing the preset magnetic attraction.