Patent ID: 8480505

Claim:
A portable multi-position non-intrusive golf swing training apparatus comprising: a two-piece rigid tubular body having an upper body portion telescopingly received in a larger diameter lower body portion for slidable adjustment between a retracted position and an extended position; a flexible tubular neck demountably attached at one end to an upper end of the upper body portion; a low density foam head demountably attached to the end of the neck opposite said one end; and, the combination of the adjustment of the tubular body and the flexible tubular neck permits the low density foam head to be positioned closely adjacent, but spaced from, any golfer body part from the hips to the head and the movement of which body part is detected by user contact with the low density head during the swing; and wherein the head comprises a compressible and resilient polymeric foam ball demountably attached to the neck; an axial bore extending through the foam ball; support and bearing washers on opposite ends of the bore; a machine screw extending through the bore and washers; and a threaded connection on the end of the neck for receipt of the threaded end of the screw, whereby the inherent compressibility and resilience of the foam hold the threaded connection against unthreading, but allow manual unthreading.