Patent ID: 7241228

Claim:
A golf swing alignment device, the device comprising a central post member operatively engaged to a first alignment bar by a connector, the central post member positioned perpendicular to the first alignment bar forming two feet positioning areas that are disposed on either side of and bisected by the central post member, the first alignment bar comprising a first end opposite a second end, the first end engaging a first hinge member and a second alignment bar in a hinging engagement, the first end slidably engaged to the second alignment bar, the second end engaging a second hinge member and a third alignment bar in a hinging engagement, the second end slidably engaged to the third alignment bar, the second alignment bar further operatively engaging a third hinge member and a fourth alignment bar in a hinging engagement, the second alignment bar slidably engaged to the fourth alignment bar, the third alignment bar further operatively engaging a fourth hinge member and a fifth alignment bar in a hinging engagement, the third alignment bar slidably engaged to the fifth alignment bar, wherein the fourth and fifth alignment bars are substantially parallel to the first alignment bar, and wherein positioning of the second alignment bar, the third alignment bar, the fourth alignment bar, and the fifth alignment bar in relation to the first alignment bar forms a ball positioning area.