Patent ID: 6966844

Claim:
A device for enabling practice of a golf swing without using a standard-size golf club, comprising: a shaft having a grip at a first end, said shaft having a length about one half or less than the length of the standard-size golf club; a termination member attached to a second end of said shaft opposite to said first end, said shaft, grip and termination member comprising a rigid structure which does not flex in use, whereby by gripping said grip and swinging said shaft, swinging of a standard-size golf club can be practiced; and audio generating means arranged in said shaft to generate a plurality of different audible words, phrases or sentences which relate to instructional information about the golf swing, said audio generating means comprising a processor, an audio speaker coupled to said processor, a battery for powering said processor and said speaker and a plurality of pressure sensors coupled to said processor for detecting use of the device, each of said sensors being arranged to activate said processor when use of the device is detected to cause said processor to direct said speaker to generate one of the plurality of different audible words, phrases or sentences each time said sensor detects use of the device, each of said sensors causing said processor to direct said speaker to generate an audible word, phrase or sentence selected from a respective subset of the plurality of different audible words, phrases or sentences, the subset including words, phrases or sentences which relate to a particular, different aspect of the golf swing, each of said sensors including an associated indicia related to the subset of words, phrases or sentences generated by said speaker when pressure is applied to said sensor, whereby by applying pressure to said sensors prior to the golf swing, words, phrases or sentences relating to the different aspects of the golf swing are generated.