Patent ID: 7988563

Claim:
A golf swing training apparatus, comprising: a golf club guide; a generally U-shaped support frame having spaced apart front and rear frame members connected together by a base frame member, said support frame being inclined to the ground or a working support surface by a support arm; said golf club guide being positioned between said front and rear frame members and including closely spaced apart front and rear guide ring segments which define a substantially planar circular shaped golf club swing slot therebetween, said swing slot being adjustably positionable by said support arm at an inclined angle substantially equal to a lie angle of a golf club and having an unobstructed width adapted to freely swing the golf club therewithin; said front guide ring segment being attached to and supported by said front frame members by a plurality of adjusting links, said rear guide ring segment being attached to and supported by said rear frame member; each link of said plurality of adjusting links being independently adjustable in length to selectively vary the width of said slot by rotation of a thumb screw forming a portion of each of said links; a substantially flat club shaft guide forming or attached to a lower portion of, and lying in a plane defined by said rear guide ring segment, said club shaft guide being adapted for supporting alignment of a shaft of a golf club at a lie angle of the golf club when the head of the golf club is resting atop the ground or working support surface.