Patent ID: 6890268

Claim:
A golf club training apparatus for use in operable combination with a golf club, said training apparatus comprising: an alignment device having a golf club head receiving means including a base portion having a front edge, a rear edge, and first and second side edges, said golf club head receiving means further including a rear wall extending upwardly from said rear edge, first and second side walls extending upwardly from said first and second side edges, respectively, and front retaining tabs extending upwardly from said front edge of said base portion, said rear wall, said first and second side walls, said front retaining tabs, and said base portion, in combination, being sized and configured to operably receive and frictionally retain a head element of said golf club therebetween, said golf club head receiving means being further configured to solely operably maintain said golf club in an upright playing position when said alignment device is operably disposed on a substantially horizontal surface.