Patent ID: 7066828

Claim:
A golf training machine for providing posture correction for addressing a golf ball and/or training of a golf swing, comprising: a supporting body including a plate and a vertical pillar arranged on the plate; a pivot arm which is rotatable at one end around a shaft at an upper end of the pillar; a support, rotatably attached at another end of the pivot arm, for rotating and supporting of the hips of a golfer; and an auxiliary support located at one side of a front of the pivot arm for supporting a side of the hips of the golfer; and wherein the support for rotating and supporting the hips of the golfer provides a line of movement of the golfer through positions by rotation thereof and the rotation of the pivot arm providing posture correction for addressing of the ball and a swinging motion; the pillar comprises a first member and a second member, and the second member is movable inward or outward from the first member such that a length of the pillar is extended or contracted in length to control a height thereof and comprises an attachment for setting the height of the pillar, the pivot arm is pivotable between positions within a radius of rotation of the support and further comprises first and second brake pins for limiting rotation of the support; and the auxiliary support comprises a supporting side attached to the front of the pivot arm by an attachment for fixing the auxiliary support to the pivot arm to prevent relative movement therebetween and a holding side extending beyond and outward from the front of the supporting side for supporting one side of the hips of the golfer.