Patent ID: 8485913

Claim:
A swing training apparatus, comprising: a rotation mechanism that includes a first plate connected to a second plate so that the first plate rotates with respect to the second plate about a shared plate axis of rotation; and a wearable shoe attachment device that is connected to the first plate and that positions a shoe of an athlete so that as the athlete rotates a foot and the shoe enclosing the foot with respect to a part of the foot and about a foot axis of rotation, the foot axis of rotation and the plate axis of rotation coincide, connects to the first plate so that the swing training apparatus moves with the foot while walking or running, and includes a first strap secured perpendicularly over a toe portion of the shoe and fastened to the first plate, a second strap surrounding a heel of the shoe and fastened to the first strap on either side of the shoe, and a third strap secured parallelly over the toe portion of the shoe and fastened to the first plate and a center of the first strap.