Patent ID: 7744481

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a computer arranged to present steps of a method to a viewer or listener for positioning a person in a stance for hitting a golf ball along an intended path toward a target, the steps of the method being presented by the electronic device include the following steps which are carried out before swinging a golf club in preparation of hitting the golf ball: (a) holding an uppermost end of a golf club in only one hand, the one hand being the hand used by the person as a lower hand in a conventional golf grip, in the case of a right handed golfer said hand will be the right hand and in the case of a left handed golfer said hand will be the left hand; (b) positioning the club such that a striking surface of the club faces the target and is spaced behind the ball relative to the target; (c) placing both feet side-by-side at a distance from the ball and lateral to the intended path, wherein a front foot closest to the target is located substantially forward of the ball and a back foot furthest from the target is located substantially rearward of the ball such that the centre of the back foot approximately aligns with the centre of the spacing between the striking surface of the golf club and the ball; (d) orienting the person's arm by which the club is held so as to locate the person's elbow of the arm as close as possible to the navel and/or spine of the person; (e) re-gripping the club with both hands using a conventional golf grip, wherein the hand holding the club during steps (a) to (d) is moved approximately one hand size down the golf club and the other hand now grips the uppermost end of the shaft, in the case of a right handed golfer said other hand is a left hand and in the case of a left handed golfer the other hand is a right hand; and (f) moving said feet apart so as to locate the front foot further forward of the ball and said back foot further rearward of the ball prior to swinging the club; wherein steps (b) to (d) are carried out while holding the uppermost end of the golf club in said one hand i.e. the lower hand of a conventional golf grip, and wherein the orientation of the person's arm according to step (d) is substantially maintained after the club is re-gripped according to step (e) and until the beginning of a golf swing.