Patent ID: 7115043

Claim:
A golf swing training device comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end for holding by a user, an opposing distal end, and an intermediate portion therebetween; a grip carried by the proximal end, the grip having a plurality of protrusions outwardly extending therefrom and arranged for receiving multiple finger webs thereagainst in guiding a hand of the user for gripping the shaft proximal end; a first coupling fixedly attached to the shaft proximate the proximal end thereof; a second coupling fixedly to the shaft within the intermediate portion thereof; a stop fixedly attached to the shaft at the distal end thereof; a first sliding element carried by the shaft for sliding movement along an outside surface of the shaft between the first and second couplings, wherein the first sliding element is coupled to the first coupling prior to a swinging of the shaft and released therefrom by a first centrifugal force exerted thereon during a first swinging motion of the shaft, and wherein the first sliding element accelerates to the second coupling for making contact therewith and creating a first sound thereby; and a second sliding element carried by the shaft for sliding movement along the outside surface of the shaft between the second coupling and the end stop, wherein the second sliding element is coupled to the second coupling prior to a swinging of the shaft and released therefrom by a second centrifugal force exerted thereon during a second swinging motion of the shaft, and wherein the second sliding element accelerates to the stop for making contact therewith and creating a second sound thereby.