Patent Law

A New Twist on an Old Training Technique

By David Dawsey PE Esq

It seems like every golfer has fought the chicken wing in their golf swing at some point in their life; and there is no shortage of training aides directed at solving the problem. Interestingly, many golfers end up reverting back to the golf towel or head cover tucked in the armpit. In fact it is not unusual to see professionals on the range practicing this technique.

A recently published patent application takes a more elegant approach to treating the chicken wing problem. The patent application published as US Pub. No. 20080153615 titled ?Golf Training Apparatus? and describes the invention as:

A golf swing training aid that is effective in aiding a golfer in acquiring a proper golf swing. The training apparatus includes a simple, non-encumbering support that can be removably connected to the upper body portion of the trainee. The support consists of an elongated, upper body-encircling strap and first and second spaced-apart shoulder strap assemblies that are connected to the upper body-encircling strap. An important feature of the training aid involves providing first and second specially designed, yieldably deformable underarm pads that are connected to the upper body-encircling strap by elongated connectors and are conveniently movable by the trainee from a hanging position when not in use to an underarm position training position.

So, what the heck does that mean? Just take a look at these drawings:

Pretty cool!

David Dawsey  - The Golf Training Invention Lawyer
 
PS ? check out other golf training aid inventions here  

Full post as published by Golf Patents on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).