Golf training device

Abstract

A golf training device for use in a glove or under the ball of the foot or under the heel, which includes pressure sensors, a visual display which is flexibly connected to the sensors for adjusting the position to suit the wearer, and a controller programmed to provide visual feedback to indicate if the pressure is appropriate or not. For a glove the sensors are located on the palm at the junction with the first three fmgers. There are two or more sensors and for each sensor the controller can display by an appropriately coloured LED that the pressure detected by the sensor is too light, appropriate or too tight. For a shoe the sensors are located under the ball of the foot or the heel and the LEDs indicate whether the weight is appropriately on the ball of the foot or on the heel.

1 . A golf training device for use in a glove or under the ball of the foot or under the heel, said device comprising one or more pressure sensors, a visual display which is flexibly connected to the sensors for adjusting the position to suit the wearer, and a controller programmed to provide visual feedback to indicate if the pressure is appropriate. 
     
     
         2 . A training device as claimed in  claim 1  in which there are two sensors and for each sensor the controller can display by an appropriately coloured LED that the pressure detected by the sensor is too light, appropriate or too high. 
     
     
         3 . A training device as claimed in  claim 1  in which the sensor is a combination of Low Level Antistatic Electrically Conductive Film and a flexible PCB. 
     
     
         4 . A training device as claimed in  claim 2  wherein two force sensing resistors are used. 
     
     
         5 . A golf training glove incorporating a device as claimed in  claim 1  in which the sensors are located on the palm at the junction with the first three fingers and the display is located on the back of the glove. 
     
     
         6 . A golf training glove as claimed in  claim 5  in which the lights show yellow for a light grip, green for a medium grip and red for too tight a grip. 
     
     
         7 . A golf shoe incorporating a device as claimed in  claim 1  in which the sensors are located under the ball of the foot and/or the heel and the display is located on the shoe upper. 
     
     
         8 . A golf shoe as claimed in  claim 7  in which the lights show red for low pressure, yellow for a medium pressure and green for maximum pressure.