Motion Activated Golf Swing Trainer

Abstract

An improved golf swing training device that includes a curved platform with right and left adjustable strike plates, each having adjustable swing plane guide rods connected by a rotating disk attached to the rear of each strike plate. The curved platform, duplicating the bottom path of the proper curved golf swing, is attached to a single straight track by means of multiple horizontal bearings. The curved platform moves fore and aft along the straight track. The bearings provide both retention and backstroke/reverse and follow-through/forward movement of the curved swing platform. The elongated and angled strike plates with the extended guide rods guide the club through backswing and follow-through. Adjustable resistance can be added to the curved platform to assist strength training.

1 . A golf swing training device comprising:
 a slidable elongated arcuate platform (600) having a top surface (1) and bottom surface (40) and a left end (41) and a right end (42):   a plurality of bearings (8) attached to the bottom surface (40) of the arcuate platform, said bearings being in a linear arrangement on the arcuate platform;   a linear track (2) cooperating with the bearings, wherein the arcuate platform slides along the linear track from left-to-right and from right-to-left;   a left strike plate (43) and a right strike plate (44) adjustably attached to the arcuate platform, each of the left and right strike plates having a flat lower vertical portion (5a) and a flat upper angled portion (5b);   a left guide rod (45) and a right guide rod (46) each of the left and right guide rods adjustably attached to the left and right strike plates respectively, said guide rods extending upwardly and outwardly away from the strike plates;   at least one adjustable (9) resistance member (11) in adjustable frictional contact with the arcuate platform as the arcuate platform moves left-to-right and right-to-left;   whereby, the arcuate platform, strike plates and guide rods provide club position guidance during both a golf backswing and a downswing with adjustable resistance.   
     
     
         2 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of bumpers (20a, 20b) attached to the linear track at the left end (50) and right end of the linear track (51) cooperating with the linear track to prevent the arcuate platform from leaving the linear track. 
     
     
         3 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , wherein each strike plate can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the arcuate platform. 
     
     
         4 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , wherein there are six bearings. 
     
     
         5 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , wherein each strike plate is configured to be independently adjusted to a plurality of positions along the arcuate platform. 
     
     
         6 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the guide rods is independently adjustable to a plurality of swing angles. 
     
     
         7 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , further comprising a at least one hook fixably attached to at least one of the supports (3). 
     
     
         8 . The golf swing training device of  claim 1 , wherein the arcuate platform and linear track are made of aircraft aluminum. 
     
     
         9 . A sports swing training device comprising: 
 a slidable elongated arcuate platform having a top and bottom surface and left and right ends;   a plurality of bearings attached to the bottom surface of the arcuate platform;   a linear track configured to engage the bearings allowing the arcuate platform to slide bidirectionally left and right along the linear track;   left and right strike plates adjustably attached to the arcuate platform;   left and right guide rods adjustably attached to the left and right strike plates respectively, said guide rods extending vertically and outwardly away from the strike plates.   
     
     
         10 . The sports swing training device of  claim 9 , wherein each strike plate can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the arcuate platform. 
     
     
         11 . The sports swing training device of  claim 9  further comprising at least one adjustable resistance member engaging the arcuate platform configured to provide resistance as the arcuate platform moves left-to-right and right-to-left. 
     
     
         12 . The sports training device of  claim 9 , wherein each of the strike plates has a flat lower vertical portion (5a) and a flat upper angled portion (5b). 
     
     
         13 . The sports swing training device of  claim 9 , wherein there are six bearings. 
     
     
         14 . The sports swing training device of  claim 9 , wherein each strike plate is configured to be independently adjusted to a plurality of positions along the arcuate platform. 
     
     
         15 . The sports swing training device of  claim 9 , wherein each of the guide rods is independently adjustable to a plurality of vertical angles (650) with respect to horizontal (605). 
     
     
         16 . A method of improving a golf swing comprising: 
 providing a slidable elongated arcuate platform having a top and bottom surface and left and right ends;   providing a plurality of bearings attached to the bottom surface of the arcuate platform, said bearings being in a linear arrangement on the arcuate platform;   providing a linear track configured to engage the bearings allowing the arcuate platform to slide along the linear track linearly from left-to-right and from right-to-left;   providing left and right strike plates adjustably attached to the arcuate platform, each of the strike plates having a flat lower vertical portion (5a) and a flat upper angled portion (5b);   providing left and right guide rods adjustably attached to the left and right strike plates respectively, said guide rods extending upwardly and outwardly away from the strike plates.   
     
     
         17 . The sports swing training device of  claim 16 , wherein each strike plate can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the . the horizontal (605). 
     
     
         18 . The sports swing training device of  claim 16  further comprising at least one adjustable resistance member engaging the arcuate platform configured to provide resistance as the arcuate platform moves left-to-right and right-to-left. 
     
     
         19 . The sports training device of  claim 16 , wherein each of the strike plates has a flat lower vertical portion (5a) and a flat upper angled portion (5b). 
     
     
         20 . The sports swing training device of  claim 16 , wherein each strike plate is configured to be independently adjusted to a plurality of positions along the arcuate platform.