An easily assembled and disassembled portable golf swing training device includes plural interconnected elongated, linear rods and arms for the development of proper golf club takeaway, backswing and downswing mechanics. The position of the golf club during the swing is compared with generally accepted swing parameters, and club positions not within acceptable limits are evidenced by easily detected golf club contact with one or more of the device's arms which are all adjustable in length and position depending upon individual golfer characteristics, and which are pivotally mounted, padded and flexible to avoid injury as well as damage to the inventive device or to a golf club. The configuration of the various rods and arms is established to provide the golfer an inside-to-out club head path during the downswing to provide for a draw of the ball, or to shape the shot from right to left for a right hand golfer.

The correct golf swing path is that of an angled sphere. Typically, when a golf club swings through impact it is at a shaft-angle of between 44 and 65 degreeswith a driver swung at the lower angle of 44 to 50 while irons become progressively steeper in angle; the shorter more lofted wedges approach a 65 degree lie-angle. That said, for a short period of time during the swings of professionals and accomplished amateurs, the club is swung STRAIGHT through into the ball and down the target-line for a period of 12 inches (30 cm)6 inches before and 6 inches after impact (referred to as the flat spot). This swing training aid helps less accomplished golfers achieve this flat spotswinging straight through impact on the correct angle with all golf clubs. Four, six-inch angled polymer poles attach to a base made for driver and wood shots off a tee, and iron and wood-shots off the ground. The goal is to swing the club between the poles and into the ball without striking the poles. The player gets feedback on his or her swing-path when he or she hits or misses the poles and then adjusts the swing accordingly. Different sets of angled poles (Driver/Woods and Irons) are fixed to the base's external driver and iron lines for use with the various clubs; the ball is aligned with one of the two center lines; one line is for tee-shots and the other is for shots hit from the ground.

A training device for putting a golf ball. The training device includes an elongated plate. At least one anchoring member is secured to the elongated plate for anchoring the elongated plate, such as on a putting green. The device further includes an alignment guide configured to facilitate rolling of the golf ball along the elongated plate with a golf club.

A golf putting device includes a ball location for placing the ball, and at least three visual guides around the ball location. The visual guides serve to align the golfer's head and eye relative the golf ball so that all three guides are only visible when the golfer takes a position directly above the golf ball so as to improve putting consistency and accuracy.

A method for automatically analyzing and teaching optimal sport swings to users having the steps of: a user records a swing video of the user's sports swing with a video recorder or mobile device; the user uploads the swing video to an internet portal; the user answers a questionnaire on the internet portal; video recognition software on the internet portal uses an algorithm to compare the swing video to pre-established swing parameter values and to analyze and determine errors in the swing; the internet portal prepares a swing analysis explanation, a swing error explanation, a swing correction explanation, and pre-recorded video guides; and the internet portal sends the swing analysis explanation, the swing error explanation, the swing correction explanation, and pre-recorded video guides to the user.

A putting trainer system to assist a golfer in repetitive drills to improve the skills necessary to strike a golf ball in a straight manner at the appropriate rise angle to set the speed and drop the ball into the hole on a putting green. The putting trainer system further comprises training equipment to be used in repetitive drills to prevent twisting of the wrists and arms to improve a golfer's putting stroke.

A training, rehabilitation, and recovery system comprises an exercise apparatus including a user interface member coupled to a plurality of links and joints, brakes capable of resisting movement of at least a subset of the links or joints, and sensors capable of sensing movement at the joints or the user interface member. The system also includes a processor configured to receive from the sensors positional data of the links or joints over an initial movement of the apparatus by a user, from which positional coordinates of the user interface member are calculated and a reference trajectory is established. An end space is defined based on the reference trajectory. Over a subsequent movement of the apparatus by the user, the processor receives additional positional data and determines a completion of a repetition based on the positional coordinates of the subsequent movement and the defined end space.

A golf swing training device includes a shoulder pad, a shaft, and a wrist attachment member. The pad and the attachment member are configured to extend between opposing sides of a golfer, namely between an armpit of the trailing side of the body and the wrist of the leading side of the golfer. The shaft extends between the pad and the attachment member and is adjustable in length to fit the needs of a particular golfer. The shaft is configured to maintain a selected distance between the wrist and the armpit of the golfer during a golf swing so as to teach a body to keep the leading arm strait and to encourage rotation of the torso.

A training, rehabilitation, and recovery system comprises an exercise apparatus including a user interface member coupled to a plurality of links and joints, brakes capable of resisting movement of at least a subset of the links or joints, and sensors capable of sensing movement at the joints or the user interface member. The system also includes a processor configured to receive from the sensors positional data of the links or joints over an initial movement of the apparatus by a user, from which positional coordinates of the user interface member are calculated and a reference trajectory is established. An end space is defined based on the reference trajectory. Over a subsequent movement of the apparatus by the user, the processor receives additional positional data and determines a completion of a repetition based on the positional coordinates of the subsequent movement and the defined end space.

A golf training device that includes a planar element that is formable into one or more forms having 3 or more sides using one or more respective sets of crease or fold lines associated with the planar element and defining the sides; and one or more support means for supporting one or more alignment sticks or markers, the support means arranged to orient the alignment sticks or markers in position useful for golf training.