Golf swing aid

Abstract

A golf swing aid has a spiral guide having at least one and a half turns, wherein the spiral guide is coupled to a base via a spiral guide support structure, and wherein the support structure is configured such that the handedness of the spiral guide can be changed to accommodate both, left-handed and right-handed players. Alternatively, the spiral guide may also include a right-handed spiral portion and a left-handed spiral portion. In further preferred aspects, the support structure also allows adjustment of the pitch, angle, and height of the spiral guide.

1 . A golf swing aid, comprising: 
 a spiral guide having at least one and a half turns, and a base coupled to the spiral guide by a spiral guide support structure;    wherein the spiral guide support structure is configured to retain the spiral guide in at least a first configuration and a second configuration;    wherein the spiral guide has a right-handed spiral configuration in the first configuration, and a left-handed spiral configuration in the second configuration; and    wherein the spiral guide support structure is configured such that the spiral guide remains coupled to the spiral guide support structure while the spiral guide is changed from the first configuration into the second configuration.    
   
   
       2 . The golf swing aid of  claim 1  wherein the spiral guide support structure is further configured to allow pivoting movement of the spiral guide relative to the base.  
   
   
       3 . The golf swing aid of  claim 1  wherein the spiral guide support structure is further configured to allow swiveling movement of the spiral guide relative to the base.  
   
   
       4 . The golf swing aid of  claim 1  wherein the spiral guide support structure is further configured to allow vertical movement of the spiral guide relative to the base.  
   
   
       5 . The golf swing aid of  claim 1  wherein the coupling of the spiral guide to the spiral guide support structure comprises a pair of connectors rotatably coupled to the spiral guide at opposing positions.  
   
   
       6 . The golf swing aid of  claim 5  further comprising a third connector that is coupled to the spiral guide at a position between the pair of connectors.  
   
   
       7 . The golf swing aid of  claim 5  further comprising a retaining clamp that is removably coupled to one end of the spiral guide, and that is further coupled to at least one of the base and the spiral guide support structure.  
   
   
       8 . A golf swing aid comprising a spiral guide coupled to a spiral guide support structure, wherein the spiral guide support structure is configured to allow change of the spiral guide from a right-handed configuration to a left-handed configuration while the spiral guide is coupled to the spiral guide support structure.  
   
   
       9 . The golf swing aid of  claim 8  wherein the spiral guide support structure is rotatably coupled to the spiral guide.  
   
   
       10 . The golf swing aid of  claim 9  wherein the rotatable coupling of to the spiral guide to the spiral guide support structure comprises two connectors that are disposed on opposing positions.  
   
   
       11 . The golf swing aid of  claim 10  wherein the two connectors are telescoping connectors.  
   
   
       12 . The golf swing aid of  claim 8  wherein the spiral guide is further coupled to a connector clamp that fixes a distance between a first portion and a second portion of the spiral guide.  
   
   
       13 . A golf swing aid comprising a spiral guide that includes a first portion with a right-handed spiral configuration and a second portion with a left-handed spiral configuration, and wherein the spiral guide is movably coupled to a spiral guide support structure.  
   
   
       14 . The golf swing aid of  claim 13  wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion has at least one and a half turns.  
   
   
       15 . The golf swing aid of  claim 14  wherein the movably coupling comprises a pivotal coupling in which the spiral guide pivots relative to a spiral axis.  
   
   
       16 . A method of providing exercise equipment comprising a step in which a swing trainer is provided, wherein the swing trainer has a spiral guide having a handedness, and further comprising a step of providing an instruction to change the handedness to thereby change the swing trainer from use for a right-handed player to use for a left-handed player.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the spiral guide has a second handedness, and wherein change is effected by pivoting the spiral guide.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the spiral guide is coupled to a base via a spiral guide support structure, and wherein the spiral guide support structure is coupled to the spiral guide on at least two points of the spiral guide.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the at least two points of the spiral guide are on opposing positions on the spiral guide.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the spiral guide support structure is configured to allow at least one of a vertical movement, a pivotal movement, and a swiveling movement of the spiral guide relative to the base.