Training aid for golfers

Abstract

A training aid for golfers visually indicates proper foot placement with respect to a golf ball and a selected golf club. The training aid includes a housing, a panel mounted on the housing, circuitry mounted in the housing, at least one ball sensor interconnected with the circuitry, and a light source mounted in the housing. The light source provides a visual guide indicating a proper distance for placement of a user's feet relative to a golf ball at a particular position. The panel includes a display, a club select button, a distance adjustment button, a depth adjustment button, a save button, and a card reader. The circuitry includes a processor and memory, a ball sensor interface, a light source interface, a mirror servo interface, and a toe marker servo interface. The training aid also includes a mirror servo, a toe marker servo, a battery holder, and a power interface.

1 . A training aid for golfers, said training aid comprising: 
 a housing;    a panel mounted on the housing;    circuitry mounted in the housing;    at least one ball sensor interconnected with the circuitry; and    a light source mounted in the housing, the light source being configured to provide a visual guide indicating a proper distance for which a user is to place their feet relative to a golf ball at a particular position.    
   
   
       2 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing is a substantially elongated rectangular housing.  
   
   
       3 . The training aid according to  claim 2 , wherein said housing is approximately thirty inches long, six inches tall, and two inches wide.  
   
   
       4 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing has a parallelogram base upon which is mounted a prism structure.  
   
   
       5 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said panel includes a display.  
   
   
       6 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said panel includes a club select button.  
   
   
       7 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said panel includes at least one distance adjustment button.  
   
   
       8 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said panel includes at least one depth adjustment button.  
   
   
       9 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said panel includes at least one save button.  
   
   
       10 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , further comprising a card reader mounted on the panel.  
   
   
       11 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said circuitry includes a processor and memory.  
   
   
       12 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said circuitry includes a ball sensor interface.  
   
   
       13 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said circuitry includes a light source interface.  
   
   
       14 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said circuitry includes a mirror servo interface.  
   
   
       15 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said circuitry includes a toe marker servo interface.  
   
   
       16 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one sensor includes a ball sensor.  
   
   
       17 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , wherein said light source is selected from the group consisting of tungsten, a halogen, quartz, low or high-pressure sodium, metal halide, mercury high intensity discharge bulbs, and a laser.  
   
   
       18 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , further comprising a mirror servo.  
   
   
       19 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , further comprising a toe marker servo.  
   
   
       20 . The training aid according to  claim 1 , further comprising a battery holder or an AC-DC power interface.