Golf Swing Training Device

Abstract

A golf swing training device ( 10 ) including a handle ( 11 ) to be gripped by a user to swing the device ( 10 ) to practice a golf swing. The lower end of the device ( 10 ) includes a removable golf club head ( 12 ). Attached to the handle ( 11 ) is a reservoir member ( 15 ) that encloses a hollow to receive a flowable material such as water. A desired weight for the device ( 10 ) is determined by the volume of water located in the reservoir member ( 15 ). A golf swing can then be practiced including striking a ball.

1 . A golf swing training device to have a constant desired weight during a golf swing, said device including: an elongated handle to be gripped at an upper portion by a user to swing the device to strike a ball; a golf club head to strike the ball; a hollow reservoir member attached to the handle to receive a flowable material having a volume to be maintained during a swing, which volume can be varied to adjust said weight; and wherein said golf club head is removably attached to said reservoir member.  
   
   
       2 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein said reservoir member has an upper end to which said handle is removably attached, and a lower end to which said club head is removably attached.  
   
   
       3 . The training device of  claim 2 , wherein said upper end has a threaded passage that is threadably engaged by said handle and said lower end includes a threaded passage within which a portion of said head is threadably secured.  
   
   
       4 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein said handle includes a shaft that extends through said reservoir member and that is removably attached to said club head, so that said club head is removably attached to said reservoir member.  
   
   
       5 . The training device of  claim 4 , wherein said reservoir member is formed of plastics material, and has fixed to it at an upper portion thereof a metal sleeve through which said shaft extends so as to aid in mounting the reservoir member on the shaft.  
   
   
       6 . The training device of  claim 5 , wherein said reservoir member includes a metal sleeve secured to a lower portion thereof and through which said shaft extends to aid in mounting the reservoir member on the shaft.  
   
   
       7 . The training device of  claim 5 , wherein said device includes an insert mounted in a lower portion of said reservoir member so as to be fixed thereto, and said shaft includes a threaded portion threadably engaged in said insert and said club head includes a threaded portion threadably engaged with said insert so as to be removably attached thereto.  
   
   
       8 . The training device of  claim 1 , including a golf club providing said handle and club head, with said reservoir member being removably attached to said handle so that said club head is removably attached to said reservoir member.  
   
   
       9 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein said reservoir member includes a first and a second reservoir portion, which reservoir portions co-operate to be secured to said handle.  
   
   
       10 . The training device of  claim 9 , wherein each reservoir portion includes friction members to engage the handle to inhibit relative movement between the reservoir member and the handle.  
   
   
       11 . The training device of  claim 9 , wherein said device includes straps that are tensioned to secure the reservoir member to the shaft.  
   
   
       12 . The training device of  claim 8 , wherein said reservoir member includes a first and a second reservoir portion, which reservoir portions co-operate to be secured to said handle.  
   
   
       13 . The training device of  claim 10 , wherein said device includes straps that are tensioned to secure the reservoir member to the shaft.  
   
   
       14 . The training device of  claim 12 , wherein said device includes straps that are tensioned to secure the reservoir member to the shaft.