Pool cue training device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pool cue training device for assisting a player in determining cue movement so that the player can learn to control and minimize movement for better and more accurate shots. The invention comprises a laser capable of projecting a laser light in a dot or a line, attached to a mounting device for attaching the laser to a cue. The movement of the cue is determined by the difference between the initial position and final position after the striking motion.

1 . A pool cue training device comprising:
 A laser;   A laser mount to which the laser is attached;   The laser mount comprising a sleeve with a hole for fitting a cue stick.   
   
   
       2 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , wherein the hole contains at least one O-ring in the interior portion of the hole. 
   
   
       3 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , wherein the hole contains a soft material in the interior portion of the hole. 
   
   
       4 . The pool cue training device of  claim 3 , wherein the soft material is rubber. 
   
   
       5 . The pool cue training device of  claim 3 , wherein the soft material is cork. 
   
   
       6 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable lens cap that fits over the front end of the laser. 
   
   
       7 . The pool cue training device of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable lens cap further comprises at least one O-ring for a secure fit over the front end of the laser. 
   
   
       8 . The pool cue training device of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable lens cap further comprises a beam splitter for splitting the laser light from a dot to a line. 
   
   
       9 . The pool cue training device of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable lens cap further comprises a soft material on the inside wall of the lens cap. 
   
   
       10 . The pool cue training device of  claim 9 , wherein the soft material is rubber. 
   
   
       11 . The pool cue training device of  claim 9 , wherein the soft material is cork. 
   
   
       12 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , wherein the laser is mounted parallel to the circumferential hole such that when the laser, laser mount, and cue are assembled, the laser is parallel to the length of the cue. 
   
   
       13 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , further comprising a target for placement on a wall. 
   
   
       14 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , further comprising an Allen wrench for adjusting laser light from the laser. 
   
   
       15 . The pool cue training device of  claim 1 , wherein the laser comprises a male thread for attaching to a female thread on the laser mount. 
   
   
       16 . The pool cue training device of  claim 15 , wherein the female thread is provided by a nut. 
   
   
       17 . The pool cue training device of  claim 15 , wherein the hole is a circumferential hole. 
   
   
       18 . A method for using the pool cue training device of the present invention comprising the step of:
 a. Inserting a cue stick through a circumferential hole in a laser mounting device wherein the laser mounting device has a laser attached to the laser mounting device until the laser mounting device is securely attached to the cue stick;   b. Turning on the laser;   c. Adjusting a laser light, from the laser, with an Allen wrench by moving the adjustment screws on the laser such that the laser light is on the center line of the cue stick when sighting down the shaft of the cue;   d. Attaching an adjustable lens cap with a beam splitter; and   e. Adjusting the adjustable lens cap such that the laser light is vertical.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising the step of:
 f. Placing a target on a distant object for aligning the laser light with the distant object.   
   
   
       20 . The method for using a pool cue training device of the present invention for determining the movement in the cue during a striking motion comprising:
 Measuring a distant between an initial position of a laser light on a distant object, such as a target on a wall, and a final position of a laser light after the striking motion.