Golf Training Aid for Maintaining Proper Wrist Angle

Abstract

An architecture is presented that provides a golf training aid for maintaining the proper wrist angle during golf swings. The golf training aid has a simple structure, a low manufacturing cost, and is convenient to use. The golf training aid comprises a flexible plate secured to a user. The golf training aid can also comprise Velcro-like fasteners secured to a top and a bottom portion of the flexible plate to help secure the golf training aid to a user. When inserted between the Velcro fasteners of a golf glove and wore on a golfer's lead hand, the golf training aid resists the improper bending of a golfer's wrist and provides audible feedback when an excessive amount of bending occurs.

1 . A golf training aid, comprising:
 a flexible plate secured to a user for maintaining proper wrist angles.   
     
     
         2 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible plate comprises a top portion and a bottom portion and at least one fastener secured to each of said top and bottom portions of said flexible plate. 
     
     
         3 . The golf training aid of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one fastener is Velcro. 
     
     
         4 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastener removably secures the flexible plate to a golf glove via attaching to a fastener of the golf glove. 
     
     
         5 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible plate is permanently attached to a golf glove. 
     
     
         6 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible plate is worn between a golfer's hand and a golf glove without fasteners. 
     
     
         7 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible plate is shaped as a rectangle, oval or pentagon. 
     
     
         8 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible plate has an elastic quality. 
     
     
         9 . The golf training aid of  claim 8 , wherein the elasticity of the flexible plate and an elastic band around an opening of the golf glove combine to allow a user to address a golf ball with some cupping of a lead wrist. 
     
     
         10 . The golf training aid of  claim 9 , wherein excessive cupping of the lead wrist causes the flexible plate to yield, lowering resistance and providing audible feedback to a user. 
     
     
         11 . The golf training aid of  claim 10 , wherein the flexible plate provides resistance to cupping of a user's wrist while allowing total freedom for cocking, un-cocking and bowing of the wrist. 
     
     
         12 . The golf training aid of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible plate is positioned more toward a user's fingers and secured, which increases resistance to the user. 
     
     
         13 . The golf training aid of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible plate is positioned away from a user's fingers and secured, which decreases resistance to the user. 
     
     
         14 . The golf training aid of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible plate is tightly secured to a user's wrist and forearm, which increases resistance to the user. 
     
     
         15 . A golf training system, comprising:
 a flexible plate and at least one fastener secured to the flexible plate; and   a golf glove, wherein the at least one fastener secures the flexible plate to the golf glove.   
     
     
         16 . The golf training system of  claim 15 , wherein excessive cupping of a user's lead wrist causes the flexible plate to yield, lowering resistance and providing audible feedback to a user. 
     
     
         17 . The golf training system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one fastener secures the flexible plate to the golf glove via attaching to a Velcro fastener of the golf glove. 
     
     
         18 . A golf training aid, comprising:
 a flexible plate with a fastener positioned on each of a top and a bottom portion of the flexible plate; and   wherein the fasteners secure the flexible plate to a golf glove.   
     
     
         19 . The golf training aid of  claim 18 , wherein the flexible plate is tightly secured to a user's wrist and forearm, which increases resistance to the user. 
     
     
         20 . The golf training aid of  claim 18 , wherein the flexible plate is loosely secured to a user's wrist and forearm, which decreases resistance to the user.