Golf stance training device

Abstract

A golf stance training device is provided for preventing lateral movement of a golfer during a golf swing. Structurally, the device includes a platform for supporting a foot or the golfer and a support for contacting and preventing lateral movement of the golfer's leg. When used on the golfer's rearward leg, the device abuts the forward side of the golfer's foot and the rearward side of the golfer's leg to prevent rearward movement of the rearward leg. When used on the golfer's forward leg, the device abuts the forward side of the golfer's foot and the forward side of the golfer's leg to prevent forward movement of the forward leg.

1 . A stance training apparatus for a golfer comprising:
 a platform for supporting a foot of the golfer, defining a forward lateral direction and a rearward lateral direction; and   a support connected to the platform and extending to an end for contacting a side of the golfer's leg to prevent movement of the golfer's leg in one of the lateral directions during a golf swing.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support contacts a forward side of the golfer's foot during the golf swing. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the platform has a forward edge and a rearward edge, and wherein the platform is inclined from the forward edge to the rearward edge to support the golfer's foot. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the platform defines a posterior direction, and wherein the support is displaced in the posterior direction from the platform to the end. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the support is displaced in the rearward direction from the platform to the end. 
     
     
         6 . A stance training apparatus for a golfer comprising:
 a means for supporting a rearward foot of the golfer; and   a means for contacting the rearward side of a rearward leg of the golfer to prevent movement of the golfer's rearward leg during a golf swing, wherein the contacting means is connected to the supporting means.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the contacting means abuts a forward side of the golfer's rearward foot adjacent the supporting means. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the supporting means promotes abutment of the forward side of the golfer's rearward foot into the contact means. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the contacting means crosses in front of the golfer's rearward leg from the forward side to a rearward side. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the bodyweight of the golfer anchors the apparatus against movement of the golfer's rearward leg during a golf swing. 
     
     
         11 . A stance training apparatus for a golfer comprising:
 a platform having a bottom surface for positioning on the ground and a top surface for supporting a foot of the golfer, the platform having an anterior edge and a posterior edge interconnected by a forward edge and a rearward edge, said platform defining a posterior direction and a rearward direction; and   a support connected to the platform at a joint adjacent the forward edge and extending from the top surface to an end in a first direction away from the ground for simultaneously contacting a forward side of the golfer foot and a side of the golfer's leg to prevent movement of the golfer's leg in a lateral direction during a golf swing.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein the support forms an acute angle with the bottom surface of the platform. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the support forms an angle of about 75 degrees with the bottom surface of the platform. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein the support is displaced in the posterior direction from the joint to the end. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the support is displaced in the rearward direction from the joint to the end. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein the bottom surface defines a bottom plane and the top surface forms a top plane, and wherein the top plane is transverse to the bottom plane. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the bottom plane and top plane intersect at an angle of about 30 degrees adjacent the forward edge. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein the bottom surface defines a bottom plane and the support lies in a support plane, and wherein the bottom plane is transverse to the support plane. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18  wherein the bottom plane and the support plane intersect at angle of about 75 degrees. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18  wherein the support is curvilinear, and is displaced in the posterior direction from the joint to the end.