Golf Instructional Aid and Method of Use

Abstract

A golf training aid maintains alignment of a user's vision with an orientation line during a golf swing. The golf training aid has a stand configured to be securely positioned on the ground, a front indicator, and a rear indicator offset from the front indicator. The front indicator may be pivotally adjusted to move in synchronization with the rear indicator. The front indicator may have a first vertical element and a first horizontal element. The rear indicator may have a second vertical element and a second horizontal element. The user aligns the elements of the front indicator and the rear indicator to align the orientation line with the user's line of sight. Alignment of the orientation line with the user's line of sight defines an angle of between 40° and 80° with the ground.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A golf training aid comprising:
 a. a stand configured to be securely positioned on the ground;   b. a front indicator; and   c. a rear indicator offset from the front indicator, wherein the front indicator and the rear indicator are pivotally mounted to the stand to define an orientation line that is between 40 to 80 degrees from the ground.   
     
     
         2 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a. a frame that supports the front indicator and the rear indicator, wherein the frame is pivotally mounted to the stand.   
     
     
         3 . The golf training aid of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a. a support bracket that supports the frame, wherein the support bracket is connected to the stand;   b. a sliding member configured to be slidably mounted upon the support bracket, the sliding member comprising:
 i. a plurality of apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures permit the sliding member to slide along the support bracket and join with the stand; and 
 ii. a plurality of spikes, wherein the plurality of spikes are configured to be inserted into the ground. 
   
     
     
         4 . The golf training aid of  claim 2 , wherein the frame is a box comprising:
 a. a front face; and   b. a rear face.   
     
     
         5 . The golf training aid of  claim 4 , wherein the front face comprises:
 a. the front indicator, wherein the front indicator comprises a centrally located shape selected from a cross, an oval, a circle, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, and a grid with crosshairs; and   b. a transparent portion adjacent to the front indicator.   
     
     
         6 . The golf training aid of  claim 5 , wherein the rear indicator comprises a centrally located shape disposed upon the rear face, the centrally located shape of the rear indicator selected from a cross, an oval, a circle, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, and a grid with crosshairs. 
     
     
         7 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a. a first vertical element of the front indicator; and   b. a second vertical element of the rear indicator, wherein the first vertical element is configured to be aligned with the second vertical element in a user's vision during a golf swing.   
     
     
         8 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a. a first horizontal element of the front indicator; and   b. a second horizontal element of the rear indicator, wherein the first horizontal element is configured to be aligned with the second horizontal element in a user's vision during a golf swing.   
     
     
         9 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the stand is configured to be inserted into the ground with a plurality of spikes disposed on a bottom surface of the stand. 
     
     
         10 . The golf training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the front indicator is configured to be aligned in synchronization with the rear indicator in a user's vision during a golf swing when the user's line of sight defines an angle of between 40° and 80° with the ground. 
     
     
         11 . A golf training method comprising the steps of:
 a. positioning a stand of a golf training aid on the ground;   b. aligning a front indicator and a rear indicator of the golf training aid, wherein the step of aligning the following substeps occur:
 i. pivoting, tandemly, the front indicator and the rear indicator mounted to the stand to define an orientation line that is between 40 to 80 degrees from the ground; and 
 ii. aligning a user's vision with the orientation line when the user's line of sight defines an angle of between 40° and 80° with the ground. 
   
     
     
         12 . The golf training method of  claim 11 , wherein the step of aligning further comprises the substep of:
 i. securing an alignment of the front indicator and the rear indicator.   
     
     
         13 . The golf training method of  claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:
 a. maintaining an alignment of the user's vision with the orientation line during a golf swing.   
     
     
         14 . The golf training method  claim 13 , wherein the front indicator aligns in synchronization with the rear indicator along the orientation line within the user's vision.