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  Tour tempo playerUSPTO Application #: 20070082325Title: Tour tempo player Abstract: A device (20) and method for training a golfer's swing by synchronizing the movements of their club (40) to prompts produced by a microprocessor (48) that has been scientifically programmed with the tempo of the Tour Pros. Once it has been determined what the optimum tempo for that particular golfer is, then fitting the golfer to a shaft (36) that has the proper matrix development to complement the optimum flexing and straightening of the shaft to the golfer's tempo. The device (20) is also programmed for use with putting and short game tempos, which are different than those used for full shots. (end of abstract) Agent: John M. Novosel, Sr. - Leawood, KS, US Inventor: John Michael Novosel USPTO Applicaton #: 20070082325 - Class: 434252000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Education And Demonstration, Physical Education, Golf The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070082325. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] We claim the benefit of Provisional Application 60/725,710 filed Oct. 12, 2005 by the present inventors. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of Invention [0003] This invention relates to Golf Training Devices, specifically to those that teach the correct tempo of the golf swing. [0004] 2. Background of Prior Art [0005] Many have recognized the need for a rhythmical training system for golf. The word that has been used for it is tempo. As far back as 1974, U.S. Pat. No. 3,808,707 to Fink (1974) and others, since then, U.S. patent to Bendo U.S. Pat. No. 5,743,807 (1998) have designed tools to be used for this type of golf swing training. [0006] Unfortunately, most have relied on systems based on metronomes and/or basing their tempo counts on the individual golfer himself. They have also been hampered by the golf's conventional teaching that everyone has their own specific tempo and that you should not copy that of another golfer. And all have left out one of the most important aspects of tempo training--human reaction time. Scientific studies have determined that human beings take one fifth of a second to respond to a stimulus. [0007] Unfortunately, until the publication of my book, Tour Tempo, by Doubleday in 2004, no one knew exactly how to define what tempo in the golf swing was. No one knew exactly how to quantify tempo, nor how to effectively teach it, Tour Tempo, for the first time in the six hundred year history of golf, quantitatively defines exactly what tempo in the golf swing is and how to acquire it. [0008] Also, no one has constructed golf shafts that facilitate the tempo of one's golf swing, based upon the universal ratios revealed in Tour Tempo. [0009] 3. Background of the Invention--Objects and Advantages [0010] This invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for training the movements of the body to the correct tempo of the Tour Pros and to properly execute any and all golf swings in the correct swing tempo. Additionally, the apparatus enables the golfer to learn the correct timing of the flexing and straightening of the clubshaft as it relates to the tempo of the golf swing. [0011] The golf swing is a most complicated movement that is best accomplished by the interaction of the alternating contraction and relaxation of opposing muscle groups. Because this movement occurs in less than two seconds and must be coordinated to the millisecond, it cannot be controlled by conscious thought It must be trained through the subconscious mind. Thus while in training, it is desirable that the golfer have continuous information and feedback as to the tempo that he is using to flex and straighten the shaft of the club as it is swung in a golfing stroke. [0012] This information is conveyed to the golfer by sounding audible tones and visually by flashes of light These alerts could also be conveyed to the golfer by a vibrational apparatus on the unit, similar to those used in today's cellphones. These tones alert the golfer to the exact times that they should start the only two important motions that are involved in the golf swing, the takeaway and the return of the clubhead to the ball. The first is the amount of time it takes the golfer to go from the taking away of the club from the ball, to get to the top of the backswing and the second part is the return from the top of backswing to impact. It is the relationship of these two times that determines if the golfer exhibits the same tempo as the Tour Pros. There are four distinct timing sets that the Tour Pros exhibit. They vary in overall time, but are the same in the ratio between the takeaway to the top of backswing and from the top of backswing to impact. [0013] The start of the swing is defined as the first frame where there is a discernible movement of the clubhead away from the ball. The top of the backswing is defined as the point in the swing where the clubhead appears motionless, neither continuing away from the ball nor starting back down towards the ball. The start of the downswing is defined as the first frame where the clubhead starts moving back towards the ball from the top. [0014] We have found that the most common tempo fault exhibited by recreational golfers is that they don't swing the club away from the ball and that they do it too slowly. One of the reasons for this is that the prevailing instruction has preached `low and slow` to them. Professional golfers, however, swing the club backwards and upwards and do it rather quickly, and therefore, consistently obtain more accuracy, consistency, and distance in their golf shots. Furthermore, we have found that professional golfers conform to a strict standard of time management in their swings. My book, Tour Tempo, published by Doubleday, 4-27-04 describes this in detail. [0015] The Tour pros conform to four strict standards when playing their best. The time frames involved are: [0016] 1. 0.60 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to top of backswing. Then 0.20 of a second from top of backswing to impact. The tempo exhibited by such players as Ed Furgol, the 1954 US Open champion. [0017] 2. 0.70 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to top of backswing. Then approximately 0.233 of a second from top of backswing to impact. The tempo exhibited by such players as Gary Player, Nick Price and Ben Hogan. [0018] 3. 0.80 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to top of backswing. Then approximately 0.266 of a second from top of backswing to impact The tempo exhibited by such players as Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Greg Norman. [0019] 4. 0.90 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to top of backswing. Then 0.30 of a second from top of backswing to impact. The tempo exhibited by such players as Al Geiberger and David Toms. All of these players exhibit a three to one ratio. [0020] So that the user can react correctly to the tones, we have advanced the first and second tones in the sequences by one fifth of a second. One fifth of a second is the commonly recognized reaction time of a human being. [0021] Another object of the invention is to teach the golfer the correct tempo for use with all their short game and putting strokes, which are different that those used with full shots. There are also four different time frames that the Tour Pros use for these; all using a two to one ratio. From takeaway to top of swing is represented by two units of time, then from the top of swing to impact is one unit of time. The time frames involved for all short game shots, including those out of a sand trap, chipping and putting are: [0022] 1. 0.466 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to the top of the backswing. Then 0.233 of a second from top of backswing to impact. [0023] 2. 0.53 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to the top of the backswing. Then 0.265 of a second from top of backswing to impact. [0024] 3. 0.60 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to the top of the backswing. Then 0.30 of a second from top of backswing to impact. [0025] 4. 0.666 of a second elapsed time from takeaway to the top of the backswing. Then 0.333 of a second from top of backswing to impact. [0026] So that the user can react to the putting and short game tones, we have also advanced the first and second tones by 0.20 of a second. One fifth of a second is the commonly recognized reaction time of a human being. [0027] Another of the objects of the invention is to teach the golfer in a positive manner to learn the correct time frames involved in the golf swing by a series of prompts that are timed to the Tour Tempo Tones. These signals conform to the swings of the pros and have human reaction time built into them. [0028] The Tour Tempo Player consists of a body which houses the electronic board that is responsible for creating and emitting the sounds to an external earpiece or speaker unit through an audio jack. The housing also contains the batteries that power the unit. Current wireless technology could enable the apparatus to be fitted with a wireless transmitter connected to the audio jack that would convey the sounds to the user thru the use of headphones or outside speakers. [0029] Once the golfer has determined which of the ratios provide for the best shots, he then can be fitted with shafts and clubs that have been maximized to complement the flexing and straightening of the club as it goes thru the swing in the correct time ratio. When this is accomplished, their ball contact is more consistent with every stroke taken. It also teaches chipping and pitching, flop shots, sand traps and putting. [0030] Many devices have been invented to alert the golfer thru metronome based signals to provide guidance as to how they should swing the golf club. However, the Tour Tempo Player is the only one that adds the correct tempo of the tour pros with human reaction time built in. This cannot be accomplished with a metronome type device. We have advanced the first and second tones by 0.20 of a second, so that the user can react to the tones. One fifth of a second is the commonly recognized reaction time of a human being. Continue reading... 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