Abstract: A golf swing training apparatus and method for teaching a golfer to swing a golf club along a predetermined path whereby through repeated practice the golfer becomes habituated to swing form and body posture, the apparatus comprising a base, a timing device for emitting rhythmical tones which correspond to the various phases of a golf club swing, a guide rail for directing the movement of a golf club in a predetermined swing plane to impact a vertical planar surface of an anvil and a positioning rod for controlling the bodily movements of a golfer within a prescribed position during a golf swing.