Abstract: A golf swing training device includes a sleeve or strap arrangement to be worn about the elbow of a golfer's leading arm and an elbow bracing assembly attached to or integrated with the sleeve or strap arrangement. The elbow bracing assembly includes pivotally connected first and second brace members and a lock bar slidable within the first and second brace members between a locked position and an unlocked position. The lock bar in the locked position substantially prevents pivotal movement of the first and second brace members, thereby preventing bending of the elbow of the leading arm during a back-swing and down-swing portions of a golf swing. The lock bar in the unlocked position allows pivotal movement of the first and second brace members, thereby allowing the device to bend with bending of the elbow of the leading arm during an up-swing portion of the golf swing.

Abstract: A shoulder motion exercise device and method of use having a retainer, a connector, an extender, and a slider. When the user mimics a golf swing, the device aids in the stretching and exercise of at least a shoulder and a portion of the torso.

Abstract: A golf aid for preventing improper wrist bending during a golf stroke. The golf aid provides a wrist wrap with a stabilizer the moves between a retracted position and an extended position spanning the carpal bones, preventing anterior bending of the wrist of a wearer. In the retracted position, the stabilizer is housed in a pocket of the wrist wrap and does not impinge or obstruct the freedom of movement of the wrist.

Abstract: A golf training aid is described that stabilizes a wrist and an elbow of a golfer during a golf swing. The golf training aid includes a flexible sleeve and an elongated rigid insert. The flexible sleeve is configured to receive the wrist and the elbow of the golfer. The elongated rigid insert is secured to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve keeps the rigid insert in contact with the wrist and the elbow of the golfer so as to prevent pivoting of the wrist and pivoting of the elbow.

Abstract: Intended to prevent self-extubation of nasal or oral tubes of an awake patient who may reflexively attempt removal of such and allow the early mobilization and exercise necessary for preservation of as much muscle strength as possible, promotion of diaphragmatic motion necessary for liberation from a ventilator, reduction of patient stress allowing for sedation minimization and improved cognition for reduction of delirium and post-intensive care syndrome, and relief of medical staff and healthcare dollars to focus more on healthcare rather than on protection from self-harm.

Abstract: A brace for a person's hand has a cradle shaped to extend over the side of the hand in the area between a person's wrist crease and pinky-finger. The cradle may include two opposing curved sides, each side being joined to the other along a longitudinal edge. Opposite the longitudinal edge, each side has a distal edge. The distal edges may be spaced apart from each other by a distance that is approximately the thickness of a person's hand in the area extending from the person's wrist crease to the interstice between the pinky-finger and ring-finger. The cradle is shaped to extend over a side of the wearer's hand between a person's wrist crease and pinky-finger.

Abstract: A golf swing training aid to assistively train a golfer the proper position and motion of the golfer's leading and trailing arms during certain phases of a golf swing, which primarily includes a strap assembly for releasably securing the training aid to the golfer's leading arm and an upper arm cradle connecting to a lower arm cradle by a hinging assembly with each of the arm cradles including an upper member integrally connecting and curvilinearly transitioning to a pair of longitudinal sidewalls. A locking assembly configured with first and second housing sections respectively attached to the upper and lower arm cradles houses a moveable shaft that fulfills to lock the arm cradles in a collinear arrangement and unlock the arm cradles to further pivotal movement relative to one another about the hinging assembly, particularly as such to correspond with the bending movement of the leading arm during the follow-through phase of the golf swing.

Abstract: This is a basketball training device for a user's guide hand comprising upper arm, pivot, forearm, thumb, and finger components. The pivot component is pivotably connected to the upper arm component and rigidly coupled to the forearm component, and the forearm component is rigidly coupled to both the thumb component and the finger component. The upper arm, forearm, thumb, and finger components are each secured to the user's upper arm, forearm, thumb, and at least one finger, respectively. As such, the basketball training device not only restricts flexion and opposition of the thumb but it restricts pronation of the user's forearm. In addition, the basketball training device restricts flexion, extension, radial deviation, and ulnar deviation of the user's wrist while allowing the user appropriate extension at the elbow joint during the entire shooting motion.

Abstract: A portable single biceps exercising machine comprises an articulable framework running about a length of a user's arm. The articulable framework may be divided into an upper framework and a lower framework, with an articulable fulcrum connecting the upper framework to the lower framework. In use, the upper framework, at an under arm pad, may be retained in a shoulder/armpit region of the user's arm, while the lower framework may comprise a handle to be engaged by a hand of the user's arm. One or more tension members are coupled between the upper framework and the lower framework such that articulation of the handle about the articulable fulcrum towards the under arm pad is through a resistance. The resistance exercises a biceps muscle of the user's arm.

Abstract: A basketball training apparatus to provide user feedback on shooting form is provided. The basketball training apparatus includes a strut assembly coupled to a user's upper arm and forearm, the strut assembly having an upper strut pivotably mounted to a lower strut, a Hall Effect sensor disposed within the junction of the upper and lower struts, a pair of magnets coupled to the strut assembly's junction, a controller disposed within the strut assembly and electrically coupled to the Hall Effect sensor, and an alert mechanism disposed within the strut assembly and electrically coupled to the controller. Pivotable movement of the upper strut relative to the lower strut to either a first optimal angle or second optimal angle enables the alert mechanism to generate a notification.

Abstract: A device for resisting and guiding a movement of a player's leading fore-arm during a sporting action. The device comprises a sleeve made of stretchable material configured to removably cover the player's forearm and upper arm, and a secondary patch of stretchable material attached to the posterior side of the sleeve. The secondary patch comprises at least two channels extending substantially along the length of the sleeve one either side of the elbow point, and which are adapted to house biasing means therein. The biasing means provide adjustable tension to resist the flexion movements of the player's fore-arm during the sporting action and maintaining the forearm in a straight, fully-extended position relative to the upper arm when the user relaxes the musculature in the forearm encased by the sleeve.

Abstract: A sports swing trainer includes a gripping portion configured to enable a user to grasp the trainer while in a batting stance, an arm positioning portion, and an alignment portion connecting the other two portions together. The arm positioning portion includes parts that simultaneously engage with a top of the shoulder and a brachium of the user when in a proper batting stance, and the arm positioning portion provides tactile feedback reminding the user to begin a swinging motion with hip and leg movements rather than arm movements. The alignment portion may include one or more joints that enable custom positioning of the gripping portion and the arm positioning portion to suit the training needs of many different users. The sports swing trainer provides an easy to manufacture solution for baseball/softball bat swing training which focuses on the mechanics of the swing rather than ball placement and contact.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf swing correction apparatus using the moment of inertia in which a shoulder turn is improved by the moment of inertia of a swing which is not scattered and concentrated on the shoulder by the correction apparatus of a weight made to restrict a motion of a preceding arm during a swing of golf, accuracy of the impact is improved by preventing the preceding arm from bending to the follow-through for making a constant swing arc, and the carrying distance is increased by a muscular strength properly developed from the weight training, thereby properly correct a swing motion of golf.

Abstract: A golf swing training aid for training the golfer to swing a club such that the club's shaft stays in the same plane as the golfer's trailing forearm during the initial and final portion of the swing generally comprises a band for attachment to the golfer's trailing forearm and front and rear guide rods projecting downward from the band such that there is a gap between the rod's distal ends such that the shaft of the golf club can be swung into and out of the gap for guidance during the swing. The distal ends of the guide rods include a visual distinction that is seen peripherally by the golfer.

Abstract: A golf training aid constructed of flexible material that stretches when deployed and maintains tensions along the wearer's upper and lower arm including a shoulder harness including a first shoulder portion and a second shoulder portion, the first shoulder portion including a strap that is fixedly attached to a back portion of the first shoulder portion and can be detachably fixed after passing around a body of a wearer to a front portion of the second shoulder portion to maintain the shoulder harness on the wearer while the wearer executes a golf swing and an arm extension attached to the second shoulder portion, the arm extension including an upper attachment portion, lower attachment portion and wrist portion, the upper and lower attachment portions can secure the arm extension in place at upper and lower portions of a wearer's arm to maintain the arm extension over the elbow of the wearer.

Abstract: Provided is a device for aiding an awareness of a golfer of a bend at an elbow of a leading arm of the golfer during a golf swing. The device comprises a forearm engaging surface operable to engage a forearm of the golfer, an upper arm contacting surface operable to reversibly connect an upper arm of the golfer; and a body connecting the forearm engaging surface to the upper arm contacting surface. The body is operable, when the forearm engaging surface is engaged with the forearm of the golfer, to move the upper arm contacting surface such that when the elbow of the leading arm of the golfer is straight, the upper arm contacting surface is in contact with the upper arm of the golfer and when the bend at the elbow is present the upper arm contacting surface is not in contact with the upper arm of the golfer.

Abstract: A golf training aide includes a pair of sleeves adapted to be placed on a golfer's arms. Each sleeve includes a pair of visually distinguishable sections, such that when the sleeves are properly positioned on the golfer's arms one of the visually distinguishable sections of each sleeve will face forwardly at the end of a proper backswing of a golf club and the other of the pair of visually distinguishable sections of each sleeve will face forwardly at the end of the forward swing of the golf club.

Abstract: A golf downswing guide which prevents medial rotation (rotation towards the center of the body) of the right arm for a right handed golfer during the backswing but more specifically during the downswing. The device consists of a lower and an upper elongated member joined together by an elbow joint which allows pivoting on a single plane. The device attaches to the right arm (for a right handed golfer) A counter acting elongated member is mounted on the lower and upper elongated members by means of pivoting joints. A holding device consisting of a pivoting arm with an elongated opening at the non-pivoting end is attached to a ratchet device which is attached to a base section which in turn attaches to the waist area of the golfer.

Abstract: A golf downswing guide which prevents medial rotation (rotation towards the center of the body) of the right arm for a right handed golfer during the backswing but more specifically during the downswing. The device consists of a lower and an upper elongated member joined together by an elbow joint which allows pivoting on a single plane. The device attaches to the right arm (for a right handed golfer) A counter acting elongated member is mounted on the upper elongated member. A holding device with an elongated opening is attached to the torso of the golfer. During the backswing but more specifically the downswing, the counter acting elongated member stays inside the elongated opening of the holding device and prevents the counter acting elongated member from moving out of the elongated opening and consequently prevents the tight arm from medially rotating during the downswing.

Abstract: A golf downswing guide which prevents medial rotation (rotation towards the centre of the body) of the right arm for a right handed golfer during the backswing but more specifically during the downswing. The device consists of a lower and an upper elongated member joined together by an elbow joint which allows pivoting on a single plane. The device attaches to the right arm (for a right handed golfer) A counter acting elongated member is mounted on the lower and upper elongated members by means of pivoting joints. A holding device consisting of a pivoting arm with an elongated opening at the non- pivoting end is attached to a ratchet device which is attached to a base section which in turn attaches to the waist area of the golfer.

Abstract: A practice aid (22) for golfers (10), which is formed by a jacket-shaped textile upper part (24) with at least one tubular-shaped sleeve (26, 28). The sleeve (26, 28) comprises a stiffening and follows the motion sequence of the golfer (10) when hitting with the golf club (14). The stiffening is formed as a frame (30) and is provided in the tubular sleeve (26, 28). Furthermore, the invention relates to a practice aid (22) for golfers (10) designed as a stiffening frame (30).

Abstract: A golf swing training apparatus allows a user to learn a stable swing motion by acquiring a correct swing posture in performing a swing motion and to train turning motion of the user's shoulder and a rotating motion of the user's waist in a natural manner. The golf swing training apparatus includes: a body, which is arranged between both arms when a user takes an address posture, and has a reverse trapezoid-shape corresponding to a shape formed by the arms. The golf swing training apparatus controls changes in shapes of both arms, such as the interval between the arms becomes widened, bending of elbows, etc. when a golfer performs a swing motion in a swing training so as to guide his/her shoulder and waist to be smoothly turned. As a result, the golfer can learn a stable swing motion.

Abstract: A practice aid (22) for golfers (10), which is formed by a jacket-shaped textile upper part (24) with at least one tubular-shaped sleeve (26, 28). The sleeve (26, 28) comprises a stiffening and follows the motion sequence of the golfer (10) when hitting with the golf club (14). The stiffening is formed as a frame (30) and is provided in the tubular sleeve (26, 28). Furthermore, the invention relates to a practice aid (22) for golfers (10) designed as a stiffening frame (30).

Abstract: A golf swing teaching aid includes an arm cuff positionable on an upper portion of a golfer's forward arm. A hand engaging member is positionable on a hand of the forward arm and has a first side, a second side, a forward edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A plurality of couplers engages and urges toward each other the first and second lateral edges. An elongated rod has a cuff end and a hand end. The cuff end is pivotally coupled to the arm cuff. The hand end is pivotally coupled to the first side of the hand engaging member. The rod is straight and maintains a distance between the arm cuff and the hand engaging member. The hand engaging member and the arm cuff are positionable on the forward arm to resist bending of the forward arm during a golf swing.

Abstract: A golf swing training system that straps to the rear or trailing arm of the golfer and guides movement of that arm to correctly delay release of the golf club on the downswing until the trailing arm bicep is approximately pointing toward the ground. A servo motor locks the trailing arm at the elbow from extension near the top of the backswing as the trailing arm reaches its fully bent position preventing premature club release during the initial downswing, and releases the elbow when the upper arm reaches a near vertical position on the downswing. The entire system is controlled by an on-board microprocessor encoded by input angle signals of the trailing arm bending movement adapted to the swing cycle of the individual golfer under study.

Abstract: A support sleeve assists a golfer in keeping the golfer's arm straight during a golf swing. The support sleeve has a sleeve having at least one pocket extending along the length of the sleeve, and a rod retained inside the at least one pocket. The sleeve is worn on the elbow region of the golfer's leading arm, and the rod inhibits bending of the golfer's arm at the elbow region during a golf swing.

Abstract: A golf swing aid apparatus includes a first plate and a second plate. Each of the first and second plates has a top side, a first end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The top sides of each of the first and second plates are concavely arcuate. A hinging assembly hingedly couples the first end edge of the first plate to the second end edge of the second plate to substantially align the top sides of the first and second plates when the first and second plates are in an unbent orientation with respect to each other. The hinging assembly allows the first and second plates to bend with respect to each other after a predetermined amount of force is exerted on the hinging assembly. A strap assembly releasably secures the first and second plates to a golfer's arm.

Abstract: The embodiment of this athletic training device is for restricting the flexion of the elbow joint of the arm. A stretchable arm sleeve 16 is designed to encircle the arm 22 to be trained. A segment of loop Velcro 18 is adhered to the sleeve starting at the elbow joint 24 and extending toward the wrist on the dorsal surface of the lower arm 14. A separate 90 degree training block 10 made of polyethylene foam with hook Velcro 20 adhered is fastened to the loop Velcro 18 on the stretchable arm sleeve 16 to provide a physical barrier for flexing the elbow joint 24. The athlete can use the device for training in multiple sports. The most common use for the device is for limiting the elbow joint 24 angle to 90 degrees while training for basketball, golf and sprinting or running. The device does not restrict extension of the arm 22.

Abstract: A golf swing training device that fits on the inner down swing arm and optionally it has a thumb restraint extension. The device comprises a shell contoured to fit the inner arm from the wrist to the lower portion of the upper arm which is strapped to the arm. The device cocks the arm slightly but fully extends the arm for the back swing and down swing and aids the golfer in forming the right habit by muscle memory to extend the arm during the golf swing. The device is flexible laterally so that a snug fit between the device and the arm can be obtained. The device can twist to accommodate the twisting of the arm during the golf swing. The device resists bending of the forearm about the elbow to keep the forearm extended. The thumb extension inhibits flexure and side to side movement of the thumb during the golf swing. The thumb extension can be detachably attached to the shell.

Abstract: An aid to improve a golf participant's golf swing for developing an accurate and powerful golf swing technique. The inventive device includes an arm strap assembly, a trigger assembly, a ratchet assembly and a club clip attachment. The arm strap assembly attaches to the player's trailing arm by adjustable straps. The trigger assembly includes a trigger line of fixed length and connects the arm strap to the ratchet assembly. One purpose of this component is to “trigger” the point at which the ratchet mechanism should release the ratchet line. The ratchet assembly consists of a retracting, spring-loaded release device that remains locked as long as the trigger mechanism is slack. Once the trigger mechanism exceeds a preset pull-force, the ratchet mechanism releases allowing the ratchet line connected between the ratchet assembly and the participant's golf club to extend at the appropriate position in the participant's down swing.

Abstract: An aid to improve a golf participant's golf swing for developing an accurate and powerful golf swing technique. The inventive device includes an arm strap assembly, a trigger assembly, a ratchet assembly and a club clip attachment. The arm strap assembly attaches to the player's trailing arm by adjustable straps. The trigger assembly includes a trigger line of fixed length and connects the arm strap to the ratchet assembly. One purpose of this component is to “trigger” the point at which the ratchet mechanism should release the ratchet line. The ratchet assembly consists of a retracting, spring-loaded release device that remains locked as long as the trigger mechanism is slack. Once the trigger mechanism exceeds a preset pull-force, the ratchet mechanism releases allowing the ratchet line connected between the ratchet assembly and the participant's golf club to extend at the appropriate position in the participant's down swing.

Abstract: A golf swing elbow angle control device for various types of golf shots, e.g. ninety degrees for long wood drives, and lesser angles for iron drives and chip shots. The device is readily adjustable, providing easy and rapid changes in its elbow angle control function, and customized fiducial settings of the device for various types of shots are readily established for the players having different forearm and elbow sizes and shapes. The device also functions as a convenient anchor for an elastic belt extending around the opposite upper arm of the player, keeping the arms together to provide a simple and easy way to prevent the player's elbows from extending away from the body, which is detrimental to good golf swing form.

Abstract: An improved elbow brace adapted for teaching baseball throwing with three stays enclosed by cloth and attached with two circumferential cloth straps. Two or more pads 21 sit between the ends of stays and the inner surface of the brace which adjoins the skin when worn. Stitched seams 15 are placed very close to the edges of the primary stays 3 and the third stay 9 to carefully hold them in proper alignment, allowing less than three-eighths of an inch of lateral movement and preferable less than one-eighth of an inch. The span between the primary stays 3 narrows toward the top of the brace 11. The middle stay is stiffer than the other two.

Abstract: The apparatus described in the specification comprises a golf stoke training apparatus for developing muscle memory relative to a golf stroke. The apparatus includes a flexible strap having a shoulder portion, a first arm portion and attachment device for attaching the first arm portion to a golfer's arm and a second arm portion and finger strap for attaching the second arm portion to a golfer's hand in order to maintain the golfer's wrist in a flexed position during the golf stroke. The device is relatively simple, inexpensive to manufacture and substantially maintains the golfer's arms and shoulders in a fixed position relative to one another throughout the golf swing so that muscle memory is developed in the golfer relative to the stroke.

Abstract: A brace for training basketball players has a base for fitting over an arm of a user. Either the upperarm or forearm of one arm of a user is referred to the "base member," the remaining member being the "moving member," regardless of which member actually moves. A yoke extends away from the base, forming a cradle for receiving the moving member. The yoke restrains the moving member from closing against the base member at less than a certain angle. The yoke also urges the moving member and base member into a predetermined relative rotation with respect to one another. A band attaches the base to the base member. The band may be a flexible, non-extensible strap having fasteners at the ends for opening, closing and adjusting the strap. A hook-and-loop fastener permits adjustment of a single, wide strap along the length of the base. An adjustment member may be provided for adjusting the position of the yoke relative to the base.

Abstract: A training device for golfers consists of a flexible fabric sleeve and a pocket containing a lengthwise concave metallic strip positioned at the outside of the players elbow on the leading arm of the player (left arm for right handed player). Positioning the strip to the outside of the radius of flexion of the joint and over the bony protrusion of the ulna (the olecranon) as a fulcrum causes the strip to audibly deform at a small and precise degree of movement of the joint. The sleeve does not restrict flexion of the elbow, but since a straight arm non-flexed position of the arm is desirably maintained from the backswing and to the follow through, any flexion will cause the metallic strip to audibly emit a clicking sound, alerting the player to erroneous form.

Abstract: A golf club swing teaching aid is provided having an elongated inflatable tubular sleeve adapted to be worn by the golfer to restrain bending of the golfer's leading arm during backswing. An alarm assembly which emits an audible signal is mounted on the sleeve for alerting the golfer that his or her leading alarm has been allowed to bend to an undesirable extent during backswing of the golf club. Means is provided for adjustably mounting the alarm actuating components of the alarm assembly on the sleeve so that the golfer may select the degree of bending of his or her leading arm that may take place during backswing of a golf club before the audible alarm is sounded. Selective adjustment by the golfer of the degree of adjustment of the sleeve also has an effect on the timing of the audible alarm.

Abstract: An alignment device is disclosed for use in sports such as golfing which includes a generally planar breast plate adapted and configured to be worn adjacent the golfer's chest, an elongated shaft supported by the breast plate and extending laterally therefrom for visually aligning oneself with a distant target on a golf course when addressing a golf ball, and a harness assembly associated with the breast plate for securing the breast plate adjacent the golfer's chest.

Abstract: A brace for training basketball players has a base for fitting over an arm of a user. Either the upperarm or forearm of one arm of a user is referred to the "base member," the remaining member being the "moving member," regardless of which member actually moves. A yoke extends away from the base, forming a cradle for receiving the moving member. The yoke restrains the moving member from closing against the base member at less than a certain angle. The yoke also urges the moving member and base member into a predetermined relative rotation with respect to one another. A band attaches the base to the base member. The band may be a flexible, non-extensible strap having fasteners at the ends for opening, closing and adjusting the strap. A hook-and-loop fastener permits adjustment of a single, wide strap along the length of the base. An adjustment member may be provided for adjusting the position of the yoke relative to the base.

Abstract: A training device mountable to an arm of an athlete for developing a proper arm swing. The training device includes a support body mountable to the arm of the athlete, a sensor assembly carried by the support body for detecting displacement of the arm in two directions of movement with one direction of movement being rotation about the longitudinal axis of the arm and the other direction of movement being bending of the arm. A signal actuator coupled to the sensor assembly produces a detectable signal when the sensor assembly detects displacement of the arm in at least one of the two directions of movement.

Abstract: A golf swing training device which automatically allows any golfer to develop a perfect swing plane, while hitting golf balls, and with minimal instruction. The primary operative mechanism of the device is the maintaining of a substantially constant distance between the left pectoral muscle and the right forearm (assuming a right-handed golfer). The device includes a stick, with elastic bands for connection to the left pectoral muscle and the right forearm. Various alternative connections are disclosed.