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Is a golf training aid patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a golf training aid have been patented many times, but "a golf training aid" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 1,582 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “golf trainingswingpractice” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 896 best keyword matches we examined, 199 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: CHUCK MARTIN (5), NOVOSEL SR JOHN MICHAEL (4), HOANG BEN (4), CAYSE RAYMOND T (4).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63B (896), G09B (34), A61B (7), Y10T (5).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a golf training aid

  1. Golf swing training aid and golf club WO-2024187975-A1 2024 · NIKKEI DENSHI DONGGUAN CO LTD
    The present invention relates to the technical field of golf training. Disclosed are a golf swing training aid and a golf club. The golf club comprises a club body and the golf swing training aid; the golf swing training aid compr…
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  2. Golf putting swing training aid US-11565162-B1 2023 · KARIMI OMEED
    A golf putting swing training aid that may be attached to any golf club that may force a golfer's hands into the proper grip position for various types of golf putting shots is provided. The device and methods of the present d…
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  3. Golf swing training aid US-10661144-B2 2020 · KIM PHILLIP
    A golf swing training aid includes a golf club having a shaft and a club head. The club head has a hollow compartment for capturing a golf ball and is defined by a top wall, an opposing bottom wall, and a real wall. The club head …
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  4. Special Golf Swing Training Aid US-2017189780-A1 2017 · TUTTLE TROY
    This is an Improved Golf Practice Device usable for practice under replicated golfing conditions. It relates to a golf practice device with a retrievable tethered ball and which is usable for practice under replicated golfing cond…
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  5. Golf swing plane training aid device US-9737779-B2 2017 · WATSON EDWARD BATES
    A golf swing plane training aid device for use with a golf club is presented. The training aid device includes an ellipsoid shaped body having two reference endpoints and two forearm guides adapted to fit forearms of a golfer. The…
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  6. Golf training and practice aid that is designed for chipping, pitching, and full shots US-2016303456-A1 2016 · ARNOLD STEPHEN M
    Embodiments are directed to a golf training/practice aid designed for chipping, pitching, and taking full shots. The golf aid is comprised of a frame and a plurality of windows defined within the frame. The windows form a grid, ea…
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  7. Golf swing training aid US-9144728-B1 2015 · WACHTLER JOHN A
    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 …
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  8. Golf swing training aid US-8894503-B2 2014 · DANDREA JOHN
    A golf swing training aid intended for practice use by a golfer as a removable attachment to a standard golf club. The training aid comprises a specially adapted clamp assembly for releasable attachment to the grip of the golf clu…
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  9. Golf setup and swing training aid US-8663024-B2 2014 · KARDOS DAVID WARD
    A golf swing training device for achieving a proper overall address position and for executing a proper golf swing, including setting the proper deviation of the wrists, setting the angular orientation between the shaft longitudin…
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  10. Golf swing training aid US-8157667-B2 2012 · TOME ROBERT
    The golf swing training aid for simulating the feeling of creating a divot during a practice golf swing includes a flexible mat including an upper surface and a leading edge. A flexible ball support member is spaced from the leadi…
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  11. Golf swing adjustable training aid and method US-7544135-B1 2009 · HIGGINS NEIL
    A golf swing quick adjustment training aid and method of use is used to teach a golfer the proper body position and swing when putting a ball. The training aid has a frame that is attached to the golfer's putter club. Two adju…
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  12. Golf swing eye to hand coordination training aid US-7513833-B1 2009 · TOWN GARY DALE
    A golf swing training aid which utilizes a microprocessor controlled set of colored LEDs to teach the user to focus on a point away from the ball through the contact of a golf club with the ball. Also shown is a method of providin…
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  13. Golf Swing Training Aid US-2009325722-A1 2009 · MIER MICHAEL GRANT
    A golf swing training aid is provided that is manually formed at the time of use from a prepared, uniquely constructed sheet-platform of semi-rigid, joint-able material. The golf swing training aid comprises a positioning flap, a …
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  14. Golf swing training aid US-2003045368-A1 2003
    A training aid has a light beam generator ( 10 ) adjustably mounted to a universal joint fixture ( 14 ) which is in turn held by a support strip ( 18 ) in outwardly spaced relation away from a golfer's cap bill ( 36 ) with the…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a golf training aid been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Sports equipment patents tend to cover the grip, impact absorption, training feedback, and how gear is adjusted.

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