A golf swing aid constrains the swing of an associated headless golf club to provide a golf student with proper golf club swing notion. Flanged backswing and downswing rails are intermediated by a continuous curved rail and supported by a rail support. The curved shape of the rails is derived from the proper "inside out" professional-type golf swing and may be determined on a theoretical or experimental basis. A headless golf club has a rolling clevis that engages the flanged rails to roll thereupon. The golf student so engaging the headless golf club is then constrained in the golf swing to follow the shape of the rails. This requires the student to use the back muscles rather than the wrists, arms and shoulders to develop the proper swing action. The flanged rails have open ends so that when the point of impact is reached at the completion of the downswing, the student may follow through on the shot with the headless golf club leaving the downswing rail. The open end on the backswing rail then allows for quick reengagement of the backswing rail by the rolling clevis. The golf student may also benefit by visual contemplation of the shape of the golf swing aid of the present invention as visual memory will complement the muscle memory achieved through use of the present invention.

The invention provides a golf aid (10) comprising a rectangular tubular frame (11) having a horizontal cross bar (12) which is suitably supported at each end on the remainder of the frame (11). The frame (11) is provided with a support frame, in the from of vertical legs (14) at an angle to the frame (11) and having rearwardly extending feet (16) which imparts stability to the golf aid. Bracing struts (18) extend between the vertical legs and the horizontal feet (16). Extending from the frame are protruding elements, in the form of horizontally protruding arms (38) protruding from the bar (12), and laterally and upwardly protruding arms (39) and (40) protruding from the frame (11). At the centre of the bar (12) there is a slot designated (20). The central part (22) of the slot (20) is relatively narrow when compared with the two tapered end sections of the slot (20) which end sections are designated (24).

A simple and economical yet effective training and exercising device is disclosed for sports such as golf wherein an implement such as a golf club is moved along a swing path. An elongated handle has a proximal end with a hand grip and a distal end with a weighted body. A foot plate, sized to received a foot of the user, includes one or more connection features, preferably inverted-U-shaped hooks rigidly secured to the foot plate. A removable, stretchable tether is provided having a first end tied at a point between the proximal and distal ends of the handle and a second end tied to a connection point on the foot plate. The connection point on the handle is preferably a hook which doubles as a wrist indicator. The length of the tether is adjustable so as to resist upward movement of the handle when swung by the user to promote training and exercise with respect to the sport. The foot plate has inside and outside edges, and in the preferred embodiment, each edge includes one or more connection points to practice a back swing and a forward swing. Two tethers may also be used, each having a first end tied at the point between the proximal and distal ends of the handle, and with the second end of one tether being tied to an outer connection point of the foot plate, and the second end of the other tether being tied to an inner connection point of the foot plate. An optional rocker plate defines an area large enough to receive the foot plate and the user's other foot. The rocker plate preferably further includes one or more movable, rotatable plates to assist in positioning the user's feet to achieve a proper stance for the desired sport. Each movable, rotatable plate may preferably be locked into place along a rail feature. The invention swing exerciser may be used for many other sports besides golf such as tennis, hockey, and so forth.