Sports specific movement emulators and cams

Abstract

Sports specific movement emulators are disclosed that permit an athlete to practice and develop specific motions needed to participate skillfully and at a high level in a particular sport. The emulators have designs that force the user to train and strengthen sports specific muscles in the lower body safely and repetitively. Examples of such emulators include golf swing trainers and running trainers.

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[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims all benefits under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of pending U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 776,052 filed 23 Feb. 2006, entitled “Sport Specific Movement Emulators and Cams”.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to sports specific movement emulators and cams. Emulators of the type disclosed herein permit the user to practice motions analogous to motions that must be used in a specific sport. In particular, one of the emulators permits the user to develop movements that use the thighs and waist to initiate a motion, such as a baseball pitch, baseball base steal and the like. Another of the emulators permits the user to emulate a running movement, and yet another permits the user to practice a golf swing.DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION[0003]Various exercising devices for exercising body and limb, e.g., leg or arm, muscles are known in the art. For example, typical barbells or weight bars...

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Problems solved by technology

The above-described prior art exercise machines are designed to develop muscle size and strength in one muscle group only but do not serve to duplicate a particular sport specific motion.

If the correct movement and sequence are not performed correctly, the emulator becomes extremely difficult to use.

As an athlete gets older it becomes increasingly more difficult to learn motor skills just from performing them.

However, when the user works out on a golf emulator set at 50 pounds, the brain is forced to send up to fifty times more electricity to all the muscles associated with the swing.

This stretching effect will also decrease the likelihood that a user will injure muscles used in the sport specific movement during competitive play or during training.

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