GEORGE PATRICK O'LEARY
Pilots at Monte Vis Ter, Portland, OR

5249967, Oct 5, 1993

Jul 12, 1991

7/729466

George P. O'Leary - Portland OR
Stephen G. Owen - Portland OR

A63B 6900

434247

A video training device and method for enabling a student athlete to closely pattern his dynamic technique after that of a recognized master. The exemplary device includes a pair of video cameras that transmit live images of the student as seen from those directions that best represent the technique. A video overlay generator receives the live images and combines them, while still in their video signal format, with a corresponding set of self-generated template images that represent, in static outline form, the dynamic technique of the master in the desired sport situation. The combined sets of images are sent to a pair of visual monitors for simultaneous, superimposed display of each set on a respective screen. User-operated controls on the video overlay generator permit the static image on each screen to be adjusted in size, moved vertically or horizontally, or switched to a new static image representing a different sport situation. In practicing the method, the student, preferably viewing both screens in a mirror, maneuvers his or her extremities, including those defined by the sports equipment, so that the live image of each extremity moves across those display locations of a respective screen that are occupied by different portions of the corresponding outline.