number of ways to provide a conveniently placed or mounted training aid for example body portion 12 may be shaped as an ornamental statue or figurine which may be placed on a shelf or desk enabling the laser swing aid to be conveniently used in a golfer 39 s home or office for example in a currently preferred embodiment body portion 12 is shaped as a pyramid which may sit on a flat surface to project a fan of light 22 across a practice surface such as a floor or practice green body portion 12 may also be shaped as a cylinder or other shape which may be mounted in or on a golf bag or other object or may include a tripod or other base for placement on a surface such as a putting green other shapes and configurations of body portion will be described herein in a currently preferred embodiment laser source 18 is a solid state semiconductor laser diode such as a laser diode emitting a coherent red light beam in a band of approximately 670 nm other laser sources may also be used so long as a visible wavelength is generated the source and optics may also be configured to generate a number of colored lines or patterns rather than a single fan of light.