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Golf swing exercises are performed with left and right resistance devices proximate a person's left and right feet, respectively. Left and right flexible members extend from respective left and right resistance device housings to a lower portion of a golf club handle.

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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: a base sized and configured to rest in a stable position on a flat underlying surface and accommodate a person's left foot and right foot in a conventional golf stance for execution of a conventional golf swing;a handle sized and configured to accommodate a pers

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An exercise apparatus, comprising: a base sized and configured to rest in a stable position on a flat underlying surface and accommodate a person's left foot and right foot in a conventional golf stance for execution of a conventional golf swing;a handle sized and configured to accommodate a person's left hand and right hand in a conventional golf grip;a first bracket mounted on a left end of the base;a second bracket mounted on a right end of the base;a first resistance device mounted on the first bracket, wherein the first resistance device includes a first routing member and a first flexible member, and the first flexible member extends from the first routing member to a distal end connected to the handle; anda second resistance device mounted on the second bracket, wherein the second resistance device includes a second routing member and a discrete, second flexible member, and the second flexible member extends from the second routing member to a distal end connected to the handle, and each said routing member is repositionable relative to the base between a first fixed location and a relatively more forward, second fixed location relative to a respective said foot. 2. The exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first flexible member extends from a position forward and leftward of the person's left foot to a position proximate a lower end of a hand grip portion of the handle, and the second flexible member extends from a position forward and rightward of the person's right foot to a position proximate a lower end of a hand grip portion of the handle. 3. The exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein each said resistance device includes a housing, a sheave rotatably mounted inside the housing, and a rewind spring interconnected between the sheave and the housing, wherein each said flexible member is wound about a respective said sheave. 4. The exercise apparatus of claim 3, wherein each said housing is selectively removable from the base, shrouds all sides of the sheave, and is sized and configured to be held by a person's hand when removed from the base. 5. The exercise apparatus of claim 4, wherein a strap is secured across an outer side of one said housing to accommodate and releasably retain a person's hand between the strap and the outer side. 6. The exercise apparatus of claim 4, wherein a latching member is provided on of the base and one said housing to latch the one said housing relative to a respective said bracket. 7. The exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein each said resistance device is selectively removable from a respective said bracket, and the left resistance device is mounted in a first orientation on the first bracket to position the first routing member in a respective said first fixed location, and the left resistance device is mounted in a second orientation on the first bracket to position the first routing member in a respective second said fixed location. 8. The exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein each said bracket is selectively movable relative to the base, and the first bracket is moved to a first position relative to the base to position the first routing member in a respective said first fixed location, and the first bracket is moved to a second position relative to the base to position the first routing member in a respective said second fixed location. 9. An exercise system for golf swing training, comprising: a conventional golf club having a hand grip portion sized and configured to accommodate a person's left hand and right hand in a conventional golf grip;at least one resistance device, wherein the at least one resistance device includes a left flexible member that extends from a left routing member to a connection point on the golf club, and a right flexible member that extends from a right routing member to a connection point on the golf club, wherein each said connection point is disposed proximate a lower end of the hand grip portion; andat least one base, wherein the at least one base is sized and configured to accommodate a person's left foot and right foot in a conventional golf stance in contact with an underlying ground surface while executing a conventional golf swing with the left routing member anchored in a forward leftward position relative to the person's left foot and the right routing member anchored in a forward rightward position relative to the person's right foot, and the at least one base includes an intermediate strip, a left bracket secured to a left end of the intermediate strip, and a right bracket secured to a right end of the intermediate strip, wherein the intermediate strip cooperates with each said bracket to define a generally U-shaped configuration, and the left routing member is disposed at a left distal end of the generally U-shaped configuration, and the right routing member is disposed at a right distal end of the generally U-shaped configuration. 10. The exercise system of claim 9, wherein the at least one resistance device includes a left housing and a right housing, a separate sheave rotatably mounted inside each said housing, a separate re-wind spring disposed inside each said housing and operatively interconnected between a respective said sheave and a respective said housing, and each said flexible member has an inboard end connected to a respective said sheave, and an intermediate portion wrapped about a respective said sheave. 11. The exercise system of claim 10, further comprising a separate braking member rotatably mounted inside each said housing, wherein each said sheave rotates in a flexible member extraction direction together with a respective said braking member, and each said sheave rotates in an opposite, flexible member retraction direction relative to a respective said braking member. 12. The exercise system of claim 10, wherein a latch member is movably mounted on one of the left housing and said at least one base, for selective movement between a first position, wherein the latch member locks the left housing to said at least one base, and a second position, wherein the latch member releases the left housing for removal from said at least one base. 13. An exercise apparatus, comprising: an elongate strip sized and configured to rest in a stable orientation on a flat surface and to accommodate a person's left foot and right foot standing on both the strip and the surface, wherein the strip has a left end and an opposite, right end;at least one handle;a left bracket movably mounted on the left end of the strip;a right bracket movably mounted on the right end of the strip, wherein each said bracket selectively telescopes relative to the strip in a direction perpendicular to the strip and parallel to the surface;a first resistance device mounted on the left bracket, wherein the first resistance device includes a flexible member having a distal end connected to the at least one handle; anda second resistance device mounted on the right bracket, wherein the second resistance device includes a discrete flexible member having a distal end connected to the at least one handle. 14. The exercise apparatus of claim 13, wherein each said resistance device includes a housing, a sheave rotatably mounted inside the housing, and a re-wind spring interconnected between the sheave and the housing, wherein each said flexible member has an opposite, inboard end connected to a respective said sheave. 15. The exercise apparatus of claim 14, wherein each said bracket includes a latch that deflects to accommodate insertion and removal of a respective said housing. 16. The exercise apparatus of claim 14, wherein each said housing is selectively removable from a respective said bracket, and sized and configured to be hand-held and moved together with a person's respective hand for exercise purposes, and a strap is secured across an outer side of one said housing to accommodate and releasably retain a person's hand between the strap and the outer side of the one said housing. 17. An exercise system for golf swing training, comprising: a base configured to anchor a support bracket forward of a foot of a person standing at least in part on an underlying ground surface in a conventional golf stance and executing a golf swing;a resistance device including a housing, a sheave rotatably mounted inside the housing, a re-wind spring disposed inside the housing and operatively interconnected between the sheave and the housing, and a flexible member having an inboard end connected to the sheave, an intermediate portion wrapped about the sheave, and an opposite, distal end emanating from the housing;a conventional golf club connected to the distal end of the flexible member; anda latch member movably mounted on one of the housing and the support bracket for selective movement between a first position, wherein the latch member locks the housing to the support bracket, and a second position, wherein the latch member releases the housing for removal from the support bracket. 18. The exercise system of claim 17, wherein a strap is secured across an outer side of said housing to accommodate and releasably retain a person's hand between the strap and the outer side for alternative exercise purposes when the housing is removed from the support bracket. 19. The exercise system of claim 17, wherein the flexible member emanates from the housing at a first location relative to the base when the housing is mounted in a first orientation on the support bracket, and the flexible member emanates from the housing at a discrete, second location relative to the base when the housing is alternatively mounted in a discrete, second orientation on the support bracket.