Apparatus for Practicing Golf

Abstract

Provided is a target for golf practice. The target for golf practice includes a body, a sensing unit, a visual unit, and a controller. The sensing unit is disposed in the body to sense a trajectory and a speed of a driven golf ball and an impact of the golf ball on the body. The visual display unit is disposed in the body to visually display a result of a movement of the golf ball sensed by the sensing unit through flickering. The controller calculates the result of the movement of the golf ball by the sensing unit to control the flickering of the visual display unit.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This U.S. non-provisional patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0096299, filed on Jul. 29, 2014, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Generally, a golf range includes a blocking net which a golf ball driven by a golfer from a driving spot flies to the front side and then free-falls or is hit on and then falls to be collected.[0003]Accordingly, a golf practicer (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘golfer’) has no choice but to repeat a monotonous striking action in which a user simply hits a ball toward the front side. Also, the flying trajectory of the golf ball is inevitably monotonous, and thus the golf practice becomes uninteresting, reducing the practice efficiency.[0004]As an example of such a target for golf practice, Korean Patent No. 10-679482 discloses a target for golf practice. As described in the patent publicati...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

This patent describes a golf practice target that is designed to improve efficiency and help golfers identify the direction of their shots. The target is lit up at night, providing valuable information on wind direction and speed, which can help golfers prepare for the actual game. The visual display unit includes light emitting lamps that flicker when the golf ball impacts the target, and the controller can display the direction and speed of the golf ball's movement using patterns on the lit up target. This invention makes it easy for golfers to hit the target and improve their game.

Problems solved by technology

However, a typical target for golf practice described above has a low utility because being difficult to use at night.

Particularly, the structure of the target for golf practice is complicated and uneconomical.

Furthermore, since the typical targets for golf practice cannot provide driving environments to a golfer, it is difficult to increase the practice efficiency.

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