Arch-Supported Guide-Wire Trainer for Putter Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face challenges in aligning the putter face precisely during putting, which is crucial for accurate strokes, as existing training devices lack effective visual feedback for alignment and alignment errors due to parallax are common.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising arches, rods, a guide wire, and alignment markers that provide visual feedback to ensure the putter face is aligned with the ball, minimizing alignment errors through the backswing and follow-through, using a guide wire and alignment plate to eliminate parallax.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a player practices putting without a training device, then the player can putt freely, but the player cannot see or understand the alignment of the putter face upon striking the ball
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an alignment aid as an intermediary device between the player and the putting action. This aid includes visual indicators (such as alignment wires or markers) that mediate the alignment process, allowing the player to see and understand putter face alignment without requiring complex electronic sensors or sophisticated measurement systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical measurement systems with simple visual indicators and optical principles. Instead of using sensors, cameras, or electronic feedback systems, the invention uses visual alignment aids that leverage human vision and basic optical geometry to provide alignment information, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining measurement precision.
2Measurement precision
If a training device is introduced to show putter alignment, then alignment visibility is improved, but alignment errors due to parallax remain common
Solution Approach 1:
The patent addresses parallax errors by introducing alignment indicators in multiple spatial dimensions and at different heights. By positioning alignment wires or markers at various heights above the putting surface and using vertical alignment references, the system eliminates parallax by providing alignment information from multiple dimensional perspectives, ensuring accurate alignment visibility regardless of the player's eye level or viewing angle.
3Reliability
If visual feedback is provided throughout the putting stroke, then stroke consistency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides continuous visual feedback throughout the entire putting stroke by incorporating alignment indicators at multiple positions along the stroke path. This includes markers at the top of the backswing, at the impact point, and through the follow-through, allowing the player to maintain proper alignment continuously. The continuity of visual references ensures consistent putting mechanics without requiring complex electronic feedback systems, as the visual aids remain static and always visible throughout the motion.
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AI summary
A system for putting stroke improvement includes a plurality of arches, a plurality of rods extending through holes of the plurality of arches to provide structural support to the plurality of arches so that the plurality of arches are stood upright, and a guide wire that extends from a first arch of the plurality of arches to a second arch of the plurality of arches. The plurality of rods includes two rods that pass through an upper portion of the plurality of arches and that are positioned on either side of the guide wire when the guide wire is viewed from above the system.