Dual-Float Golf Target With Submerged Mesh for Chipping Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf training products fail to simulate actual golf chipping conditions, leading to frustration and lack of skill development due to the use of non-golf balls and artificial surfaces that do not replicate the feel and feedback of real golf balls and greens.
Innovation Solution
A floating golf target system that allows golfers to practice chipping with real-feel golf balls in a body of water, featuring adjustable targets with mesh structures that absorb energy and dampen ball spin, combined with anchor systems to maintain position, providing realistic feedback and maintaining focus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If typical pool-side golf products use non-golf balls and artificial turf greens, then the products are easier to manufacture and less expensive, but the products fail to simulate actual golf chipping conditions and do not provide realistic feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses floating golf targets that replicate the appearance and function of actual golf greens. The targets feature realistic turf surfaces and are designed to receive real golf balls, providing accurate feedback that mimics actual golf playing conditions, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and simulation accuracy.
2Device complexity
If typical backyard chipping products use netting targets or bean-bag game features, then the products are simpler in design and easier to set up, but the products do not provide the actual feel of hitting a golf ball and lead to frustration
Solution Approach 1:
The floating golf targets are designed to copy the characteristics of actual golf greens, providing realistic feedback when real golf balls are hit at them. This maintains the simplicity of home setup while delivering the authentic feel and competitive spirit of actual golf play, resolving the contradiction between device complexity and ease of operation.
3Reliability
If golfers use real golf balls with typical training products, then the products provide more realistic feedback, but the balls bounce off rather than being received as in actual chip shots, exacerbating the drawbacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful effect of ball bounce-off into a beneficial feature by designing the floating targets to receive and hold golf balls. The targets are positioned in water, and their buoyant design allows them to absorb the impact of real golf balls during chip shot practice, providing realistic feedback without the frustration of balls bouncing away.
4Ease of operation
If golfers practice chipping at home without proper simulation, then the practice is more convenient and requires less equipment, but the lack of realistic conditions leads to frustration and lost interest
Solution Approach 1:
The floating golf targets create a realistic golfing environment at home by copying the appearance and functional characteristics of actual golf greens. The targets are designed to receive real golf balls and provide authentic feedback, enabling effective chip shot practice that maintains golfer interest and improves skill development while remaining convenient for home use.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective practice of golf chipping skills by simulating actual playing conditions, reducing frustration and enhancing skill development through the use of real golf balls and targeted feedback, while maintaining competitive spirit.
Implementation Method 1
mesh structures that absorb energy and dampen ball spin
Implementation Method 2
floating golf target system that allows golfers to practice chipping with real-feel golf balls in a body of water
Data Source
AI summary
A golf target for use on a body of water having a water surface is described. The golf target comprises a first float having a first diameter and a second float having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The golf target also comprises a mesh having an outer perimeter, a mesh center, and a middle portion extending between the outer perimeter and the mesh center. The outer perimeter of the mesh is affixed to the first float, and the mesh center is affixed to the second float. At least a part of the middle portion is arranged to submerge under the water surface when the golf target is floated on the body of water.