Elevated Putting Stick with Adjustable Base and Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional putting aids lack adjustability and portability, making them ineffective and inconvenient for golfers seeking to improve their putting skills, and they often fail to provide a level surface for consistent practice, leading to variable feedback.
Innovation Solution
A versatile, elevated putting stick with a ramp and adjustable base for leveling, a sensor system for recording putts, and a wireless attachment for live scoring, allowing for adjustable angle and length settings to mimic different putt conditions, and a mechanism to return the ball to the starting point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional putting aids are used, then they are simple in structure, but they lack adjustability and portability
Solution Approach 1:
The putting aid features an adjustable ramp angle mechanism that allows the user to dynamically change the incline from 0 to 45 degrees, transforming a static device into a dynamic one that adapts to different putting distances and conditions. This resolves the contradiction by enabling versatility through controlled structural change.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into separable components including the ramp, base, scoring system, and return mechanism that can be assembled and disassembled independently. This segmentation provides adjustability and portability while keeping each component relatively simple in design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional putting aids are used, then they are simple in structure, but they are not portable
Solution Approach 1:
The putting aid consists of modular components that can be easily separated and stored in a compact configuration. The ramp can be detached from the base, and the scoring system can be removed, enabling portable storage in a small space while maintaining full functionality when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The ramp utilizes a thin, lightweight construction that maintains structural integrity while minimizing weight and storage space requirements, enhancing portability without compromising the rigidity needed for accurate putting practice.
3Reliability
If traditional putting aids are used, then they are simple in structure, but they do not provide a level surface for consistent practice
Solution Approach 1:
The base incorporates an adjustable leveling mechanism with feet that can be independently positioned to compensate for uneven surfaces. This dynamic adjustment capability ensures the ramp surface remains level and consistent for accurate practice, resolving the reliability issue through active surface control.
Solution Approach 2:
The device includes a built-in level indicator that provides visual feedback to the user about the ramp's alignment, enabling real-time adjustments to ensure the surface is properly leveled before use, thereby guaranteeing consistent practice conditions.
4Measurement precision
If traditional putting aids are used, then they are simple in structure, but they provide variable feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates an automatic scoring system with sensors that detect whether the ball successfully reaches the end of the ramp and returns. This automated feedback mechanism eliminates subjective judgment and provides precise, objective measurement of putting success, resolving the feedback accuracy issue through technological enhancement.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual scoring process is replaced with an electronic sensor system that automatically detects ball position and scoring outcomes. This substitution of mechanical/manual operations with electronic detection provides more precise and reliable feedback while reducing human error in measurement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides improved accuracy and feedback for golfers by ensuring a level surface, allowing for adjustable practice conditions, and enabling tracking and sharing of putting performance, enhancing the effectiveness of putting practice and competition.
Implementation Method 1
such a thin ramp may contain a sensor to record each attempted putt and/or successful putt to the end of the thin ramp. Such a sensor may consist of a light, sound, motion or touch sensor.
Implementation Method 2
the curved, distal portion returns the ball to the golfer when putted on line
Implementation Method 3
An end stopper includes a foam pad to absorb energy of a putt
Data Source
AI summary
A thin elevated putting ramp (stick) constructed of wood, plastic, metal/alloy, plexiglass, or other materials; such a thin ramp may contain a sensor to record each attempted putt and/or successful putt to the end of the thin ramp. Such a sensor may consist of a light, sound, motion or touch sensor. A putting apparatus for use with a golf ball, the putting apparatus includes a ramp having a generally planar and flat upper surface, a first distal end of the ramp including a ball starting point configured to hold a ball in place prior to putting, an adjustable base supporting the ramp, the adjustable base including at adjustment mechanism to allow adjustment of the ramp in both horizontal and vertical planes, and a level attached to the adjustable base to ensure the putting apparatus is level before use wherein a second distal end is curved to facilitate return of the ball when putt up the ramp after a successful putt or a ball end stopper that may be adjusted to vary the length. The putting surface's width can be adjusted to increase or decrease difficulty in putting to the end of the ramp or to practice putts with some break (curve).