Foldable Golf Training Device with Configurable Support Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf swing training devices fail to provide versatile, portable, and cost-effective solutions for holding alignment sticks and other training aids, limiting their usability across various golfing aspects and environments.
Innovation Solution
A golf training device featuring a planar element that can be formed into predetermined 3D shapes using crease or fold lines, with support means for aligning sticks in various positions, and the ability to reversibly configure as a shipping container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If alignment devices are made versatile with multiple uses and angles, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The shipping container is designed to serve dual purposes: transporting training aids and functioning as a training device itself. The container includes configurable support structures that can hold alignment sticks and markers in various positions, allowing it to provide visual and negative feedback for golf swing training while maintaining its primary transportation function.
Solution Approach 2:
The training device is divided into modular components including the shipping container, alignment sticks, and configurable support structures. These segments can be independently adjusted and reconfigured to create different training configurations for various golf shots and clubs, simplifying operation while maintaining versatility.
2Ease of operation
If alignment devices are made portable and fit in golf bags, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability and adaptability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The shipping container serves as both a portable storage solution that fits in golf bags and a functional training device. The configurable support structures within the container enable multiple training configurations for different golf shots, clubs, and playing conditions, maintaining adaptability while ensuring portability.
3Ease of manufacture
If alignment devices are made with reduced cost, then ease of manufacture is improved, but reliability worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The shipping container is designed as a cost-effective, lightweight structure that can be easily manufactured and replaced. While the container itself is economical, the training functionality is enhanced through the configurable support structures and alignment aids that provide reliable training feedback without requiring expensive materials.
4Adaptability or versatility
If training devices are made with multitude of uses, then adaptability is improved, but ease of operation and portability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The support structures within the shipping container are designed to be dynamically configurable, allowing users to adjust alignment sticks and markers to various positions and angles. This dynamic adjustability enables multiple training configurations for different golf shots and clubs while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive positioning mechanisms.
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AI summary
A golf training device that includes a planar element that is formable into one or more forms having 3 or more sides using one or more respective sets of crease or fold lines associated with the planar element and defining the sides; and one or more support means for supporting one or more alignment sticks or markers, the support means arranged to orient the alignment sticks or markers in position useful for golf training.