Automatic Golf Ball Placement for Kinesthetic Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf training methods rely heavily on external visual comparisons, neglecting the development of kinesthetic perceptions essential for a pure and intense golf swing, and available devices fail to provide a method for practicing swings without the ball's external influence, disrupting the natural movement flow.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that automatically places balls at a programmed or random interval during continuous swings, allowing players to focus on their kinesthetic perception and maintain a pure swing sensation without the ball's initial presence, using a control module to detect club and player movements and position balls accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a ball is placed on the tee before the player approaches to strike it, then the player can immediately practice striking the ball, but the ball's presence disrupts the natural movement flow and prevents development of pure kinesthetic perception
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs preliminary action by automatically placing the ball on the tee after the player has completed the approach and swing preparation, rather than having the ball present from the beginning. This allows the player to first develop the swing motion with pure kinesthetic perception, then immediately practice striking the ball without interruption.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the ball from the initial setup phase, removing it during the approach and swing preparation. The ball is only introduced when the player is ready to strike, separating the development of movement flow from the act of striking, thereby eliminating external visual influence during the critical movement development phase.
2Loss of information
If the player repeatedly approaches and strikes balls manually, then external visual comparisons can be made, but the process is time-consuming and interrupts the continuous movement flow
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables continuous useful action by automatically placing balls on the tee without requiring the player to stop, bend down, or manually set up each shot. The player maintains continuous approach and swing motion, with the ball appearing automatically at the appropriate moment, thereby preserving the flow of practice while providing repeated striking opportunities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting when the player is ready and placing the ball without requiring manual intervention. The device monitors the player's position and swing phase, then autonomously delivers the ball, eliminating the time loss associated with manual ball placement while maintaining continuous practice flow.
3Measurement precision
If the player focuses on external visual comparisons with professional swings, then technical form can be analyzed, but internal kinesthetic perception and pure swing sensation are neglected
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the ball from the initial approach phase, removing the external visual stimulus that triggers comparison with professional swings. By delaying ball placement until the player is ready to strike, the device allows the player to first focus on internal kinesthetic perception and pure swing sensation, then immediately apply this to striking without the interference of external visual comparisons.
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AI summary
A device and method of learning and training of the golf swing that is based on the performing of the swing as a continuous exercise, where the person, either a student in learning or a player in training, performs continuous movements or golf swings without depending on the presence of the ball on a ball placement site, in which the device places the ball on the ball placement site in a programmed or random way without making the person stop the succession of continuous swings.