Golf Club Head Visual Guide Alignment Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf club heads lack effective alignment aids that help golfers visualize the golf ball relative to the golf hole, which can affect performance and confidence during putting.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating visual guide portions on the golf club head, such as parallel or recessed lines, to assist golfers in aligning the club with the hole, providing a mental image of the ball being smaller than the hole, thereby enhancing alignment and confidence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional golf club heads without alignment aids are used, then the club head structure is simple, but the alignment accuracy between the golf ball and the hole is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual guide portions with contrasting colors (such as white or light-colored lines on a darker club head surface) to create clear visual references. These color contrasts help golfers perceive the alignment between the golf ball and the hole more accurately, directly improving measurement precision for alignment without significantly complicating the club head structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces visual guide portions that extend in specific dimensional orientations (parallel to the target line, perpendicular to the face, or at specific angles) to provide multi-dimensional visual references. This dimensional approach allows golfers to visualize the ball-hole relationship from multiple perspectives, enhancing alignment accuracy while maintaining relatively simple club head construction.
2Measurement precision
If visual guide portions are added to the golf club head, then the alignment accuracy improves, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visual guide portions are designed to be pre-formed as integral features of the club head during the manufacturing process, rather than being added as separate components after assembly. This preliminary action approach allows the visual guides to be created simultaneously with the club head body through casting or molding operations, improving alignment accuracy without significantly increasing overall manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the visual guide portions with the club head structure itself, making them integral features rather than separate attachments. By combining the alignment aid function with the club head body, the manufacturing process handles both the structural and visual guide elements in a single operation, thereby improving alignment accuracy while minimizing the increase in manufacturing complexity.
3Measurement precision
If complex alignment aids are used, then the alignment accuracy improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visual guide portions are segmented into distinct functional elements (such as separate parallel lines, perpendicular lines, or angular guides) that can be independently designed and positioned. This segmentation allows each visual element to serve a specific alignment purpose without requiring a complex overall structure, thereby improving alignment accuracy while keeping the club head design relatively simple and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of weight ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one weight port of the plurality of weight ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.