Golf Club Head Visual Guide Segmentation for Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf club heads lack effective alignment aids that help golfers visualize the ball relative to the hole, leading to inconsistent performance and reduced confidence during putting.
Innovation Solution
The golf club head incorporates a visual guide portion with parallel lines or weight ports that extend between the front and rear portions, providing a mental image of the ball's size relative to the hole, 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 remains simple, but the golfer's alignment accuracy and confidence during putting deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment aid is segmented into multiple visual guide portions (first, second, and third guide portions) that can be independently positioned on the club head. Each guide portion serves a specific alignment function, allowing the system to provide comprehensive alignment information while maintaining modular simplicity in the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Visual guide portions act as intermediary elements between the golfer and the target (hole), providing a reference framework that mediates the alignment process. These guides create a visual intermediary system that helps the golfer perceive and achieve proper alignment without directly altering the club head's functional structure.
2Ease of operation
If visual guide portions are added to the club head, then alignment assistance and golfer confidence improve, but the club head design complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visual guide portions serve multiple functions simultaneously: they provide alignment references, create mental images of ball and hole relationships, and enhance golfer confidence. By making these simple visual elements multi-functional, the patent achieves significant operational benefits without proportionally increasing design complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The alignment aid utilizes visual contrast and color differentiation in the guide portions to maximize visibility and informational content. Different guide portions can be distinguished visually, allowing the system to convey multiple alignment cues without requiring complex mechanical or electronic components.
Data Source
AI summary
Examples 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 examples may be described and claimed.