Golf Grip Training Aid Tactile Alignment via Segmented Zones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf grip training aids rely on visual alignment, which can be inaccurate, and may not provide sufficient tactile feedback, making it difficult for novice golfers to achieve the correct grip technique reliably and affordably.
Innovation Solution
A golf grip training aid comprising a glove with oblong tablet-shaped protrusions and a handle grip with corresponding recesses, allowing tactile verification of correct grip position through inter-engagement of discrete contact zones, optionally using magnets or color-coding for enhanced alignment and affordability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If visual markings/indicia are used on the golf club handle grip and glove for alignment guidance, then the trainee can see the alignment markers, but the markings may not be sufficiently visible and the line of sight can be off angle making accurate alignment difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous grip surface is segmented into discrete co-operating contact zones (protruding zones on one component and recessed zones on the other), allowing tactile identification of specific positions without relying on visual markings. This segmentation enables precise grip position detection through touch alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the visual alignment system with a tactile/mechanical alignment system. Instead of using visual markings that require line of sight, the invention uses protruding and recessed zones that engage mechanically through touch, substituting optical information with mechanical feedback.
2Measurement precision
If specially formed handle grips with contours for fingers and thumbs are used to guide correct grip position, then the user can achieve proper alignment, but the production cost increases and the system remains tricky to use
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than molding complex continuous contours, the invention segments the grip surface into discrete co-operating contact zones (protruding and recessed areas). This simplification reduces manufacturing complexity while maintaining grip position accuracy through tactile engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential alignment function from complex molded contours and implements it through simpler discrete contact zones. By taking out only the necessary tactile engagement points rather than forming complete guiding contours, manufacturing becomes easier and more cost-effective.
3Strength
If hook and loop fasteners or magnets are used to co-operatively engage the glove and handle grip, then the components can be securely attached, but there is no control over orientation and extent of overlap allowing incorrect grip adoption
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous fastening surface is segmented into discrete co-operating contact zones with specific geometries (protruding and recessed shapes). This segmentation provides both secure engagement and precise orientation control, as the shaped zones can only engage in the correct rotational and longitudinal positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The co-operating contact zones use asymmetric shaped protrusions and corresponding recesses that only fit together in the correct orientation. This asymmetric design prevents incorrect grip adoption by making misaligned engagement mechanically impossible or uncomfortable, while still providing strong secure attachment.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a golf grip training aid that comprises a glove and a golf club handle grip or grip cover, the handle grip or grip cover having a plurality of discrete co-operating contact zones spaced apart therealong in locations to define a good grip position and adapted to co-operatively engage with corresponding discrete co-operating contact zones on the glove whereby the user may feel when their hand in the glove is in the required good grip position on the handle grip or grip cover by inter-engagement of the co-operating contact zones on the glove with the co-operating contact zones on the glove handle grip or grip cover.