Golf Putting Training System with Chin Support and Ulnar Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf training systems do not effectively address the specific kinesthetic awareness and cognitive processes involved in improving putting technique, lacking an ulnar assembly and chin stabilizing mechanism to enhance muscle memory and accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A golf putting training system with a base, upright extension, chin support assembly, and adjustable putter assembly that includes visual cues, a kinesthetic awareness-focused design, and an ulnar assembly to guide the user's arm position, providing feedback and alignment assistance for improved putting technique.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a golfer uses conventional putting training methods, then general golf training is provided, but specific kinesthetic awareness and muscle memory for putting technique is not effectively trained
Solution Approach 1:
The training system is divided into distinct functional components: a base assembly providing stability, an upright extension providing vertical support, a chin support assembly for head stabilization, and an ulnar assembly for arm positioning. Each segment serves a specific purpose in guiding putting mechanics, allowing the complex training function to be achieved through modular, manageable parts rather than a monolithic device.
Solution Approach 2:
The chin support assembly acts as an intermediary between the base and the golfer's head, providing tactile feedback and physical guidance to maintain proper head position. Similarly, the ulnar assembly serves as a mediator between the golfer's arm and the putter, ensuring correct wrist alignment and hinge motion. These intermediary components translate abstract putting principles into tangible physical cues that enhance kinesthetic awareness.
2Reliability
If the training system provides fixed positioning, then proper technique is enforced, but adaptability to different user heights and abilities is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The upright extension incorporates an adjustable mechanism that allows vertical repositioning relative to the base assembly. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the system to adapt to golfers of different heights while maintaining the reliability of technique guidance. The chin support can be raised or lowered to match individual anatomical variations, ensuring consistent proper form enforcement across diverse users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows modification of key geometric parameters, specifically the vertical distance between the base and chin support, to accommodate different user characteristics. By changing this dimensional parameter, the system maintains its technique-enforcing function while becoming versatile enough to serve multiple user types, from beginners to advanced players and across various height ranges.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the putter assembly is fixed to the base, then stability is improved, but ease of adjustment and portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the putter assembly and base assembly is designed with adjustable characteristics, allowing the system to transition between a stable fixed state during use and an easily reconfigurable state when adjustment or portability is needed. This dynamic design enables users to secure the putter firmly for stable training sessions while also allowing quick repositioning or removal when moving the equipment.
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AI summary
The training system comprises a base assembly, an upright extension, a chin support member, and a putter. In use, the training system positions the user's overall-body prior to and throughout the execution of a putt, and teaches proper putting technique, thus improving the user's putting accuracy. The chin support engages the chin of the user, preventing movement of the user's head.