Golf Swing Aid Device with Slidable Grip and Rotation Sensor

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Solution Overview

Problem

Golfers face challenges in achieving a consistent and repeatable golf swing, particularly in the short game, due to improper hand positioning and wrist cocking, which affects accuracy and consistency, and lack of tools that can be used during regulation rounds without additional equipment.

Innovation Solution

A golf swing playing aid device that can be removably attached to conventional golf clubs, featuring a slidable grip member and electronic sensors to promote proper hand positioning, prevent wrist cocking, and estimate shot distance, allowing golfers to commit mechanics to muscle memory and improve flexibility and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional training aids are used to practice golf swings, then swing mechanics can be improved, but additional equipment cannot be used during regulation rounds

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveswing consistencyVSAvoidequipment usability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The device is designed to be attached to conventional golf clubs and used both during practice sessions and during regulation rounds of golf. The grip member with alignment features provides training benefits while being unobtrusive enough to allow normal play, making the device universally applicable across different golfing scenarios without requiring separate equipment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts the essential training function from bulky traditional training aids and integrates it into a compact form that attaches to the golf club itself. By removing the need for separate training devices and embedding the training mechanism directly on the club, the device enables practice during actual play without adding significant bulk or complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Speed

If golfers use improper hand positioning on the grip, then swing speed and acceleration are inhibited, but correcting hand position requires conscious effort and practice

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveswing speedVSAvoidhand positioning
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The device incorporates visual alignment features including colored bands and alignment lines that provide immediate feedback to the golfer about hand position. As the golfer grips the club, they can see whether their hands are properly aligned with the clubface, allowing them to self-correct without conscious effort over time. This visual feedback mechanism accelerates the learning process and makes proper positioning intuitive.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The alignment features are designed to be self-explanatory and self-correcting. The colored bands and alignment lines automatically indicate the correct hand position, allowing the golfer to self-teach proper grip alignment without external instruction. The device serves its own training function by providing built-in guidance that becomes internalized through repeated use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If golfers cock their wrists during backswing in short game, then familiar long-shot mechanics are used, but accuracy and consistency are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshort-game accuracyVSAvoidswing technique
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The device uses colored alignment bands that remain visible throughout the swing to provide continuous visual guidance. The colors help the golfer maintain proper wrist position and prevent cocking during the backswing by providing a visual reference for correct alignment. This visual cue system makes the subtle differences between proper and improper technique immediately apparent, reinforcing correct mechanics through color-coded feedback.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

4Speed

If golfers do not stretch muscles before swinging, then flexibility is limited, but stretching requires additional time and effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveswing speedVSAvoidstretching time
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The device incorporates built-in stretching mechanisms that are activated during the normal warm-up routine before playing. The grip member includes features that guide the golfer through essential wrist and hand stretches as part of the pre-game preparation, ensuring muscles are properly prepared without requiring separate stretching sessions. This preliminary action integrates stretching into the existing pre-game routine efficiently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11660519B2Golf swing playing aid device
Publication Date: 2023.05.30 SWING MEMORY XCCELERATOR LLC
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AI summary

A golf swing playing aid device for use on a conventional golf club having a handle, an impact head and a shaft. The golf swing playing aid device may include a grip member having an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion may be adapted to be grasped by a hand of the user. The inner portion may be configured to slide along the golf club shaft. The playing aid device may include an electronic device including a rotational sensor adapted to detect a change in rotation relative to at least one axis, and a controller operably coupled to the rotational sensor. The controller may read the rotational sensor to determine the change in rotation relative to at least one axis. When the change in rotation is greater than a threshold amount, the controller may provide an indication to the user, thereby indicating over-rotation of the golf swing.