Golf Swing Trainer Harness for Constant Radius and Wrist Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf swing trainers are deficient in maintaining a constant swing radius, allowing for wrist misalignment, are not ergonomically designed, require tools for adjustment, and lack integrated data collection and analysis to improve swing mechanics.
Innovation Solution
A golf swing trainer with an ergonomically designed harness, adjustable telescoping rod with a positive locking mechanism, and hinged clevis clamp that maintains a fixed radius and wrist alignment, integrated with electronic sensors for data collection and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a telescoping rod with a hinged clevis clamp is used to control arm extension length, then the swing radius can be adjusted, but the device cannot withstand impact forces and requires tools for club attachment
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional segments: a telescoping rod for radius adjustment, a ball-socket joint for wrist control, and a harness system for body attachment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the telescoping rod provides adjustability while the ball-socket joint and harness structure provide the necessary strength for impact forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping rod incorporates a dynamic length adjustment mechanism that allows the swing radius to be changed during use. The rod can be extended or retracted to match different golfer arm lengths, providing adaptability without compromising the structural integrity needed to handle impact forces.
2Ease of operation
If elastic bands or flexible sleeves are used to maintain arm extension, then the device is simple to wear, but it provides limited value in improving swing mechanics
Solution Approach 1:
The device introduces a mechanical intermediary system - the ball-socket joint attached to the harness - that actively controls wrist alignment and clubface orientation. This intermediary mechanism translates body movement into proper swing mechanics, providing reliable training value while remaining easy to wear as a harness.
3Measurement precision
If electronic sensors are integrated into the swing trainer, then real-time data collection is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The swing trainer is designed as a multi-functional system that combines mechanical swing correction (telescoping rod, ball-socket joint) with electronic data collection (sensors, processors). This universal design allows the same device to provide both physical guidance and digital feedback, achieving precise measurement without proportionally increasing complexity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the Flammer device is used to control wrist flexion and extension, then arm extension is maintained, but the device requires repeated tightening and cannot be used to strike golf balls
Solution Approach 1:
The device replaces the Flammer's repeated mechanical tightening system with a positive locking mechanism on the telescoping rod. This locking mechanism maintains arm extension stability without requiring repeated adjustments, and the robust construction allows the device to withstand impact forces during actual golf ball striking.
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AI summary
A golf swing trainer system for maintaining a constant extension in the arms during the action of the swing for a constant swing circle radius. The golf swing trainer system includes an ergonomic harness, length-adjustable linear rod or a rod of several offset joints to avoid collision with the arms, a positive locking mechanism to set the length of the rod, and a tool-less hinged clamp at the end of the rod for non-destructively attaching to the top of a golf club and that controls the angle of the wrists during the swing. The swing trainer system may be deployed with a system of integrated sensors to collect data of swing performance and transmit these to a microcontroller for analysis and presentation to the user.