Golf Swing Plane Training Aid with Club Anchor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers practicing on their own often fail to improve their swing due to lack of feedback, reinforcing improper techniques like slices, hooks, and shanks, as existing golf training aids are often large, heavy, and not portable.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight golf swing plane training device that stabilizes on a golf surface using a golf club insert member and pivoting swing arm, allowing for adjustable alignment and feedback, with the golf club acting as a weight to anchor the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing golf training aid devices are used to provide swing plane feedback, then training effectiveness is improved, but device size and weight increase making them non-portable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of providing swing plane feedback by removing unnecessary components from traditional training aids. The alignment rod and base support constitute only the minimum elements needed to provide feedback, eliminating bulky housing, power supplies, and electronic components that increase weight while maintaining training effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a simple alignment rod that visually copies or represents the ideal swing plane path. Instead of using complex electronic sensors and displays, the alignment rod creates a physical reference that the golfer can visually compare against their swing path, providing feedback through geometric alignment rather than electronic measurement.
2Reliability
If existing golf training aid devices are used to provide swing plane feedback, then training effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and equipment requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential components needed for swing plane feedback: a base support and an alignment rod. All unnecessary components such as electronic sensors, power supplies, adjustable mechanisms, and complex mounting systems are removed, resulting in a device with minimal parts that is easy to assemble and use.
Solution Approach 2:
The alignment rod serves multiple functions simultaneously: it defines the swing plane, provides visual feedback, and acts as a reference for proper club path. The simple base support provides stable positioning without requiring complex anchoring mechanisms. This multi-functionality of simple components reduces overall device complexity while maintaining training effectiveness.
3Weight of moving object
If a lightweight and portable training device is used, then portability is improved, but stability and feedback accuracy may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by concentrating weight and stability where needed rather than distributing it uniformly. The base support is designed with sufficient weight and surface area to provide stable positioning on the ground, while the alignment rod remains lightweight for portability. This localized optimization of weight distribution achieves both stability and portability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of making the entire device heavy to ensure stability, the patent inverts the approach by using a minimal, lightweight structure that derives stability from its interaction with the ground surface. The flat base support distributes the device's weight over a larger area, creating stable positioning without requiring heavy materials throughout the entire device.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a portable golf swing plane training device having a base support, alignment rods, and a golf club insert member for receiving a golf club. The golf club, when applied to the golf club insert member, acts as a weight and support member to stabilize and firmly hold the portable golf swing plane training device to a golf playing surface.