Golf Swing Trainer with Flexible Extrusions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Golf players face challenges in perfecting their swinging ability, including out-of-plane swings, slices, over-the-top swings, and closed clubfaces that result in shanks, which affect shot direction and distance, and hinder confidence and handicap improvement.

Innovation Solution

A portable golf swing aide with a first member, second member, and hinge, featuring inner and outer walls, extrusions, and an alignment trough, designed to guide proper swing planes, prevent slices, and protect clubs, while allowing for pliable extrusions to absorb impacts and facilitate alignment with alignment devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a rigid structure is used to guide swing plane, then swing guidance precision is improved, but club damage risk increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveswing plane guidance precisionVSAvoidclub damage risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The outer wall of the first member is made flexible instead of rigid, allowing it to bend when struck by the golf club while still providing swing plane guidance. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining guidance functionality while eliminating the harmful effect of club damage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The flexible outer wall acts as a pre-designed cushioning element that absorbs impact energy before it can damage the club. The material is selected to provide appropriate shock absorption while maintaining structural integrity for guidance purposes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Reliability

If extrusions are added to protect the outer wall, then device durability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice durabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The protective extrusions are integrated directly into the outer wall structure rather than being separate components. This merging of protection function into the existing structure improves durability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The extrusions are made from the same flexible material as the outer wall, creating a unified protective system that maintains device simplicity while enhancing durability through redundant protective elements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The device enhances ball striking by promoting inside approaches to the impact zone, reduces slices and shanks, leads to straighter shots, lowers handicap, and increases player confidence by reinforcing proper swing techniques.

Implementation Method 1

the extrusions may be pliable, thereby allowing them to bend and return to their original position and/or shape in case the player's golf club makes contact with them during practice or play

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS20150196824A1Golf Swing Improvement Device

Publication Date: 2015.07.16 CHACON RAUL

AI summary

The invention features a golf swing improvement device meant to improve a golf player's game. The device includes a first and second member connected with each other by way of a hinge portion. Extrusions extending from an outer wall of the first member protect the device from being hit by a player's club during play, practice or while putting. The device also contemplates a configuration to enable use of golf alignment devices and/or sticks.