Golf Training Device Rigid Arm Spacing Chest Cradle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf training devices for putting and chipping fail to effectively maintain the proper relationship between a golfer's arms and body, requiring tedious adjustments and assembly, which hinders regular use and portability.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, adjustable-free golf training device with a rigid lateral spacing member and upper arm cradling means that holds the upper arms in spaced relationship to the chest, ensuring proper arm positioning during chipping and putting, featuring a contoured chest cradling means for secure placement without assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing golf training devices are used to train arm positioning, then arm positioning training is provided, but the devices require tedious adjustments and assembly which hinders regular use and portability
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate components: a wearable body-worn device with sensors and a separate computing device. This segmentation allows the wearable portion to remain simple and lightweight without adjustment mechanisms, while the computing device handles all adjustment and processing functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the golfer's own body as the reference frame for arm positioning. The body-worn device automatically tracks arm position relative to the body without requiring manual adjustment or assembly by the user, making the device self-adjusting and eliminating tedious setup procedures.
2Ease of operation
If existing golf training devices are used to train arm positioning, then arm positioning training is provided, but portability is reduced due to assembly requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate components: a wearable body-worn device with sensors and a separate computing device. This segmentation allows the wearable portion to remain simple and lightweight without adjustment mechanisms, while the computing device handles all adjustment and processing functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The body-worn device is designed as a simple, lightweight sensor unit that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed. The complex processing and adjustment functions are offloaded to a separate computing device, allowing the wearable portion to remain simple and portable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable training devices are used, then adaptability to different golfers is improved, but device complexity and adjustment time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the golfer's own body as the reference frame for arm positioning. The body-worn device automatically tracks arm position relative to the body without requiring manual adjustment or assembly by the user, making the device self-adjusting and eliminating tedious setup procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the reference frame and positioning parameters based on each golfer's unique body characteristics. The body-worn device captures individual anatomical variations and automatically adapts the training parameters, eliminating the need for manual adjustment while maintaining personalization.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a training device to be used by a golfer to help the golfer develop proper arm motion and placement during putting and chipping comprising a rigid lateral spacing member having a distal side and a proximal side, the member including a pair of upper arm cradling means in the distal side for holding the upper arms in spaced relationship to the chest and to each other and a chest cradling means on the proximal side for placing the device against the mid chest and holding the arms in spaced relationship to the mid chest during use.