Golf Training Device With Adjustable Stance Width Measurement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face challenges in maintaining a consistent and repeatable stance, ball position, and alignment due to the lack of guidance from existing tools, which fail to provide proper foot placement, stance width, and club-specific adjustments, leading to inconsistent swings.
Innovation Solution
A portable golf training device with adjustable components, including a measurement window and alignment bar, that allows golfers to set proper stance width and foot angles, ensuring consistent ball striking and swing path alignment for various clubs, and can be easily stored and transported.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If golfers use alignment sticks to line up feet, hips, and shoulders, then alignment guidance is provided, but the sticks provide no guidance on where to place feet, how far apart they should be, or how offset from the target line they should be per club
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple alignment tools into a single integrated device that provides comprehensive guidance including stance width measurement, foot placement positioning, and club-specific alignment angles. The device merges the functions of alignment sticks with additional measurement and positioning features to eliminate the information gaps present in using separate alignment tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The training device serves multiple functions: it measures stance width based on shoulder width, positions feet correctly for different clubs, provides alignment guidance for hips and shoulders, and adjusts for various club types (irons, woods, driver). This multi-functional approach replaces multiple separate tools with one universal device that addresses all alignment and positioning needs.
2Measurement precision
If large boards or contraptions are used for positioning (Swing Path Board, Practice Rite Golf, WellStance Golf Positioning), then proper positioning guidance is provided, but these tools are not portable and easy-to-use in golf training
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate components including a measurement window, alignment bar, and positioning elements that can be assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the device to provide precise positioning guidance when needed while enabling easy breakdown for portability and storage in a golf bag, eliminating the bulk of large fixed boards.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates movable and adjustable components such as the measurement window that can slide along the alignment bar, and positioning elements that can be adjusted for different clubs and golfer sizes. This dynamic design provides precise positioning adaptability while maintaining a compact form factor for portability, unlike static large boards.
3Reliability
If stance width is not properly set per club, then swing consistency is compromised, but adjusting stance width for each club increases setup time and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The device allows golfers to pre-set their stance width using the measurement window and alignment bar before selecting a specific club. The standardized shoulder-width-based measurement system enables quick setup by simply adjusting the device to the appropriate club marking, eliminating the need for complex calculations or time-consuming adjustments while maintaining swing consistency.
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AI summary
A golf training device may aid both left and right-handed golfers to ensure proper stance width using a numbering system based on shoulder width. The training device may ensure proper ball placement off the golfer's front heel to ensure consistent ball striking location in swing. The training device may further ensure proper front foot angle along a swing path for full, pitching, and/or chipping swings and proper rear foot offset from the target line and stance width to ensure consistent swing arch based on the selected club. The training device may be flipped over depending on which hand the golfer uses, and it may be separated or collapsed to be placed in the golfer's bag for storage and/or transport.