Multi-Goal Golf Training Aid With Automatic Ball Return
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf training aids have a single goal scoring mechanism, making them unsuitable for multiplayer games and less engaging for beginners due to high difficulty and lack of fun.
Innovation Solution
A golf training aid featuring a main base with an installing groove, slope guiding slot, ball roll-out track, and multiple flip-up goal baffles that allow for multipath scoring, enabling automatic ball retrieval and suitability for multiplayer games.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single goal mouth is used in the golf training aid, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability for multiplayer games and fun factor deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The single goal mouth is segmented into multiple goal mouths (first goal mouth and second goal mouth) that can independently open and close. This segmentation allows the device to accommodate multiple players simultaneously while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, as each goal mouth operates independently with its own baffle mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The goal baffles are designed to be dynamically movable rather than fixed, allowing them to automatically open when a golf ball approaches and close afterward. This dynamic behavior enables the same structure to serve multiple functions: acting as a barrier when closed and a goal opening when open, thereby improving multiplayer suitability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single goal mouth is used in the golf training aid, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the fun factor and user engagement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The goal baffle structure serves multiple functions: it acts as a barrier to guide the golf ball, an automatic opening mechanism for scoring, and a reset mechanism for continuous play. This multi-functionality allows the device to provide engaging multiplayer experiences without requiring multiple separate components, thereby controlling manufacturing costs while improving fun factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The goal baffle automatically opens in response to the approaching golf ball and closes afterward without requiring manual intervention. This self-service mechanism reduces the need for complex control systems and additional components, keeping manufacturing costs low while providing an engaging, responsive experience that enhances fun factor for users.
3Reliability
If the goal scoring difficulty is high, then the training effectiveness is improved, but the accessibility for beginners deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different goal mouths are positioned at different locations (front and rear of the installation groove) with different opening mechanisms. This creates varied scoring opportunities with different difficulty levels, allowing beginners to access easier goals while still providing challenging targets for advanced players, thereby improving both accessibility and training effectiveness simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The goal baffles are designed to open partially or fully depending on the ball's approach, creating varying difficulty levels. Sometimes the opening provides an easy scoring opportunity, while other times it requires more precise ball placement. This partial/excessive action approach allows the same structure to serve both beginners and advanced players, improving accessibility without compromising training effectiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances game fun and convenience by allowing multipath scoring, making it suitable for beginners with reduced difficulty and facilitating multiplayer interactions.
Implementation Method 1
a slope guiding slot, the slope guiding slot being configured to extend around a rear and along one side of the installing groove
Implementation Method 2
the golf ball enters the ball roll-out track along the slope guiding slot and then automatically rolls out along the ball roll-out track
Data Source
AI summary
A golf training aid is provided, including a main base, a ball roll-out track, and a plurality of goal baffles. The main base is provided with an installing groove and a slope guiding slot, the slope guiding slot is configured to extend around a rear and along one side of the installing groove, and the slope guiding slot is connected to the installing groove. The goal baffles are arranged side by side with each goal baffle is disposed and flipped up and down in the installing groove, the goal baffle extends forward and backward, and the goal baffle is provided with a goal guiding slot extending forward and backward. There is no need to pick up the ball, and it is also suitable for multiplayer games, making it easier to develop more game rules for playing the game and also effectively increasing the fun and convenience of the game.