Pendulum Stroke Teaching Device Using Alignment Sticks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face difficulty in mastering the pendulum stroke putting technique due to lack of proper training aids that prevent wrist and body rotation during putting, leading to inconsistent and inefficient putting.
Innovation Solution
A putting aid device that attaches to golf alignment sticks and secures to the putter, forcing the golfer's shoulders into a fixed configuration, allowing only a pendulum swing by positioning the sticks over the forearms and securing them beneath the arms, preventing wrist flip and ensuring consistent arm and shoulder motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional alignment sticks are used for putting training, then storage space is minimized, but the ability to enforce proper pendulum stroke mechanics is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines conventional alignment sticks with a putting training device by attaching the sticks to the putter head via a mounting mechanism. This merging allows the simple, storable alignment sticks to gain the functional capability of enforcing proper pendulum stroke mechanics when connected to the putter, thereby improving training effectiveness without permanently increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The alignment sticks serve multiple functions: they provide visual alignment guidance on their own, and when attached to the putter, they additionally serve to enforce proper stroke mechanics by limiting wrist and hand movement. This multi-functionality allows the same simple components to address both alignment and stroke mechanics training needs.
2Manufacturing precision
If the golfer is allowed free movement during putting, then ease of operation is maximized, but consistent pendulum stroke mechanics cannot be enforced
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies preliminary constraint by attaching alignment sticks to the putter in a specific configuration that pre-limits wrist and hand movement range. This preliminary anti-action prevents improper stroke mechanics before they can occur, forcing the golfer into proper pendulum motion without requiring active correction during the stroke.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the mechanical parameters of the putting system by adding physical constraints through the alignment stick attachment. This modifies the degrees of freedom available to the golfer's hands and wrists, transforming the stroke mechanics from free movement to constrained pendulum motion, thereby ensuring stroke consistency.
3Reliability
If wrist and hand movement are permitted during putting, then ease of operation is maintained, but proper pendulum stroke technique cannot be developed
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment sticks attached to the putter serve as an intermediary mechanism between the golfer's hands and the ball. This intermediary physically mediates the movement by allowing only proper pendulum stroke motion, thereby reliably enforcing correct technique while the golfer maintains natural grip and swing initiation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a tactile feel for a uniform pendulum stroke, promoting consistent and repeatable motion, inhibiting wrist use, and maintaining consistent putter head position, thereby improving putting skills and reducing strokes.
Implementation Method 1
The configuration forces the golfer's shoulders to be held in a fixed configuration, wherein an attached golf club can only be rotated using a pendulum swing
Implementation Method 2
The device provides a tactile feel for a uniform pendulum stroke, promoting consistent and repeatable motion
Data Source
AI summary
A pendulum stroke teaching device formed from a one piece coupling element for use with conventional golf alignment sticks and an individual's putter club. The coupling element includes two spaced apart apertures for receipt of the distal ends of the alignment sticks. A centrally disposed cavity between the apertures is constructed and arranged for receipt of a putter shaft. The coupling element operates to secure the alignment sticks and putter in a fixed position. The ends of the alignment sticks are placed between the torso and the inner upper arms of the golfer. When the golfer grasps the putter grip, movement of the putter can only take place by use of a pendulum stroke. The teaching device is used for training the golfer to use a repetitive and consistent swing for improving their golf experience.