Peripheral Target Stand for Golf Swing Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf training aids using clubs and balls limit flexibility and fail to address the 'casting' motion, a common fault in golf swings, and pose safety risks during practice.
Innovation Solution
A golf swing training device that allows golfers to practice upright with a movable, adjustable target positioned forward and off the ground, providing incremental feedback and correcting the 'casting' motion by maintaining the professional power angle through the swing, using a Peripheral Target Stand and a removable Velcro attachment for clubs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional clubs and balls are used for training, then the golfer can practice with realistic equipment, but the flexibility of drills and positions is limited and casting motion cannot be corrected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a target stand that replicates the positioning and angular relationships of actual golf ball lies without requiring real balls and clubs. The adjustable target board copies various lie angles and positions, allowing golfers to practice swing mechanics with simplified equipment that maintains the essential geometric relationships of real golf scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The target stand acts as an intermediary device between the golfer and the actual golf ball. It provides a surrogate target that mediates the training process, allowing golfers to work on swing path and body positioning without the constraints and safety concerns of using real balls and clubs during certain drills.
2Ease of operation
If the golfer bends over to address the ball conventionally, then they can practice with standard posture, but it becomes frustrating and difficult to learn correct movements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension by positioning the target stand at various heights above the ground. This allows golfers to practice from an upright standing position rather than bending over, adding a vertical adjustment capability that transforms the training experience and makes it more ergonomically sound while maintaining swing mechanics training value.
3Reliability
If the golfer swings at a target positioned normally, then they can practice with standard positioning, but they dissipate the power angle instead of retaining it
Solution Approach 1:
The target stand is positioned asymmetrically at a 45-degree angle from the golfer's center line, rather than directly in front. This asymmetric positioning forces the golfer to maintain the power angle through the swing to successfully strike the target, as swinging with a dissipated angle would cause the club to miss the offset target position.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the positional parameters of the target from the conventional centered position to an offset position at 45 degrees. This parameter change in target location transforms the swing requirement, making it necessary to retain the power angle throughout the swing motion to achieve proper contact with the repositioned target.
4Adaptability or versatility
If golfers practice with real golf balls and clubs, then they can simulate actual play conditions, but safety risks arise during practice
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive and potentially hazardous real golf balls with a durable, reusable target stand that can withstand repeated club strikes without risk of injury or damage. The target board serves as a safe surrogate that absorbs the impact of practice swings without the dangerous properties of real balls.
Data Source
AI summary
A system of training a golf swing including the steps of providing a positional apparatus that provides the golfer with variable impact heights and variable rotational positions to enable them to learn the correct swing, and also includes various additional training items. The stand provides heights ranging from the traditional on the ground striking position up to the golfer's waist to train the swing incrementally and can be positioned anywhere within the golfer's peripheral sight. It also provides the golfer a way to learn the correct movements used in the swing without the pressure of trying to effect a golf ball flight.