Putter Head Gold Groove Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing putter designs do not adequately assist golfers in aligning the putter head face and stroke with a target, leading to difficulties in achieving accurate and consistent shots.
Innovation Solution
A putter head design featuring a top and face adapted to address a golf ball, with a groove cut along the edge between the face and top, filled with a gold-colored material. This design includes an offset hosel and a sound slot for improved alignment and feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional putter designs are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the alignment accuracy with the target is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by filling the groove with a gold-colored material that provides high visual contrast against the putter head. This visual enhancement allows golfers to easily see and align with the groove, improving alignment accuracy without adding complex mechanical components to the putter structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by introducing a groove as a distinct visual element on the putter head face. This groove divides the visual field and creates a reference line that helps golfers align their stroke with the target, improving measurement precision while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Manufacturing precision
If alignment aids are added to improve shot accuracy, then the alignment capability is enhanced, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The gold-colored material in the groove provides a visually distinct alignment reference that enhances shot consistency. The manufacturing process involves cutting a groove and filling it with material, which is a relatively simple process compared to adding complex mechanical alignment devices, thus maintaining ease of manufacture while improving manufacturing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to the putter head by incorporating a groove with contrasting material. This creates a two-dimensional visual reference on the otherwise three-dimensional putter head, providing alignment information without adding complex structural elements that would difficulty manufacture.
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AI summary
A putter head having a top and a face adapted to address a golf ball, where the top adjoins the face at a substantially ninety-degree angle at an edge between the face and the top, with a groove cut along the entire length of the edge, with the groove filled with a gold-colored material.