Adjustable Putter Head with Swappable Alignment Features
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing putters for high handicap golfers lack an optimized adjustable alignment feature that effectively assists in lining up the golf club head with the golf ball, with previous designs either being too distracting or not customizable for individual preferences.
Innovation Solution
A putter head with a removable alignment feature, comprising a metal body, a lightweight divider piece, and an adjustable alignment feature that includes a planar portion with a protrusion and a threaded bore, allowing for customizable alignment markings such as circles or converging lines, which can be adjusted via interchangeable pieces to suit individual golfer preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed alignment markings are used on the putter head, then alignment assistance is provided, but the alignment features cannot be customized for individual golfer preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment feature is divided into separate modular components that can be independently selected and attached to the putter head. This segmentation allows golfers to customize their alignment preferences without redesigning the entire putter head structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The putter head is designed with a universal attachment mechanism that can accommodate multiple types of alignment features (circles, lines, patterns, colors). This multi-functionality enables a single putter head to serve multiple alignment preferences through interchangeable components.
2Measurement precision
If multiple alignment markings are provided to assist high handicap players, then alignment accuracy improves, but the markings can become distracting to the golfer
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the alignment feature have distinct visual characteristics (circles, lines, patterns, colors) that can be locally optimized. This allows specific areas to provide alignment guidance while other areas remain minimal or absent, reducing overall visual distraction while maintaining alignment accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The alignment features are made changeable through interchangeable components, allowing the golfer to dynamically adjust the alignment markings based on their preference and conditions. This dynamic adaptability enables the golfer to select the least distracting configuration that still provides sufficient alignment guidance.
3Weight of moving object
If lightweight materials are used for the divider piece and alignment features, then the overall weight of the putter head is reduced, but the structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The putter head incorporates composite construction with a metal body providing structural strength and lightweight divider pieces and alignment features providing minimal weight. This composite approach combines materials with complementary properties to achieve both weight reduction and structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The putter head is segmented into different functional components with appropriate material selection for each: metal for the main body requiring strength, and lightweight materials for the divider and alignment features where minimal weight is the priority. This segmentation allows optimized weight-strength ratio across the entire structure.
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AI summary
An adjustable golf club putter head is disclosed herein. The putter head includes a removable alignment feature that can be swapped with a different alignment feature to change the alignment pattern, and a removable divider piece that contrasts with the alignment feature and can be swapped with different divider pieces to affect the cosmetics of the putter head and also adjust the putter head's mass properties.