Portable Putting Drill System with Sensor Array for Real-Time Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face challenges in practicing putting skills effectively at home due to the lack of affordable and accessible training systems that can measure and provide real-time feedback on putting speed, angle, and accuracy without the need for expensive golf course or training facility access.
Innovation Solution
A portable putting drill system equipped with a sensor array comprising multiple sensors forming a rectangular shape, which collects data on putting speed, angle, and sweet spot hits, and transmits this information to a mobile device for real-time feedback and coaching, using a combination of laser, optical, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If golfers practice on golf courses or training facilities, then putting skills can be improved, but the cost and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a portable copying system that replicates golf course putting conditions at home. The sensor array captures putting motion data, and the mobile device displays virtual golf course environments, allowing golfers to practice putting skills without traveling to actual courses or facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a portable drill system as an intermediary between the golfer and the golf course environment. The system uses sensors, processors, and display devices to mediate the practice experience, providing course conditions and feedback without requiring physical presence at expensive facilities.
2Measurement precision
If expensive practice machines are used on golf courses or training facilities, then putting measurement accuracy improves, but the cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the measurement system into separate functional modules: sensor array for data collection, processor for analysis, and mobile device for display. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall system compared to integrated expensive practice machines.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable drill system is designed to perform multiple functions using a single integrated platform. The sensor array measures various putting parameters (speed, angle, accuracy), the system provides real-time feedback, and it can be used with different mobile devices, replacing multiple specialized expensive machines.
3Loss of information
If professional training facilities are accessed, then comprehensive putting data collection is achieved, but the cost and accessibility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The portable drill system enables golfers to conduct their own practice sessions independently at home. The system automatically collects putting data through the sensor array, processes the information, and provides feedback without requiring instructors or facility staff, making comprehensive data collection accessible to individual golfers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical measurement systems found in professional facilities with electronic sensors and digital processing. The sensor array uses optical or electromagnetic fields to detect putting parameters, substituting mechanical measurement mechanisms with more compact, portable, and cost-effective electronic systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables golfers to practice and improve their putting skills at home with accurate, real-time data and coaching, enhancing their performance without the need for expensive facilities, by providing detailed statistics and audio feedback on putting speed, angle, and sweet spot hits.
Implementation Method 1
when a first end of the putter travels between the first sensor and the second sensor, a time travelled by the first end of the putter between the first sensor and the second sensor determines a first striking speed of the putter
Data Source
AI summary
Present disclosure relates to a portable putting drill system. The portable putting drill system includes a sensor array, a drill data collection circuit, and a mobile electronic device. The sensor array collects putting drill data including a striking speed, striking angle of a putter, and whether putter hits its sweet spot. Drill data collection circuit includes a data collection circuit for receiving the putting drill data collected by the sensor array, a data processing circuit for processing the putting drill data received, a data reporting circuit for reporting results of the putting drill data processed, and a wireless connection circuit for transmitting the results of putting drill data processed to a mobile electronic device wirelessly over a communication network. Mobile electronic device displays processed putting drill data, provides audio output to a user in real time to enhance putting drill experience, and saves historic statistics of putting drill data.