Rotatable Putting Pad with Guide Rails for Slope Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current home practice tools for golf putting lack the ability to accurately simulate various sloping and breaking putts from different angles, limiting golfer practice and improvement.
Innovation Solution
A putting practice system comprising a main unit, putting pad, and rail system that allows for simulation of uphill, downhill, and breaking putts by rotating the main unit and using rails with varying curvatures and bank angles, enabling practice of straight, left, and right breaking putts from multiple angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If indoor putting surfaces are used for home practice, then convenience is improved, but the ability to simulate various sloping and breaking putts deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The putting surface is made rotatable to dynamically change the orientation and simulate different slope angles and breaking putts from multiple directions, transforming a static surface into a dynamic training tool that adapts to various putt scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds rotational capability around a vertical axis, introducing a new dimension of movement to the traditional linear putting surface. This allows simulation of putts from different angles and directions, effectively creating multi-dimensional training scenarios in a compact home setup
2Device complexity
If traditional flat putting surfaces are used, then simplicity is maintained, but the realism of slope and break simulation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable design enables the putting surface to be dynamically oriented at different angles, allowing realistic simulation of sloping and breaking putts while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure that can be operated easily
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AI summary
A putting practice system and apparatus including a main unit, putting pad and rail. The main unit has a bored hole through a top surface into a hollow portion of the main unit. The putting pad has a front end and a rear end and is located at a distance to the main unit. At least one rail is between the main unit and putting pad, the rail having a center portion, a left side, and a right side extending the entire length of the rail between.