Sliding Target Cup Layout for Consistent Putting Speed Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers struggle to maintain consistent putting speed across various distances and slopes, leading to increased 3-putting frequency, especially from 11-30 feet, due to lack of training tools that stabilize speed and account for slope variations.
Innovation Solution
A golf putting speed training device with a target cup/hole, guide rails, and semi-circle anchor that allows the target cup/hole to slide into varying positions from 1 inch to 18 inches from the actual putting green cup, enabling consistent speed practice by sliding the target cup/hole along the guide rails and adjusting to slope angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If golfers practice putting from various distances and slopes without a training device, then they face real-world putting conditions, but they cannot maintain consistent putting speed across different conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The training device employs a movable target cup that can be positioned at various distances from the putting green cup, allowing golfers to practice putting at different distances while maintaining consistent speed. The dynamic adjustment of target position enables adaptation to different putting scenarios while preserving speed consistency through repeated practice at standardized speeds.
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes the parameter of target distance by allowing the target cup to be moved to different positions along the guide rail. This enables golfers to practice putting at multiple distances (e.g., 10 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet) while maintaining the same putting speed, thereby improving reliability across varying conditions.
2Reliability
If golfers use a fixed target cup in the hole, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot train speed consistency from various distances
Solution Approach 1:
The target system is segmented into a movable target cup and a fixed guide rail structure. The target cup can be independently positioned at different distances along the guide rail, allowing for varied practice distances without requiring a completely different device structure. This segmentation enables distance variation while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide rail acts as an intermediary structure that enables the target cup to be positioned at various distances. Rather than requiring complex mechanisms, the guide rail provides a simple linear path for target placement, maintaining device simplicity while enabling distance variation for speed consistency training.
3Ease of operation
If golfers practice without accounting for slope variations, then training is simpler, but putting performance deteriorates on sloped greens
Solution Approach 1:
The training device allows golfers to preliminarily practice putting at various distances on flat surfaces with controlled speed before applying these skills to sloped greens. By establishing consistent speed patterns in advance through structured practice, golfers better prepare for slope variations, improving reliability without significantly increasing operational complexity.
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AI summary
A golf putting device with guide rails, semi-circle placed into the real putting green cup and a round cup target with a flag that slides into varying positions of inches from behind the real cup ranging from 1 inch to 18 inches. A golf ball must have sufficient velocity to make it the target cup behind the real putting green cup in order for the ball to make it into the real cup. By attempting to putt past the actual putting green cup helps train the golfer to have consistent putting speed to overcome the fact the balls velocity slows down in its approach to the real cup where it's more likely to be affected by any defects on the putting surface. The ability of the device to slide behind the real cup, closer and or farther allows putting from various distances and speeds further training the golfer.