Swing Training Assembly Shuttle Resistance Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Athletes in swing sports like golf, baseball, tennis, and hockey face challenges in achieving an optimal swing due to the lack of effective training devices and methods that can simulate the resistance and body positioning required for improved performance.
Innovation Solution
A swing training assembly and method that includes a shuttle, shuttle travel track, guide, support, tensioner, and pulley system, along with body positioning limits, to provide adjustable resistance and guide the user through the stages of a swing, mimicking the motion and resistance of actual sports swings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional training methods are used for swing sports, then athletes can practice swings freely, but they lack effective resistance and body positioning guidance to achieve optimal swing technique
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a training device with a shuttle, travel track, and resistance mechanism as an intermediary between the athlete and the swing motion. This intermediary provides controlled resistance and body positioning guidance, transforming unguided free practice into structured training that enhances swing technique accuracy while maintaining practice freedom
Solution Approach 2:
The training device allows adjustment of resistance parameters and body positioning limits through the shuttle position and tensioner settings. By changing these parameters, athletes can practice different swing scenarios with varying resistance levels and body position requirements, improving technique accuracy across multiple training conditions
2Reliability
If a complex training device with multiple components is introduced to provide resistance and guidance, then swing technique accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The training device is segmented into distinct functional components: a shuttle for resistance generation, a travel track for guiding motion, a tensioner for force application, and body positioning limits for spatial constraints. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, making the overall complex system manageable and easier to set up and adjust
Solution Approach 2:
The training device is designed to be adaptable for multiple swing sports through adjustable parameters and configurations. The same basic structure can accommodate different sports by modifying the travel track orientation, resistance settings, and body positioning limits, reducing the need for multiple specialized devices for different sports
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
The system helps users improve their swing technique by providing adjustable resistance and guiding them through the swing stages, enhancing accuracy and distance control, and can be adapted for various swing sports.
Implementation Method 1
a tensioner (24) that provides a counter-force to resist the displacement of the shuttle
Implementation Method 2
a pulley system that redirects and transmits the displacement force applied to the handle to linearly displace the shuttle
Data Source
AI summary
A swing training assembly includes a shuttle, a shuttle travel track, a tensioner, a shuttle displacement line and a shuttle pulley. The shuttle resides in the shuttle travel track and the shuttle pulley and shuttle displacement line are adapted to linearly displace the shuttle to different shuttle positions within the shuttle travel track in response to displacement forces applied to the shuttle pulley by a user pulling on the shuttle displacement line. The tensioner provides an opposing counter-force to control the rate of shuttle displacement. The swing training assembly may also include body positioning limits to maintain proper body alignment while the user pulls on the shuttle displacement line.