T-Shaped Putting Stroke Training Device with Adjustable Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing putting training devices constrain the golfer's arms, limiting natural motion and providing inadequate feedback, which hinders the development of proper putting stroke mechanics and accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, T-shaped putting stroke training device that attaches to conventional or belly-type putters, featuring adjustable hook and loop fastened straps and horizontal rods providing tactile feedback on the forearms to prevent wrist rotation without constraining the grip, aiding alignment and posture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If rigid linkages or channels are used to constrain the forearms and wrists, then wrist rotation is prevented and putting accuracy is improved, but natural arm motion is limited and the golfer becomes dependent on the device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flexible straps with hook and loop fasteners instead of rigid linkages or channels. These straps provide gentle guidance and tactile feedback to prevent excessive wrist rotation while allowing natural arm motion and adaptation, eliminating the crutch effect of rigid constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible straps provide tactile feedback to the golfer's forearms during the putting stroke, alerting the golfer to improper wrist rotation without physically constraining the motion. This feedback mechanism allows the golfer to self-correct while maintaining natural arm movement
2Stability of the object's composition
If rigid attach bars are used to join the device to the putter handle, then the device remains stable during the stroke, but the golfer's grip is constrained and posture is altered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable and flexible attachment mechanisms rather than fixed rigid bars. The attach bar can be positioned at different locations on the putter handle, and the flexible straps allow for dynamic adaptation to different golfers' grips and postures while maintaining device stability during the putting stroke
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AI summary
A T-shaped golf instructional tool adapted to fit over the grip end of a conventional or belly-type putter for the purpose of teaching a proper putting stroke and improving consistency. An attach bar is fixed to a putter grip using hook and loop fastened straps. The attach bar extends above the putter between the user's forearms, where two horizontal rods are fixed to the attach bar at a common junction. The horizontal rods provide feedback to the user and ensure his or her forearms, wrists and arms stay positioned together through the putting stroke. The horizontal rods align perpendicular to the putter face, allowing alignment of the shoulders and feet relative to the intended target. The attach bar can be adjusted out of plane relative to the putter swing path to accommodate different user geometry and proper posture over the ball.