INDICATOR ASSEMBLY FOR GOLF CLUB CAPABLE OF CHECKING SWING TRAJECTORY
20230191224 · 2023-06-22
Inventors
Cpc classification
A63B69/3661
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B2225/50
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B2220/05
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B24/0006
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B69/3632
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B71/06
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B69/3617
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A63B69/3605
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
An indicator assembly for a golf club capable of checking a swing trajectory according to the present invention comprises an indicator which is attached to one side of the head of the golf club, has a sheet shape, has a plurality of marks spaced at intervals, and is made of a material that can be scratched by the blow of a golf ball. The indicator assembly for a golf club capable of checking a swing trajectory according to the present invention includes the marks on the indicator that can leave a scratch by colliding with the golf ball, thereby specifying the location of the scratch to determine the user's swing trajectory and the type of the formed pitch.
Claims
1. An indicator assembly for a golf club, the indicator assembly comprising an indicator having a sheet shape, attached to a portion of a head of a golf club, and formed of a material allowing a scratch to be formed thereon through collision with a golf ball, wherein the indicator comprises a plurality of markers spaced apart from each other at predetermined distances, whereby a swing trajectory is able to be determined, wherein the indicator comprises a reference line extending in a direction of extension of an edge in an edge portion with respect to a longitudinal direction of the head, and the plurality of markers are provided at predetermined distances in right and left directions with respect to the center of the reference line.
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3. The indicator assembly according to claim 1, wherein the markers comprise serial numbers sequentially marked in the right and left directions with respect to the center of the reference line.
4. The indicator assembly according to claim 1, comprising a swing pad configured to be seated on a surface of ground, wherein the swing pad comprises a base and a plurality of protrusions upright from the base, the protrusions being spaced apart from each other at predetermined distances.
5. The indicator assembly according to claim 1, comprising a user terminal, wherein the user terminal comprises: a fundamental information input module by which fundamental information of a user, including an experience, a scoring average, a golf club type of the user, is input; an image capturing module capturing an image of the indicator using a camera; a scratch information generation module generating scratch information by analyzing whether or not a scratch is formed on the indicator and a position of the scratch on the indicator; and a user pattern generation module generating user pattern information by analyzing the at least one scratch information.
6. The indicator assembly according to claim 5, wherein the user terminal further comprises a guide information providing module providing the user with swing guide information according to the user pattern information.
7. The indicator assembly according to claim 5, comprising a store server, wherein the store server comprises: a transmission module receiving the fundamental information and the user pattern information; and a recommendation information providing module recommending the user a specific golf club by analyzing the fundamental information and the user pattern information.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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BEST MODE
[0035] An indicator assembly for a golf club able to determine a swing trajectory according to the present disclosure includes an indicator having the shape of a sheet, attached to a portion of the head of a golf club, and formed of a material on which a scratch may be formed through collision with a golf ball. The indicator includes a plurality of markers spaced apart from each other at predetermined distances.
MODE FOR INVENTION
[0036] Hereinafter, example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the accompanying drawings may not be drawn to scale, the same or like reference numerals may be used to refer to the same or like elements throughout the drawings.
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[0038] The indicator assembly for a golf club according to the present disclosure includes an indicator 10.
[0039] As can be seen from
[0040] Specifically, the sheet-shaped indicator 10 may be fabricated such that the thickness thereof ranges from 0.5 mm to 2 mm in order to prevent a scratch due to a collision from being excessively formed (e.g., overlapping of scratches) or a case in which no scratch is formed.
[0041] In addition, the indicator 10 may be formed of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) sheet, synthetic paper, a chloroprene sheet, or the like. When a golf ball collides against the indicator 10, such a material is not easily torn while a scratch is formed on the material. Thus, only a collision portion of the material may be slightly peeled or stamped so as to be specified.
[0042] In addition, as illustrated in
[0043] Furthermore, as can be seen from
[0044] Here, the indicator 10 may include an adhesive layer on an attachment surface to be in contact with the face and the sole so as to be attached to the head. The adhesive layer may be formed of ethyl acrylate, poly dimethyl siloxane, or the like. The adhesive layer may be attached to the head by applying a small amount of pressure at room temperature and be detached from the head without leaving a residue on the head.
[0045] As illustrated in
[0046] Specifically, the markers 11 are formed on a portion of the indicator 10 corresponding to the face that is a portion hitting a golf ball, but are not limited thereto. Rather, the markers 11 may be extended to a portion of the indicator 10 corresponding to the indicator, in addition to the portion of the indicator 10 corresponding to the face.
[0047] Here, the markers 11 may be formed on the portion expected to hit a golf ball (e.g., the face or the sole) in the shape of points, starts, circles, or the like. A plurality of markers 11 may be formed at predetermined distances according to a reference, for example, along a specific line.
[0048] In other words, the portion expected to hit a golf ball is the face but a portion of the head on which a scratch will be substantially formed through contact with the ground or an obstacle during swinging is the sole. Thus, the markers 11 according to the present disclosure may be formed not only on the portion of the indicator 10 corresponding to the sole, but also on the portion of the indicator 10 corresponding to the face that actually hits a golf ball.
[0049] In addition, the specific line means an index extending in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the head.
[0050] In the present disclosure, the height of the head indicates the top-bottom direction (i.e., y-axis direction) of the head, the length of the head indicates the right-left direction (i.e., the x-axis direction) of the head, and the width of the head indicates the front-rear direction (i.e., the z-axis direction) of the head.
[0051] In addition, the indicator 10 may include a circle marked substantially on the central area of the portion of the face of the head to which the indicator 10 is attached. The circle is included in the central portion of the face, i.e., the portion hitting a golf ball when the golf ball is accurately impacted by the golf club. Thus, a degree to which the portion that hit the golf ball is offset from the center may be approximately determined on the basis of the circle.
[0052] Furthermore, in an edge portion with respect to the longitudinal direction of the head, the specific line may extend in an extension direction of an edge. In the present disclosure, this specific line will be referred to as a reference line.
[0053] In a corresponding manner, the markers 11 may be formed at predetermined distances in right and left directions (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of the head) with respect to the center of the reference line.
[0054] More particularly, the plurality of markers 11 may be formed at equal distances along the reference line, for example, according to
[0055] More particularly, the markers 11, the distances of which increase according to a predetermined rule as described above, may include serial numbers marked in right and left directions. For example, the serial numbers of the markers 11 may include, for example, 0 marked in the central portion of the indicator 10, as well as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the left direction of the indicator 10 and −1, −2, −3, and −4 in the right direction in
[0056] Here, the serial numbers do not mean scores according to high and low values, but are intended to estimate the distance of the scratch from the center of the indicator 10. To the number 0 in the central portion in which a scratch is formed when a golf ball is accurately hit, a word such as good, nice, or excellent may be added.
[0057] The function of the indicator 10 according to the present disclosure based on the above-described structure will be described as follows.
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[0059] First, as can be seen from
[0060] In addition, in
[0061] In (A) and (B) of
[0062] In addition, although the golf balls deflect left in both (A) and (B) of
[0063] Accordingly, the user may acknowledge the right or left deflection of the golf ball as in (A) to (E) of
[0064] That is, the indicator 10 according to the present disclosure allows the user to visually and approximately determine the left/right defection of a golf ball and left/right offset of a scratch.
[0065] In addition, the markers 11 may converge to a specific position of the indicator 10 via the reference line. In this case, the ease of identification in determining the position and height of the scratch may be added.
[0066] For example, when the scratch is formed on the right end and the lower portion of the indicator 10, the trajectory of a ball is deflected to the left as in (A) of
[0067] In other words, in a case in which the markers 11 converge via the reference line, a reference by which the position and the height of scratch may be identified is additionally provided, compared to a case in which only the plurality of markers 11 able to provide only an approximate reference for determination are provided. Thus, the offset of the scratch may be more intuitively determined.
[0068] Furthermore, when the markers 11 displayed via the reference line are serial numbers, the numbers may provide concreteness to determination of the scratch formed on the indicator 10.
[0069] For example, when the trajectory of the golf ball is deflected left as in (B) of
[0070] That is, the user may more specifically determine the position at which the scratch is formed from the markers 11 comprised of the serial numbers.
[0071] In summary, since the indicator 10 according to the present disclosure includes the markers 11, the position at which the scratch is formed may be approximately determined. Since the markers 11 converge via the reference line, the position at which the scratch is formed may be intuitively determined. Since the markers are the serial numbers, the position at which the scratch is formed may be more specifically determined.
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[0073] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the assembly for a golf club includes a swing pad 20.
[0074] The swing pad 20 is configured to be seated on the surface, for example, of the ground. The swing pad 20 may include a base 21 and a plurality of protrusions 22 on the top surface of the base 21, i.e., the surface facing upward when seated on the ground surface.
[0075] Here, the base 21 has the shape of a flat plate. The bottom surface of the base 21, i.e., the surface facing the ground when seated on the ground, is flat, so that the base 21 is stably seated on the ground. The top surface may be flat like the bottom surface, or may be formed oblique. In this manner, a variety of golf course environments may be reflected.
[0076] In addition, the base 21 may be formed of butadiene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, or the like that has a feeling of weight and is elastic. The base 21 may be easily seated on the ground surface while enduring impacts due to elasticity.
[0077] A plurality of concave and convex structures may be additionally provided on a lower side surface of the base 21 to increase the coefficient of friction so as to prevent the base 21 from slipping on the ground surface. The base 21 may also have a through-hole into which a tee may be driven.
[0078] In addition, the plurality of protrusions 22 are upright from the top surface of the base 21 and spaced apart from each other at predetermined distances. The thickness of each of the protrusions 22 gradually decreases in a direction away from the base 21. The protrusions 22 may have a length of 2 cm to 15 cm so as to realize a variety of lengths of grass of golf courses.
[0079] In addition, the protrusions 22 may be formed of butadiene rubber, hypalon rubber, or the like. The protrusions 22 may be formed of the same material as or a different material from the base 21. The protrusions 22 may be fabricated as an integrated portion of the base 21 or to be detachably attached to the base 21.
[0080] The protrusions 22 are intended to form a scratch on the indicator 10 when a golf club is swung. A swing trajectory of a user may be more specifically analyzed from an elongated scratch formed through contact with at least one of the protrusions 22.
[0081] Returning to
[0082] The swing pad 20 may be specialized to intentionally form a scratch on a driver on which no scratch may be formed when a swing is normal, since a golf ball is placed on a tee for an initial drive. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the swing pad 20 may also be applied to a putter or the like.
[0083] In summary, the swing pad 20 according to the present disclosure includes the base 21 capable of being seated on the ground and the plurality of protrusions 22 provided on the top surface of the base 21, and is intended to form a scratch on the indicator 10. The scratch formed in this manner corresponds to the swing trajectory, so that the swing habit of the user may be analyzed on the basis of the scratch.
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[0085] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the assembly for a golf club includes a user terminal 100.
[0086] Here, the user terminal 100 includes a fundamental information input module 110, an image capturing module 120, a scratch information generation module 130, and a user pattern generation module 140. The user terminal 100 may be a known user-portable device, such as a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a notebook computer, including an input means, an image capturing means, a display, a memory, and a communication means.
[0087] Here, the fundamental information input module 110 is a module by which fundamental information of the user, i.e., information regarding the name, body sizes, golf-related experience, scoring average, type of a golf club used, glove size, and the like of the user, is input. The fundamental information input module 110 may receive the fundamental information through an input means, such as a keypad or a keyboard, provided on the user terminal 100.
[0088] For example, fundamental information of user A input by the fundamental information input module 110 may include “name: A, gender: male, age: 42, height: 178 cm, glove size: 22, experience: 6 years, scoring average: 95, club type: 00 available from XX, and right-handed.”
[0089] The fundamental information input module 110 receives and stores fundamental personal information and golf experience of the user as the fundamental information. The fundamental information input module 110 serves to store the fundamental information in a user database, for example, included in a storage means, such as a memory, of the user terminal 100.
[0090] In addition, the image capturing module 120 captures an image of the scratched indicator 10 using a known image capturing means, such as a camera, provided in the user terminal 100. An image captured by the image capturing module 120 may be stored in the user database.
[0091] The image capturing module 120 captures an image of the indicator 10 scratched during swinging of a golf club by the user to provide a basis by which the scratch formed on the indicator 10 may be analyzed.
[0092] In addition, the scratch information generation module 130 analyzes the image of the indicator 10 captured by the image capturing module 120. The scratch information generation module 130 includes a known image analysis tool and algorithm. The scratch information generation module 130 may generate information by analyzing the occurrence and position of a scratch and store the information in the user database.
[0093] For example, the scratch information may be generated in the form of “occurrence of scratch: 0, position: −3” or “occurrence of scratch: 0, position: 2.” Here, the position means the position of the scratch according to the serial numbers of the markers 11. Furthermore, for example, when the scratch is located between 2 and 3 of the serial numbers, a more accurate position, such as 2.6, of the scratch may be determined using the known image analysis tool.
[0094] In addition, the user pattern generation module 140 generates user pattern information by analyzing the scratch information. The user pattern information may be generated by analyzing the scratch information of at least one scratch using a processing device, such as a central processing device (CPU), of the user terminal 100.
[0095] Here, the user pattern information means information regarding the swing pattern, i.e., the swing trajectory, and the swing habit of the user determined on the basis of the result of analysis of a degree by which the scratch is offset from the center of the indicator 10. For example, when the markers 11 are provided along the reference line in
[0096] In addition, the illustration of the user pattern information may be an illustration of the user pattern information generated with respect to the swing trajectories and the flight directions illustrated in (1) and (2) of
[0097] In other words, the user pattern generation module 140 provides a function of generating the user pattern information and storing the user pattern information in the user database by analyzing a degree by which and a direction in which the swing pattern, i.e., the swing trajectory, of the user is offset from the scratch information.
[0098] In summary, the user terminal 100 according to the present disclosure includes the fundamental information input module 110, the image capturing module 120, the scratch information generation module, the user pattern generation module, and the user database. The user terminal 100 is characterized by receiving the fundamental personal information and golf skills of the user, analyzing scratches on the indicator 10 as the result of hitting a golf ball by an actual swing, and storing the analyzed information, thereby converting the swing trajectories of the user into numbers and information.
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[0100] The user terminal 100 further includes a guide information providing module 150.
[0101] The guide information providing module 150 provides a user with the swing guide information corresponding to user pattern information obtained by analyzing the swing habit of the user. The guide information providing module 150 may provide the user with the swing guide information using a known display device provided in the user terminal 100.
[0102] Here, as can be seen from
[0103] For example, the swing guide information corresponding to at least one including the swing trajectory, i.e., “swing trajectory: −11°,” of the information regarding the swing offset, the swing trajectory, and the estimated flight type in the illustration of the user pattern information in which the swing trajectory is −11° may be provided to the user.
[0104] In addition, the swing guide information including the fundamental information, the scratch information, and the user pattern information stored in the user database may be provided to the user. On the basis of the swing guide information, a store server 200 to be described later may identify a user to which the swing guide information relates.
[0105] the swing guide information provided to the user with reference to
[0106] In addition, as an illustration with reference to
[0107] The swing guide information serves to remind the user of problems in the swing by providing the result of scratches and non-straight swing trajectories and allow the user to correct his/her swing habit by providing the swing improvement method.
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[0109] In addition, the assembly for a golf club according to the present disclosure includes the store server 200.
[0110] The store server 200 includes a transmission module 210 and a recommendation information providing module 220. A program, i.e., software, executable by a CPU on a hardware basis including the CPU, a storage means such as a memory and a hard disk drive, and a wired communication means and/or a wireless communication means such as a Bluetooth device may be installed in the store server 200, and the store server 200 may execute the software.
[0111] Here, the transmission module 210 receives the fundamental information in the user terminal 100 and the user pattern information transmitted through the wired/wireless communication means. The transmission module 210 may store the fundamental information and the user pattern information transmitted in a store database included in the storage means of the store server 200.
[0112] In addition, the store server 200 may include a plurality of databases, including not only the store database but also a shaft database, a head database, and the like. The specification of golf clubs possessed by the store may be stored in the store server 200.
[0113] For example, as can be seen from
[0114] In addition, the recommendation information providing module 220 recommends the user a golf club with which the user may improve his/her swing habit by analyzing the fundamental information and the user pattern information transmitted. The recommendation information providing module 220 may select and recommend a golf club suitable to the user by analyzing the fundamental information, the user pattern information, and information in the database of the store server 200 using the CPU of the store server 200.
[0115] For example, as can be seen from
[0116] When the shaft has high strength (when the weight is heavy, the length is long, and the CPM is high) in relation to the swing of the user, a hook or a pull in which a golf ball curves inward may occur. When the shaft has low strength in relation to the swing of the user, a push or a slice in which a golf ball curves outward may occur.
[0117] Here, recommendation information, i.e., information regarding the golf club that the recommendation information providing module 220 recommends, may be transmitted to the user terminal 100 through the wired/wireless communication means and provided to a manager (e.g., a store employee) of the store server 200 through a display of the store server 200.
[0118] For example, in the case of the illustration of the fundamental information and the user pattern information described above, i.e., “name: A, gender: male, age: 42, height: 178 cm, glove size: 22, experience: 6 years, scoring average: 95, club type: 00 available from XX, and right-handed” and “swing offset: inward, swing trajectory: −11°, and estimated flight type: pull,” the pull occurs since currently-used 00 shaft available from XX company has high strength in relation to the swing of user A. Thus, the recommendation information providing module 220 may recommend a golf club having a shaft having relatively low strength (i.e., a golf club located on the top left in the view of
[0119] That is, the recommendation information including brand names, such as AD 75R and NS 850S, may be transmitted to the user terminal 100 of the user A and the manager of the store server 200.
[0120] In summary, the store server 200 according to the present disclosure is characterized by recommending the user a golf club suitable to the user by analyzing the fundamental information of the user, the user pattern information generated on the basis of the scratch formed when the user actually hits a golf ball, and the plurality of databases provided in the store server 200. Accordingly, the user may improve the swing and correct his/her swing habit.
[0121] According to another embodiment, a sealing layer may be applied to the surface of the indicator 10 according to the present disclosure.
[0122] The sealing layer contains an epoxy resin. After applied to the surface of the indicator 10, a sealing process of pressing the sealing layer in a weight condition of 80 mN to 120 mN in a temperature of 150° C. to 200° C. may be performed.
[0123] The sealing layer may impart a suitable level of tensile strength to the surface of the indicator 10. Thus, the indicator 10 may have suitable levels of strength and adhesiveness so that a small amount of the indicator 10 may be peeled or abraded without being torn by a swing. The thickness of the sealing-processed sealing layer may range from 10 μm to 100 μm.
[0124] As set forth above, the configurations and functions of the indicator assembly for a golf club able to determine a swing trajectory according to the present disclosure have been described with reference to the drawings. It should be understood, however, that the foregoing descriptions are illustrative only, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited to the foregoing descriptions or the accompanying drawings. Those having ordinary knowledge in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes in forms are possible without departing from technical idea of the present disclosure.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0125] The indicator assembly for a golf club according to the present disclosure has mass productivity, and thus is regarded as having industrial applicability.