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Abstract
Carry out the novelty tools and techniques suitably harmonized when aiming at golf for teaching player.In one aspect, such tools and techniques provides a kind of adjustment and assists, it makes player to see, and the intended target line of batting and ball are relative to the position of the stance of player, make player easily can revise its stance to obtain suitable adjustment.
Description
The cross reference of related application
The application is non-provisional application, it is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/318 of " GolfTrainingApparatus (Golf training equipment) " in the denomination of invention that on March 26th, 2010 submits to by people such as Bowman based on 35U.S.C. § 119 (e) requirement, the priority of 172, its whole disclosure is bonded to this, as a reference.
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A part for the disclosure of patent document comprises material protected by copyright.Because it appears in United States Patent (USP) and Trademark Office patent file or record, so copyright owner does not oppose by anyone copy patent document or this patent disclosure, but in addition retain all any copyrights.
Background technology
In golf sports, experienced player understands the importance of " ajusting " target and ball when aiming at.As overall statement, the concept of " ajusting " means the health of the adjustment player when aiming at golf, to guarantee the location that player is suitable relative to the predeterminated target of golf and player's batting.Generally speaking, player is in the batting of direction that it is aligned, but if harmonized do not correspond to predeterminated target, then batting then probably also will away from boundary line.Utilize the uniformity arranging and aim at, player is by it, repeatedly the ability of square impact is more self-confident in a predetermined direction.
But, for unfamiliar player, correct adjustment normally non-intuitive and be difficult to grasp.As a result, unfamiliar player will occur usually that when harmonizing habitually mistuning is accurate, and can cause the defect that swings as the unconscious trial compensated this mistuning standard.Golf director attempting in student's teaching suitably adjustment, has used some technology traditionally.Such technology comprises use and is placed on ground 2 clubs, sticking plaster/rod etc.Such technology has limited validity, when especially being practised by unfamiliar player when not having director to instruct.
Therefore, the whole abilities using more sane technology and instrument correctly to harmonize to train player when aiming at golf are necessary.This will be helpful in the following cases: if such tools and techniques can be implemented by unfamiliar player when not needing specialized guidance, if and/or such instrument can be easily transported (such as, in common golfbag) and arrange, to allow that player participates in training when not having obvious logic difficulty.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, one group of embodiment is provided for teaching player carries out the improvement of suitably harmonizing tools and techniques when aiming at golf.In one aspect, some embodiment provides to harmonize and assists, can see that to make player the intended target line of batting and ball are relative to the position of the stance of player, make player easily can revise his stance, to obtain suitable adjustment.In some embodiments, such instrument also can make player can check other important details multiple, such as, when face calibration, the aiming position of hand, the turf position (after batting) relative to original ball position.
One group of embodiment provides Golf training equipment.Generally, this Golf training equipment can be arranged to projection a branch of or more bundle visible ray, with the adjustment of auxiliary user relative to target location and/or ball position.
Example devices can comprise shell.In the one side of some embodiments, this equipment can have one or more and arrange light-emitting device in the enclosure (such as, one or more laser instrument, rotary laser, one or more light emitting diode, etc.) at least in part.(in other cases, light-emitting device can be disposed in the outside of shell, such as, is connected to the outer surface of shell, etc.) in yet another aspect, laser instrument (or other light-emitting devices) can launch the light in a branch of or more bundle visible spectrum.
In some cases, this equipment can also comprise light beam adjusting mechanism, and this light beam adjusting mechanism also can be arranged in the enclosure.In some embodiments, this light beam adjusting mechanism is arranged to and guides light beam along object axis, and this object axis limits the intended target line of the golf impacted by user.In other embodiments, this light beam adjusting mechanism can be arranged to and guide the second bundle light along adjustment axis, and this adjustment axis corresponds to the resting position of golf relative to the stance of user.Multiple light beam adjusting mechanism may be there is in various embodiments.Only exemplarily, in some cases, light beam adjusting mechanism only can comprise and is designed to keep one or more light-emitting device to be in the installed part of regulation orientation.In other situations, light beam adjusting mechanism can comprise: one or more prism, such as cylinder-prism, triangular prism; One or more lens, lens pillar, etc.
In some embodiments, this equipment also comprises control device, for receiving the input from user and/or control circuit, this control circuit can with light-emitting device and/or control device electronic communication.In some cases, this control device can comprise button, accelerometer, etc., this control device allow by handle control this equipment.In other situations, this control device can comprise remote control receiver, Bluetooth Receiver etc.In concrete, the input from user can comprise the control signal received from remote control, radio telephone and/or analog.On the one hand, this control circuit can be arranged to the operation controlling light-emitting device, such as, at least in part based on the input received by control device.
On the other hand, this equipment also can comprise base, and it has to be arranged to and is placed on ground surface.This shell then can be arranged on the base and/or be connected to base.(in some cases, this base can be incorporated in this shell.) on the one hand, this base can be arranged to allows that this shell rotates relative to ground.On the other hand, this base can be arranged to and allow that this shell is with respect to the horizontal plane to arrange with the angle of change.
Another group embodiment provides golf training system.Golf training equipment (such as, equipment as previously discussed) can be comprised according to the system of one group of embodiment, and Long-distance Control facility.An example of Long-distance Control facility can be software application, this software application package is drawn together by treatment facility (such as radio telephone, laptop computer, panel computer, portable computer, etc., only enumerate several example) instruction that performs, to control the operation of Golf training equipment (such as, by sending signal, this signal is received by the control device in Golf training equipment again).On the other hand, this Long-distance Control facility can be the special remote control with Golf training device separates; This remote control is arranged to the input that receives from user and sends signal, so that the input be at least partly based on from user is to control the operation of Golf training equipment.
Another group of embodiment provides the method for Golf training.Illustrative methods can comprise: relative to target location to Golf training equipment of harmonizing (such as, equipment as above).The method also can comprise and being placed on adjustment axis by golf, and at least in part based on user relative at least a branch of position in light beam, assess the adjustment of the user aiming at golf.In some cases, the method also can comprise the adjustment revising user at least in part based on user relative at least a branch of position in light beam.In other situations, the method also can comprise and uses software program on radio telephone to control the operation of Golf training equipment.
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Can refer to the feature and advantage that detailed description of the invention understood better by the remainder of this description and accompanying drawing, wherein, identical Reference numeral is used for parts like representation class.In some instances, son mark is associated with Reference numeral, to show out parts in multiple like.When with reference to Reference numeral and not to son mark be described time, be intended to refer to all so multiple likes.
Fig. 1 shows the top view of the Golf training equipment harmonized according to the auxiliary golfer of various embodiment and score and ball.
Fig. 2 shows the front view of the Golf training equipment of assisting golfer and score and ball to harmonize as shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 shows the perspective view of the Golf training equipment according to various embodiment.
Fig. 4 shows the top plan view of the Golf training equipment according to various embodiment.
Fig. 5 A-Fig. 5 C shows the various views of the base for the Golf training equipment according to various embodiment.
Fig. 6 A, 6B, 6C and 6D are the rough schematic views of the control circuit for the Golf training equipment according to various embodiment.
Fig. 7 shows the flow chart of the method for the Golf training according to various embodiment.
Detailed description of the invention
Although below summarized various aspects and the feature of some embodiment, following detailed description illustrate in greater detail several illustrative embodiments, puts into practice such embodiment to enable those of ordinary skill in the art.Described example provides for illustrative purposes, has no intention to limit scope of the present invention.
In the following description, for illustrative purposes, many concrete details are proposed, to provide the complete understanding to described embodiment.But for those of ordinary skills, obviously other embodiment also can be put into practice when not having these details.In other examples, some structure and equipment illustrate in form of a block diagram.There is described herein several embodiments, although and various feature belongs to different embodiments, should be appreciated that the feature described relative to an embodiment also can be combined with other embodiments.But for the same reason, single feature or multiple feature of any described embodiment should not be considered to be absolutely necessary for each embodiment, because other embodiments can omit such feature.
Unless otherwise indicated, express all numerals that quantity, size etc. use herein to should be understood to be revised by term " approximately " in all examples.Similarly, term adjustment (such as " aligning ", " coaxial ", " orthogonal " and derivative thereof) used herein should be interpreted as comprising term " generally ", will be appreciated that, definite precision in such adjustment is difficult to use conventional manufacturing technology to realize, and various embodiment is appreciated that to comprise to have abundant (if not definite) precision to realize the adjustment of the object of such embodiment.
In the literature, the use of odd number comprises plural number, unless specifically stated, and term " with " and the use of "or" represent "and/or", except as otherwise noted.In addition, term " comprises " and the use of other forms (such as " including " or " included ") should be considered to nonexcludability.In addition, the such as term of " element " or " parts " comprises following two kinds of situations: the element and the parts that comprise a unit, and the element and the parts that comprise more than one unit, unless specifically stated.
As noted above, some embodiment is provided for teaching player carries out the improvement of suitably harmonizing tools and techniques when aiming at golf.On the one hand, some embodiment provide harmonize auxiliary, its player can be seen the intended target line of batting and ball are relative to the position of the stance of player, make player easily can revise its slance to obtain suitable adjustment.In some embodiments, such instrument can also allow that player checks other important details multiple, and such as face is harmonized, the position of remote holder during aiming, relative to the turf position (after batting) etc. of original ball position.
Such as, one group of embodiment provides Golf training equipment.Such equipment projects two light, and an intended target line corresponding to the flight path of ball, another corresponds to the position of the ball orthogonal with this score.Other embodiments can project more or less light; Such as, an embodiment only can project the light that one corresponds to destination path, and another embodiment can project the light of the predetermined flight path also corresponding to ball except score and the position line, player can be harmonized for pull---wherein, the flight path curve of ball for a dexterous player from right to left---or to harmonize for push, wherein ball flight path curve for a dexterous player from left to right, still keep identical object axis simultaneously.
In order to illustrate, an embodiment provides equipment, this equipment comprises shell, and one or more light-emitting device (such as laser instrument, light emitting diode (LED) etc.) is arranged in the enclosure (and/or housing exterior) at least in part.These devices can operate, to launch the light in one or more bundle visible spectrum.In some respects, equipment can also comprise layout light beam adjusting mechanism in the enclosure; This light beam adjusting mechanism can be arranged to: guide light beam along object axis, and this object axis limits the intended target line of the golf impacted by user; And guiding the second bundle light along adjustment axis, this adjustment axis corresponds to the resting position of golf relative to the stance of user.In some cases, equipment can comprise control device, to receive the input from user and/or control circuit, and this control circuit and light-emitting device and control device electronic communication; Therefore control circuit can be arranged to the operation controlling one or more laser instrument at least in part based on the input received by this control device.
Many modification can be had.Only exemplarily, in some cases, light-emitting device can comprise one or more laser instrument, and in a particular embodiment, these laser instruments can be have the green (light) laser of transmission wavelength between about 510-570nm.An example of such laser instrument is can from the TheLaserGuy.com of the Houston of TX
tMthe model obtained is the green laser diode of ER60, and it is the 532nm laser instrument in 250mA and 3.0VDC work, and its power output can be adjusted to 30mw from 20mw.Concrete embodiment comprises four laser instruments, these four laser instruments can be configured to make the first pair of laser instrument roughly coaxial and in the opposite direction aim at, two light beams along the axis (such as, object axis) through this equipment are as general as with projection; Another is that axis (such as, ball adjustment axis) generally along roughly orthogonal with object axis is coaxial to laser instrument.In these embodiments, light beam adjusting mechanism can comprise one or more (such as 4) prism, to focus on every bar light beam in the appropriate direction.These prisms can be cylinder-prism, triangular prism etc.Alternately, light beam adjusting mechanism can only for fixing each laser instrument in the enclosure, to guarantee that launched light projects along suitable axis.
Other structures are also fine.Such as, in some cases, a laser instrument (or two laser instruments) of the speculum, lens, prism etc. that may have as light beam adjusting mechanism can be there is, to project the light launched along suitable axis.In other implementations, light-emitting device can comprise an independent rotary laser.In these cases, light beam adjusting mechanism can comprise laser cover, and it limits one or more hole to allow the projection of light beam along suitable axis.
As already pointed out, some embodiments can project the light of the appointment flight path also corresponding to ball except score and ball position line, can harmonize for pull to make player---wherein, the flight path curve of ball concerning dexterous player from right to left---or push, wherein, the flight path curve of ball for dexterous player from left to right, but still keep identical score.In embodiments, the direction of this line can by user by regulating the position of light-emitting device, regulate light beam adjusting mechanism, regulate the position in the hole in laser enclosure, etc. any one become multiple angle (such as 5 °, 10 °, 15 °, 20 °, 25 ° etc.) to regulate (manually or pass through control circuit electronically) with score.
In some embodiments, control device can comprise switch, and it manually can be handled by user.In some aspects, switch can allow the selection of this equipment to operate, the continuity of light-emitting device is such as allowed to operate, allow the intermittent operation of light-emitting device (such as, during the on-off circulation change repeated, as 10s connection and 10s disconnect etc.), and/or light-emitting device is disconnected together.In other embodiment, control device can comprise one or more accelerometer, it can by moving the operation of control appliance (such as, switch via in control circuit), such as, can allow that user selects the pattern (such as, lasting connection, interval or disconnection) operated by mobile device, such as, by using pin, the first-class tapping equipment of club.On the other hand, the control circuit being feature with such accelerometer can be configured to: when movement (direction or the angle) that be greater than a certain threshold value being detected, then closing device; Such function can provide safeguard protection (such as; prevent the light projected to the careless exposure of user or other people eyes); and/or prevent from operating unintentionally and corresponding running down of battery (such as, if user prepares to tidy up this equipment and be placed in golfbag manually not closed).
In other embodiment, control device can comprise remote control receiver, and it can be arranged to the signal (such as, RF signal) received from provided remote control, thus the operation of control appliance.Alternately and/or in addition, control device can comprise receiver (such as, Bluetooth Receiver), and it is arranged to reception and carrys out the device of self-separation (such as, radio telephone, laptop computer etc.) signal, run and be used for the application program of control appliance.In fact, another group embodiment provides golf training system, the example of this golf training system can comprise equipment as above, and the software application of remote control and/or execution on radio telephone (for example), for controlling the operation of this equipment.
Another group embodiment supplying method, includes but not limited to Golf training method.Illustrative methods can comprise relative to target location (such as, making this equipment along the object axis projecting beam harmonized with target location) adjustment Golf training equipment is (such as above-described, be only example), and golf is placed on adjustment axis.Described method can also comprise user and aim at golf, and/or assesses the adjustment of user relative to the position of the one or more bar Shu Guang projected by this equipment based on user at least in part.In some cases, the method can also comprise: utilize remote control and/or the software program on the devices such as radio telephone to control the operation of Golf training equipment.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows a kind of possible use of the golf exercise device (equipment) according to one group of embodiment.Simultaneously with reference to two width figure, golf exercise device 1 is arranged to project visible light (such as, laser) light beam 2 with auxiliary golfer 3 (herein, also referred to as " player " and " user ") relative to the adjustment of target location (being expressed as flagpole 4 herein) and ball 5, golfer 3 is represented by footprint 3 in FIG.Certainly, target location 4 represents point or region, and player wants in a conventional manner by utilizing iron type golf club ball 5 that ball 5 is impacted this point or region.
In the embodiment as shown, light beam 2 projects along two axis 6.First axle (being called herein " object axis " or " X-axis line ") 6a corresponds to the score extending to target 4 from device 1.Distance between setter 1 and ball 5, compared with the distance between device 1 with target 4 (usually from 50 to 300 yards), the realistic objective line of the score sufficient approximation between device 1 and target 4 between ball 5 and target 4.Second axis (being called " ball adjustment axis ", " adjustment axis " or " Y-axis line " herein) 6b is orthogonal to object axis 6a substantially.
When the equipment 1 of use, player 3 will be in the position of device 1, and X-axis line (object axis) 6a and target 4 are harmonized.Once player believes that the device 1 that it has correctly is aligned with target 4, so it just can be energized (such as using control device) to device 1, and the visible ray 2 projected along X-axis line 6a visually seen to backward (along X-axis line 6a) after device to upcheck alternatively is corrected adjustment.Be corrected once harmonize, player 3 aims at use the light beam 2 projected along X-axis line 6a at golf 5, guaranteeing that his pin (and therefore his health) is correctly harmonized (such as, by guarantee from each pin to the distance of X-axis line 6a be consistent).Utilize the light beam 2 projected along Y-axis line 6b (ball adjustment axis), user can determine, relative to his slance, where ball 5 is arranged in.Such as, for batting many times, player 3 wants ball 5 to be arranged between bipod by neutral zone, and the pin making player 3 can move him is to guarantee that Y-axis line 6b drops on the centre between his both feet.In other situations, player 3 may want ball 5 to place near his forward foot in a step (such as, when impacting long iron or rod), and in other situations, player 3 may want ball 5 to place near his rear foot (such as, when impacting short iron).In either case, player 3 can regulate the position of his pin relative to Y-axis line 6b, to obtain correct ball position (keeping harmonize consistent with X-axis line 6a) simultaneously.
Various embodiment can also provide other purposes and benefit.Such as, by reusing trainer to harmonize batting, even if player can improve the ability not using this device also can imagine the suitable adjustment to target more accurately.This ability produces again the confidence in the posture that addresses, and it makes player can be devoted to other aspects of competing.In addition, once user determines their desirable posture that addresses, they just can learn the posture of change Grounding to get the batting of different offline mode.
In addition, by using this device, the ball within the scope of the stance of player is arranged will become easier process; Player now will have confidence: it sets up square impact (that is, suitably harmonizing) with reference to 4 lines of departure.In some embodiments, when device is solid unit, the position of target will be inoperative in device uses; Player only needs device to point to target, and then player has the guidance about ball position and stance relation immediately.This device is repeatedly used to build up confidence.Preferably ball position causes impacting more reliably on golf.The each aspect affecting and swing arranged by ball, and such as, if ball is positioned at the place rearward of player's stance, then the center of gravity of player in its stance too rearward, will prevent and wave sky bar usually.
In some embodiments, when being arranged on line towards ball position by club, face position will be aimed at downwards.When club head being put down aim at and hold club, user visually can see whether it has made their face open when aiming at, to close or at a right angle.Hand position when various embodiment also makes player can train aiming.When in order to bat alignment time, player can visually see before the line whether his both hands and club handle project between user's stance, below or directly over hover.
Trainer can also be used to push rod.Only exemplarily, this device can (that is, in the side relative with ball of match play) positioned opposite later with match play, to guide light beam along ling towards ball.Then player can see direction and/or the type of the rotation that his push rod produces, and makes user can train the more accurate swing plane when push rod.
Fig. 3 shows the shell for the golf exercise device according to one group of embodiment.This shell comprises body 300 and cap 305, and they can be separated, to allow manufacture and/or the repairing of device.Usually light-emitting device, control circuit, power supply (such as battery) and any necessary light beam adjusting mechanism is equipped with in this shell.
Fig. 4 shows the top plan view of golf exercise device 400.Shown device 400 comprises four laser instruments 405, with four corresponding prisms 410, with the light beam produced by four laser instruments 405 of harmonizing.(in addition and/or alternately, one or more prism can be used to the light beam produced by laser instrument 405 of harmonizing.Only exemplarily, in a specific embodiment, this device can adopt one or more lens pillar to light beam of harmonizing; Such as, based on the number of the feature selecting lens pillar of laser instrument 405, the performance of the focus of security and/or adjustment can be had with the performance and/or balance of optimizing laser instrument.) shell 420 limits four holes 415, the light beam from laser instrument 405 is guided through four holes 415 by prism 410.A pair laser instrument 405a, 405b are used to produce the light beam along object axis, and another is used to produce the light beam along ball adjustment axis to laser instrument 405c, 405d.
Various embodiment is arranged to provides multiple beam emissions pattern.Only exemplarily, in some embodiments, light beam adjusting mechanism (such as, prism 410a, lens etc.) locate relative to laser instrument 405a in the following manner: namely, laser instrument between about 6 inches and about 30 inches of distance means 400 (when being disposed on level land when device 400) (and, in some cases, between about 12 inches and about 24 inches) ground some place focus on.This structure will produce the object line extended apart from the about same distance of device 400.In other cases, light beam adjusting mechanism can be arranged to the light beam of the longer distance of projective semimodules (such as, hundreds of code), to make the flight of ball can be tracked and/or to make score and target location accurately harmonize against score.Other structure is also fine.Such as, in some cases, device 400 can be configured to make a laser instrument 405a by distance quite long for light projection, and light only projects between about 6 inches and about 30 inches of described device by other three laser instruments 405b, 405c, 405d.
Shell 420 can be constructed by multiple material, includes but not limited to various plastics and metal.In one embodiment, shell uses WaterShed
tMxC11122 low-viscosity (mobile) liquid photopolymer is molded.In one embodiment, laser instrument 405 is the green (light) laser of 3V-5V, has the power output from 1mW to 60mW, but also can use other light-emitting devices (comprise other laser instruments, such as red laser, and/or light emitting diode etc.).In one embodiment, prism 410 can be 1/4 " diameter cylindrical sticking plaster; In other embodiments, they can assemble plastics or glass lens, plastics or glass triangle shape (such as, taper) prism.Other light beam adjusting mechanisms can comprise 2 to No. 4 beam splitters (this beam splitter can comprise for crystal, prism, speculum etc.), and/or plastics or glass lens (including but not limited to, lens pillar) etc.Device 400 will comprise miscellaneous part not shown in Figure 4 usually, includes but not limited to power supply, control device and/or control circuit etc.
In one group of embodiment, golf exercise device can comprise base, and this base allows the shell of device can be handled relative to ground.Only exemplarily, Fig. 5 A shows the front view according to the operable base 500 of some embodiments.In some cases, base can have following characteristics: it has first surface and second surface, and wherein, first surface is arranged to placement on the ground, and second surface is arranged to and makes shell disposed thereon.(in some embodiments, second surface is usually relative with first surface.) only exemplarily, the base 500 shown by Fig. 5 A comprises upper body 505 (its top view is shown by Fig. 5 C) and lower body 510 (its top view is shown by Fig. 5 B).Lower body 510 comprises being arranged to and is placed on ground first surface 520, and upper body 505 comprises the second surface 515 being arranged to and making the shell of device (such as, going out as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4) disposed thereon.Although shown is in the figures 5a-5c rectangle, base 500 can adopt any one in various ways.Only exemplarily, base 500 can have the area of coverage (shell such as, in figs. 3 and 4 described may have similar, cross shape base) identical with the shell for this device.
In some instances, this base can comprise whirligig, and such as rotating disk, one group of bearing etc., make the part of this base can rotate along central axis (this central axis can be orthogonal with the first surface of base and/or second surface).Only exemplarily, in shown embodiment, the connecting device 525 of upper body 505 and lower body and rotation (such as, there is a wheel shaft, one group of bearing) be connected, make the second surface 515 of the shell that it is arranged freely can rotate (and/or having resistance, retainer etc.) relative to first surface 520, effectively make shell rotate relative to ground, and the first surface 520 of base 500 is relative to ground non rotating.
Alternatively, base 500 can comprise area supported or device, to make can more safely assemble between base 500 and ground and/or between base 500 and shell.Only exemplarily, in shown embodiment, base 500 comprises 4 supporting legs 530, and it can be made up of rubber, plastics or any applicable material.(it should be pointed out that other embodiments can comprise more or fewer, or there is no supporting leg 530.) in a particular embodiment, each supporting leg 530 all can use threaded attachment to be attached on the lower surface 520 of lower body 510, each supporting leg in supporting leg 530 can being increased or decreased (by being screwed into relatively more or less for supporting leg 530 in base 500), can being firmly positioned on uneven ground to make base.(alternately and/or in addition, supporting leg 530 can be spike shape, to make it possible in partial insertion ground, can be attached in lower body 510).
Similarly, base 500 can have following characteristics: it has one or more coupling mechanism, can be connected to make base 500 with the shell of golf exercise device.(as noted above, certainly, in some embodiments, base 500 can be integrated and/or be for good and all attached to shell itself with shell itself).As passed through shown by Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 C, such as, the upper surface 515 of upper body 505 comprises four coupling mechanisms 535, can be connected to make base 500 with the shell of golf exercise device.(it should be noted that other embodiments can comprise more or fewer, or there is no coupling mechanism 535.) various coupling mechanism 535 can be used.In some cases, such as, coupling mechanism 535 only can comprise rubber blanket, and it provides the friction between base 500 and shell.In other implementations, coupling mechanism 535 can adopt hook ring type securing member (such as, Velcro
tMsecuring member).In other other embodiment, coupling mechanism can comprise bolt, rivet or other more permanent securing members relatively.In other embodiment, coupling mechanism 535 can comprise projection (or slit), and it can be assembled in the corresponding slit (or projection) in the lower surface of shell.Various different coupling mechanism 535 (and, supporting leg 535 for this reason) can be used according to different embodiments.
In other embodiments, base can be arranged to and allow to regulate the base (and/or upper surface 515) of shell and the angle on ground.This can realize in several ways.Only exemplarily, in some cases, the height of supporting leg 530 can be adjustable (such as, as above), to allow that base can be placed on ground with certain angle by some or all in adjustment supporting leg 530 to different height.In other embodiments, connecting between upper body 505 with lower body 510 can allow to regulate, to make upper body 505 and lower body 510 can not be coplanar.By changing the angle (relative to ground and/or horizontal plane) of shell, user can change one or more Shu Guang in the length by projection before crossing with ground.
Fig. 6 A-Fig. 6 D shows the schematic diagram of the control circuit according to various embodiment.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that based on content disclosed herein, these figure are simplified in order to the purpose of illustration and description, and if desired and/or applicable time, various embodiment can comprise other electronic unit various, such as, and resistor, capacitor, diode etc.
Fig. 6 A shows the control circuit 600 of the operation of the golf exercise device for controlling device as above.Control circuit 600 comprises control device (in shown embodiment, switch 605) and two groups of light-emitting devices (such as, laser instrument, LED etc.) 610, and power supply 615.The switch 605 of Fig. 6 A can comprise the trigger 620 handled by user.Power supply 615 can comprise one or more battery, A/C power supply (can have A/C-D/C transformer) etc.In a particular embodiment, power supply 615 can comprise 1 to 4 3V battery of the current strength with 350mA to 2200mA scope.
Fig. 6 A illustrates two groups of light-emitting devices, and it is by wired in parallel, is powered or power-off to represent one group of light-emitting device can organize light-emitting device independent of another.In one embodiment, one group of light-emitting device 610a can be used to propagate light beam along object axis, and another group light-emitting device 610b can be used to along ball adjustment axis propagation light beam.Therefore, control circuit 600 can allow user, such as, powers to light-emitting device 610a, does not use ball adjustment feature (or vice versa) seeing score.It should be pointed out that other structures by Series Wiring or can otherwise can require that all light-emitting devices 610 are powered or power-off together certainly.It should also be appreciated that there is the light-emitting device more more or less than two groups of light-emitting devices 610, and often group can comprise one or more light-emitting device.Only exemplarily, except (or alternative) for represent object axis and ball adjustment axis respectively two groups of light-emitting devices except, as above, the 3rd group of one or more light-emitting device can also be there is, to correspond to ball flight path.
Switch 605 in some embodiments can be configured to allow user to select a group or more groups light-emitting device 610 to be powered, and specifies the operation (such as, continued power, power-off, intermittently power-on etc.) of light-emitting device 610.In one embodiment, switch 605 can be three bit timing switches, to allow to select (such as, via trigger 620) from three selectable timing positions, within such as 30 seconds, connects, within 10 seconds, disconnects; Within 45 seconds, connect, within 10 seconds, disconnect; Within 60 seconds, connect, within 10 seconds, disconnect; Etc..In some cases, switch 605 can comprise independent trigger 620, for often organizing light-emitting device 610.
Fig. 6 B shows the second embodiment of control circuit 625, and the control circuit 600 of itself and Fig. 6 A is similar, except this control device comprises the switch 605 communicated with accelerometer 630.(also can comprise trigger switch).Control circuit 625 can allow to control to control golf exercise device as above by movement (angle or linear) golf exercise device.When detecting mobile, accelerometer 625 transmits to switch 605, to control the operation of light-emitting device 610.
Similarly, Fig. 6 C shows the 3rd embodiment of control circuit 635, the control circuit 600 of itself and Fig. 6 A is similar, except control device comprises the switch 605 communicated with RF receiver 640, this RF receiver 640 can receive the RF signal from remote control 645, and controls the operation (also can comprise trigger switch) of light-emitting device 610 via switch 605 thus.In other embodiments, Long-distance Control 645 and/or receiver 640 can be arranged to and be operated by Infrared Transmission etc.
Fig. 6 D shows the 4th embodiment of control circuit 650, the control circuit 635 of itself and Fig. 6 C is similar, except Bluetooth Receiver 655 can receive from wireless device 660 signal (such as, radio telephone, laptop computer etc.), and the operation of light-emitting device 610 is therefore controlled via switch 605.
Should be appreciated that the parts of the control circuit shown in Fig. 6 A-Fig. 6 D can be combined as desired (such as, make control device can comprise Bluetooth Receiver and accelerometer, or RF receiver and trigger switch, etc.).In one aspect, control circuit may be embodied as printed circuit board (PCB) (" PCB "), it is programmed for 5 independent power circuits, to control 5 independent laser instruments simultaneously, arrange together with the control for selectable time switch, and for accelerometer, remote receiver, etc. control.
Fig. 7 shows the method 700 of Golf training.At square frame 705 place, method 700 comprises relative to target location adjustment golf exercise device (such as, above-described device).Such as, golf exercise device can be aligned, and makes the light beam launched correspond to the score of target location.Method 700 also comprises and golf is arranged in (square frame 710) on the ball adjustment axis of golf exercise device, makes this device launch the light beam (or multiple light beam) crossing with the stance of ball and player.At square frame 715 place, player aims at ball in a conventional manner, and at square frame 720 place, method 700 comprises the adjustment assessing player at least in part based on player relative at least a branch of position in light beam, such as, carries out in the above described manner.
In some cases, method 700 comprises the adjustment revising player at least in part based on player relative at least a branch of position in light beam.Only exemplarily, if the assessment of the stance of player represents that player does not harmonize with score, then the pin of player can again harmonize (by mobile one or two pin near and/or wide axis), if and/or ball not do not harmonize in the appropriate location of the stance of player, the adjustment of player can by mobile one or two pin near or revise away from ball adjustment axis.
In a particular embodiment, method 700 can comprise the operation (square frame 730) controlling golf exercise device, such as, by operating control device (especially using above-described any method to make golf exercise device be energized) (and/or some or all of light-emitting device herein), regulate the timing etc. of light-emitting device.Control the operation of golf exercise device can comprise such as, contact this equipment gently by pin or club head, handle trigger, the software program on operate wireless phone or other equipment, and/or operating remote control device.
Although describe in some characteristic sum about illustrative embodiments, it should be recognized by those skilled in the art that there is many remodeling.Such as, method described herein and program can use hardware component, software part and/or its their any combination to implement.In addition, although for convenience of description, about concrete structure and/or functional part, various Method and Process is described in this article, but the method that various embodiment provides is not limited to any concrete structure and/or functional configuration, but, can implement with any applicable hardware, firmware and/or software merit rating.Similarly, although a certain function is owing to some system unit, unless pointed out within a context, otherwise this function can be distributed in the various other system parts according to some embodiments.
In addition, although for convenience of description, be described with the step of concrete order to Method and Process as herein described, unless pointed out within a context, otherwise can record, add and/or omit different steps according to different embodiments.In addition, the step about a kind of method or process prescription can be combined in described additive method or process; Similarly, according to concrete structure structure and/or the system unit that describes about system can be alternative structure structure organize and/or be attached in described other system.Therefore, although for convenience of description, use or do not use some feature to describe the exemplary approach of those embodiments, but, unless pointed out within a context, otherwise can replace, add and/or deduct according to other described embodiments the various parts and/or feature that describe about detailed description of the invention in this article.Therefore, although described above is some illustrative embodiments, should be appreciated that and the invention is intended to cover all remodeling in the scope of claims and equivalent.
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1. a Golf training equipment, comprising:
Shell, four arms that described shell comprises central portion and extends with cross shape from described central portion;
One or more laser instrument, one or more laser instrument described is arranged in described shell at least in part, for launching the light in one or more bundle visible spectrum;
Be arranged in the light beam adjusting mechanism in described shell, guide light beam along object axis when described light beam adjusting mechanism is arranged to the ground between the resting position that described Golf training equipment is placed on described golf when the pin of user and user aim at golf and guide second to restraint light along adjustment axis, described object axis limits the intended target line of the golf impacted by user, and described adjustment axis is corresponding with the resting position of the stance relative to user of golf;
Control device, described control device is for receiving the input from user; And
Control circuit, described control circuit is arranged to one or more laser instrument at least described and described control device electronic communication, described control circuit the operation controlling one or more laser instrument described at least in part based on the input received by described control device.
2. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, described control device comprises accelerometer.
3. Golf training equipment according to claim 2, wherein, the described input from user comprises the movement of Golf training equipment.
4. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, one or more laser instrument described comprises for generation of at least the first laser instrument of described light beam and at least second laser for generation of described second bundle light.
5. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, one or more laser instrument described comprises the rotary laser for generation of described light beam and described second bundle light.
6. Golf training equipment according to claim 5, wherein, described light beam adjusting mechanism comprises laser enclosure, and described laser enclosure is limited with the first hole and the second hole, described first pore volume is permitted to project described light beam, and described second pore volume is permitted to project described second bundle light.
7. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, described light beam adjusting mechanism comprises one or more prism.
8. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, described light beam adjusting mechanism comprises one or more lens.
9. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, described control device comprises remote control receiver.
10. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, wherein, described control device comprises Bluetooth Receiver.
11. Golf training equipment according to claim 10, wherein, the described input from user comprises the control signal received from radio telephone.
12. Golf training equipment according to claim 1, also comprise:
Base, described base has to be arranged to and is placed on ground surface, and described shell is arranged on described base.
13. Golf training equipment according to claim 12, wherein, described base is arranged to allows that described shell rotates relative to ground.
14. Golf training equipment according to claim 12, wherein, described base is arranged to allows that described shell is arranged with respect to the horizontal plane to become the angle of change.
15. 1 kinds of Golf training methods, comprising:
Relative to target location adjustment Golf training equipment, described Golf training equipment comprises:
Shell, four arms that described shell comprises central portion and extends with cross shape from described central portion;
One or more laser instrument, one or more laser instrument described is arranged in described shell at least in part, for launching the light in one or more bundle visible spectrum;
Be arranged in the light beam adjusting mechanism in described shell, guide light beam along object axis when described light beam adjusting mechanism is arranged to the ground between the resting position that described Golf training equipment is placed on described golf when the pin of user and user aim at golf and guide second to restraint light along adjustment axis, described object axis limits the intended target line of the golf impacted by user, and described adjustment axis is corresponding with the resting position of the stance relative to described user of golf;
Control device, described control device is for receiving the input from described user; And
Control circuit, described control circuit is arranged to one or more laser instrument at least described and described control device electronic communication, described control circuit the operation controlling one or more laser instrument described at least in part based on the input received by described control device; And described golf is placed on described adjustment axis;
At least in part based on described user relative at least a branch of position in described light beam, assess the adjustment of described user aiming at described golf.
16. Golf training methods according to claim 15, also comprise:
At least in part based on described user relative at least a branch of position in described light beam, revise the described adjustment of described user.
17. Golf training methods according to claim 15, also comprise:
Be used in software program on radio telephone to control the operation of described Golf training equipment.
18. Golf training methods according to claim 15, also comprise:
Remote control is used to control the operation of described Golf training equipment.
19. 1 kinds of golf training system, comprising:
Golf training equipment, described Golf training equipment comprises:
Shell, four arms that described shell comprises central portion and extends with cross shape from described central portion;
One or more laser instrument, one or more laser instrument described is arranged in described shell at least in part, for launching the light in one or more bundle visible spectrum;
Be arranged in the light beam adjusting mechanism in described shell, guide light beam along object axis when described light beam adjusting mechanism is arranged to the ground between the resting position that described Golf training equipment is placed on described golf when the pin of user and user aim at golf and guide second to restraint light along adjustment axis, described object axis limits the intended target line of the golf impacted by user, and described adjustment axis is corresponding with the resting position of the stance relative to described user of golf;
Control device, described control device receives the input from described user; And
Control circuit, described control circuit is arranged to one or more laser instrument at least described and described control device electronic communication, described control circuit the operation controlling one or more laser instrument described at least in part based on the input received by described control device; And
Long-distance Control facility, described Long-distance Control facility and described Golf training devices communicating, to be provided to described control device by described user's input.
20. golf training system according to claim 19, wherein, described Long-distance Control facility comprises:
Software application, described software application package draws together the instruction that can be performed the operation controlling described Golf training equipment by treating apparatus.
21. golf training system according to claim 20, wherein, described treating apparatus is selected from the group comprising radio telephone, laptop computer and panel computer.
22. golf training system according to claim 19, wherein, described Long-distance Control facility comprises:
With the remote control of Golf training device separates, described remote control be arranged to receive from user input and send signal, so that the input be at least partly based on from described user is to control the operation of described Golf training equipment.
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