KR102705987B1 - smart golf putter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart golf putter, characterized by including: a head having a striking portion formed on one surface for contacting a golf ball; a shaft coupled so as to extend upward from an upper surface of the head; a first measuring device disposed midway between one end and the other end of the upper surface of the head in the longitudinal direction for measuring a distance to a pin which is a putting target and an elevation difference of the ground reaching the pin; a second measuring device mounted on the head for measuring a head tilt angle in a direction of gravity and a head tilt angle in a direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity; and a display panel disposed at one end of the upper surface of the head in the longitudinal direction for displaying measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device.

Description

smart golf putter

The present invention relates to a golf putter, and more specifically, to a smart golf putter which improves putting accuracy by facilitating adjustment of putting strength, putting direction, and putting posture by providing guidance on the distance to the pin, the difference in ground elevation reaching the pin, and the putter grip angle prior to putting.

One sport is golf.

Golf is a sport in which players hit a golf ball that is stationary on a course with a club and put it into a designated hole, competing for the number of strokes required to do so. Since the walking distance is considerable and the swings are frequent, it can help build muscle strength, and since it requires considerable concentration, it can also help improve concentration.

Accordingly, the population enjoying golf is steadily increasing.

Meanwhile, during a golf game, various clubs are used depending on the situation, and one of them is the 'golf putter' disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0008929.

A golf putter is a club used when putting to put the ball from the green into the hole, and can be said to be an important club that directly affects the outcome of the game.

At this time, putting can lead to the intended result when the putter is held correctly and the stroke is made while accurately understanding the distance to the pin and the difference in elevation of the ground leading to the pin.

Therefore, before putting, it is necessary to accurately determine the distance to the pin and the difference in elevation of the ground leading to the pin.

However, since general golf putters can only hit the golf ball and do not include factors related to understanding the distance to the pin and the difference in ground elevation to the pin, putting had to depend on the player's intuition, which led to problems such as inexperienced beginners not being able to achieve the intended results, leading to lower scores.

For the above reasons, the field is attempting to develop a golf putter that can increase putting accuracy by making it easy to adjust putting strength, putting direction, and putting posture by providing guidance on the distance to the pin, the difference in ground elevation to the pin, and the putter grip angle prior to putting. However, satisfactory results have not been achieved to date.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0008929

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a golf putter that can increase putting accuracy by making it easy to adjust putting strength, putting direction, and putting posture by guiding the distance to the pin, the difference in ground elevation reaching the pin, and the putter grip angle prior to putting.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention,

The present invention proposes a smart golf putter, comprising: a head having a striking portion formed on one surface thereof to contact a golf ball; a shaft coupled so as to extend upward from an upper surface of the head; a first measuring device disposed midway between one end and the other end of the upper surface of the head in the longitudinal direction, the first measuring device measuring a distance to a pin, which is a putting target, and an elevation difference of the ground reaching the pin; a second measuring device mounted on the head and measuring a head tilt angle in a direction perpendicular to the direction of gravity; and a display panel disposed at one end of the upper surface of the head in the longitudinal direction, the display panel displaying measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device.

The above first measuring device may include a pin seeker for detecting the position of the pin; and a laser unit for performing laser irradiation and reception.

The second measuring device may include a gyro sensor that measures angular velocity.

The present invention may further include a processing module that calculates a putting direction and a putting speed based on the measurement values of the first measuring device.

The putting direction and putting speed calculated by the above processing module can be displayed through the display panel.

The present invention may further include a communication module that transmits measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device to a portable terminal.

A smart golf putter according to the present invention comprises a first measuring device, a second measuring device, and a display panel, wherein a distance to a pin and a difference in elevation of the ground reaching the pin are measured by the first measuring device, a head tilt angle in a direction of gravity and a head tilt angle in a direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity are measured by the second measuring device, and the measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device are displayed through the display panel, so that putting can be performed by reflecting the distance to the pin and the difference in elevation of the ground reaching the pin, and putting can be performed by adjusting the grip angle of the putter, thereby increasing the accuracy of putting.

In addition, the smart golf putter according to the present invention may further include a processing module, whereby the putting direction and putting speed can be calculated based on the measurement values of the first measuring device by the processing module, so that the accuracy of putting can be further increased by putting in a direction and speed corresponding to the putting direction and putting speed calculated by the processing module.

In addition, the smart golf putter according to the present invention may further include a communication module, so that the measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device are transmitted to the mobile terminal by the communication module, so that the measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device can be displayed through the mobile terminal in addition to the display panel, thereby making it easier to visually confirm the measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a smart golf putter according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram for explaining measurement using a first measuring device in a smart golf putter according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining measurement using a second measuring device in a smart golf putter according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram showing the combination of a head, a first measuring device, and a display panel in a smart golf putter according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the circuit connection of the processing module when the smart golf putter according to the present invention further includes a processing module.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the circuit connection of a communication module when a smart golf putter according to the present invention further includes a communication module.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the attached drawings.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a smart golf putter (A) according to the present invention includes a head (10); a shaft (20); a first measuring device (30); a second measuring device (40); and a display panel (50).

The head (10) of the present invention has a striking portion (11) formed on one side to contact a golf ball.

Therefore, the golf ball can be stably struck by the striking portion (11) of the head (10).

Meanwhile, the head (10) includes a plurality of dovetail grooves (not shown in the drawing) formed on the upper surface, so that, as shown in FIG. 4, a dovetail protrusion (not shown in the drawing) formed on one surface of the first measuring device (30) and the display panel (50) can be inserted into each of the dovetail grooves, thereby enabling connection with the first measuring device (30) and the display panel (50).

The shaft (20) of the present invention is connected upward from the upper surface of the head (10).

Therefore, a grip area is provided by the shaft (20).

At this time, the shaft (20) is coupled to the head (10) by a spiral bite, and can be simply separated from the head (10) by releasing the spiral bite.

The first measuring device (30) of the present invention is placed in the middle between one end and the other end of the upper surface of the head (10) in the longitudinal direction to measure the distance to the pin (100), which is the putting target, and the difference in elevation of the ground reaching the pin (100).

Therefore, by checking the measurement value of the first measuring device (30) prior to putting, the distance to the pin (100) and the difference in elevation of the ground leading to the pin (100) can be determined.

At this time, the first measuring device (30) includes a pin seeker (32) that detects the pin (100), so that pin (100) can be automatically detected by the pin seeker (32).

Here, the pin seeker (32) may be of any conventional structure and method as long as it can detect the pin (100), and a detailed description of the pin seeker (32) is omitted.

And the first measuring device (30) includes a laser unit (31) in which laser irradiation and reception are performed, so that the distance to the pin (100), which is the putting target, and the height difference of the ground reaching the pin (100) can be measured by laser irradiation and reception in the laser unit (31).

Here, the structure and method of the laser unit (31) in which laser irradiation and reception are performed are well known, so a detailed description of the laser unit (31) is omitted.

The second measuring device (40) of the present invention is mounted on the head (10) and measures the tilt angle of the head (10) in the direction of gravity and the tilt angle of the head (10) in the direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity.

Therefore, by checking the measurement value of the second measuring device (40) prior to putting, the tilt angle (α) of the head (10) in the direction of gravity and the tilt angle (β) of the head (10) in the direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity, i.e. the club grip angle, can be determined.

At this time, the second measuring device (40) includes a gyro sensor (41) that measures angular velocity, so that the tilt angle (α) of the head (10) in the direction of gravity and the tilt angle (β) of the head (10) in the direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity can be measured by the gyro sensor (41).

The display panel (50) of the present invention is placed at one end of the upper surface of the head (10) in the longitudinal direction and displays the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40).

Therefore, the measurement values through the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) can be visually confirmed by the display on the display panel (50).

Meanwhile, the display panel (50) is connected to the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) by a cable (not shown in the drawing) or the like, so that the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) can be displayed through the display panel (50).

In addition, the smart golf putter (A) according to the present invention may further include a processing module (60) that calculates the putting direction and putting speed based on the measurement values of the first measuring device (30).

Therefore, the accuracy of putting can be improved by putting in a direction and speed corresponding to the putting direction and putting speed calculated by the processing module (60).

At this time, the putting direction and putting speed calculated through the processing module (60) can be visually confirmed by being displayed through the display panel (50).

Here, the display panel (50) can adjust the putting direction by indicating the putting direction, for example, through an arrow showing a different direction, so that the player can point the hitting part (11) of the head (10) in the direction of the arrow.

And the display panel (50) displays the putting speed by means of an arrow that moves at a speed corresponding to the calculated putting speed, so that the player can adjust the putting speed, or in other words, adjust the putting strength, by performing a stroke at a speed corresponding to the arrow moving speed.

Meanwhile, the processing module (60) may be of any conventional structure and method as long as it can smoothly calculate the putting direction and putting speed based on the measurement values of the first measuring device (30), and a detailed description of the processing module (60) is omitted.

And, as shown in Fig. 5, the processing module (60) is connected to the display panel (50) by a cable or the like, so that the putting direction and putting speed calculated by the processing module (60) can be displayed through the display panel (50).

In addition, the smart golf putter (A) according to the present invention may further include a communication module (70) that transmits measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) to a mobile terminal (200).

Since the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) are transmitted to the mobile terminal (200) by the communication module (70), the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) can be displayed through the mobile terminal (200), so that the visual confirmation of the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) can be made easier.

At this time, the communication module (70) may have any structure and method as long as it can smoothly transmit the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) to the mobile terminal (200). A detailed description of the communication module (70) is omitted.

Meanwhile, as shown in Fig. 6, the communication module (70) is connected to the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) by a cable or the like, so that the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) can be transmitted to the mobile terminal (200) by the communication module (70).

In addition, the smart golf putter (A) according to the present invention may further include a plurality of weights (not shown in the drawing) coupled to the head (10).

At this time, the weights have loads corresponding to each of the first measuring device (30), the second measuring device (40), and the display panel (50), and are placed in opposite directions of the first measuring device (30), the second measuring device (40), and the display panel (50), so that even when the first measuring device (30), the second measuring device (40), and the display panel (50) are combined with the head (10), the balance can be maintained in the left-right and front-back directions by the weights, so that putting instability due to the collapse of the balance of the head (10) can be resolved.

Putting using the smart golf putter (A) according to the present invention is described in detail as follows.

In the present invention, the first measuring device (30) placed on the upper surface of the head (10) includes a laser unit (31), and as laser irradiation and reception are performed from the laser unit (31), the distance to the pin (100), which is the putting target, and the height difference of the ground reaching the pin (100) can be measured as shown in Fig. 2.

Therefore, by checking the distance to the pin (100) measured by the first measuring device (30) and the difference in elevation of the ground reaching the pin (100) before putting, and then taking this into consideration when putting, the accuracy of putting can be increased.

At this time, the first measuring device (30) includes a pin seeker (32) that detects a pin (100), and detection of the pin (100) can be automatically performed by the pin seeker (32).

And in the present invention, the second measuring device (40) mounted on the head (10) includes a gyro sensor (41), and as the angular velocity is measured by the gyro sensor (41), the head (10) tilt angle (α) in the direction of gravity and the head (10) tilt angle (β) in the direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity can be measured, as shown in FIG. 3.

Therefore, prior to fitting, the head (10) tilt angle (α) in the direction of gravity action measured by the second measuring device (40) and the head (10) tilt angle (β) in the direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity action are checked, and then the club grip angle is adjusted in consideration of these, thereby increasing the accuracy of fitting.

However, checking the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) may be cumbersome.

However, the present invention includes a display panel (50) disposed on the upper surface of the head (10), so that the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) are displayed through the display panel (50), thereby allowing easy visual confirmation of the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40), thereby reducing the inconvenience of confirming the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40).

In addition, the present invention may further include a communication module (70) that transmits the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) to a mobile terminal (200), so that the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40) can be displayed on the mobile terminal (200) which has a relatively larger screen than the display panel (50), so that even a player with poor eyesight, such as an elderly player, can easily check the measurement values of the first measuring device (30) and the second measuring device (40).

Meanwhile, the smart golf putter (A) according to the present invention can easily adjust the putting direction and putting speed.

That is, the present invention may further include a processing module (60) that calculates a putting direction and a putting speed based on the measurement values of the first measuring device (30), and the putting direction and putting speed calculated by the processing module (60) may be displayed through the display panel (50), so that the putting accuracy may be increased by adjusting the direction and speed corresponding to the putting direction and putting speed calculated by the processing module (60) during putting.

At this time, the display panel (50) can display the putting direction, for example, through an arrow with a different direction, and display the putting speed through an arrow that progresses at a speed corresponding to the calculated putting speed. Thus, the putting direction can be adjusted by the player directing the striking portion (11) of the head (10) in the direction indicated by the arrow, and the putting speed, or in other words, the putting strength can be adjusted by the player performing a stroke at a speed corresponding to the arrow progress speed. Thus, the accuracy of putting can be further improved.

The present invention as described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and therefore may be modified within a scope that does not depart from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims, and such modifications are within the protection scope of the present invention defined by the following claims.

10: Head 11: Ball
20: Shaft 30: First Measuring Device
31: Laser unit 32: Pinseeker
40: Second measuring device 41: Gyro sensor
50: Display panel 60: Processing module
70: Communication module 100: Pin
200: Mobile terminal A: Smart golf putter

Claims (6)

A head having a striking portion formed on one side to contact the golf ball;
A shaft connected so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the head;
A first measuring device positioned midway between one end and the other end of the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the head, which measures the distance to the pin, which is the putting target, and the difference in elevation of the ground leading to the pin;
A second measuring device mounted on the head to measure the tilt angle (α) of the head in the direction of gravity and the tilt angle (β) of the head in the direction orthogonal to the direction of gravity; and
A display panel is disposed at one end of the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the head and displays the measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device;
It further includes a processing module that calculates the putting direction and putting speed based on the measurement values of the first measuring device.
The putting direction and putting speed calculated by the above processing module are displayed as arrows through the display panel,
By making the above-mentioned striking part of the above-mentioned head face in the direction indicated by the above-mentioned arrow, the putting direction can be adjusted,
A smart golf putter characterized in that it includes a feature that allows the tilt angle (α) of the head and the tilt angle (β) of the head to be taken into consideration in adjusting the grip angle of the shaft. In the first paragraph,
A smart golf putter, characterized in that the first measuring device includes a pin seeker for detecting the position of the pin; and a laser unit for performing laser irradiation and reception. In the first paragraph,
A smart golf putter, characterized in that the second measuring device includes a gyro sensor that measures angular velocity. delete delete In the first paragraph,
A smart golf putter further comprising a communication module that transmits measurement values of the first measuring device and the second measuring device to a mobile terminal.

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