This application is a national phase application of PCT/CN2011/079720, filed on Sep. 16, 2011. The contents of PCT/CN2011/079720 are all hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Technical Field
The present application relates to a golf training apparatus, and in particular, to a movable golf coach box.
2. Related Art
Currently, a well-known golf training system is formed by a square platform and a fixed operating box connected to each other, the platform producing a slope under a hydraulic pressure function. The system has the disadvantages of a relatively large volume and non-mobility. In particular, it cannot be placed on a grass sod for use, and the adopted alternating current (AC) electricity and the hydraulic pressure go against safety and environmental protection. Only an up-slope, a down-slope, a left-slope, and a right-slope are provided without a device for simulating a swing plane. A training condition for a special golf lie is not essentially provided. Currently, another well-known golf training system is a circular iron hoop formed by a metal tube and connected to a ground fixation footboard via two support poles, a metal rolling rod being used for simulating a swing action on the iron hoop. The system has the disadvantages that a golf club cannot be used on the iron hoop for batting training because the club may be damaged, a batting effect cannot be sensed by using the rolling rod, and a golf swing arc is not a perfect circle.
The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a golf coach box, capable of adopting a swing plane simulating device for guiding a user to conduct swing batting training correctly.
The technical problem of the present application is solved through the following solutions.
A golf coach box includes a batting box and an arch swing plane sliding rail, one end of the swing plane sliding rail being rotatably fixed to the batting box and the other end thereof being connected via a telescopic connecting mechanism to the batting box.
Preferably, the telescopic connecting mechanism is a telescopic rod or a telescopic cylinder, one end of the telescopic rod or the telescopic cylinder being rotatably connected to the swing plane sliding rail and the other end thereof being rotatably and detachably fixed to an outer edge of the batting box.
The swing plane sliding rail is provided with a swing rhythm display. The rhythm display preferably adopts an LED display. A user is prompted by flashing light of the LED on the swing plane to control a swing speed.
Preferably, the batting box includes a lifter disk, a base plate, and a lifter mechanism, one end of the lifter disk being rotatably connected to one end of the base plate and the other end of the lifter disk being connected via the lifter mechanism to the other end of the base plate.
Preferably, the lifter mechanism is a cam lifter mechanism. The cam lifter mechanism includes a direct current (DC) motor, sector cams, a cam shaft, and bracket bearings, the bracket bearings being fixed on the base plate, the cam shaft being rotatably mounted on the bracket bearings and the cam shaft being further connected to the DC motor in a transmission way, the sector cams being fixed on the cam shaft, and rolling wheels being mounted on a sector surface of each sector cam and the rolling wheels pressing against a lower surface of the lifter disk.
Preferably, the lifter mechanism further includes synchronizing wheels and belts, the synchronizing wheels being provided on the cam shaft in a sleeve way, and one end of each belt being fixed to each synchronizing wheel and the other end thereof being fixed to the lifter disk.
Preferably, the bottom of the base plate is provided with a rotating disk and at least two rotating wheels, a lower surface of the rotating disk being positioned at the same horizontal plane with lower ends of the rotating wheels.
Preferably, the rotating disk includes an upper support tray and a lower support tray, the upper support tray being rotatably fixed on the lower support tray.
Preferably, the golf coach box further includes a laser addressing device, used to guide a user to choose a correct stance and club face during batting setup and target addressing.
The beneficial effect of the present application as compared with the prior art is: the batting box is additionally provided with the swing plane sliding rail, used to simulate a swing plane during batting, thereby having a function of guiding a user to swing correctly during a batting process.
In a preferable solution, the swing plane sliding rail is provided with a swing rhythm display, capable of further guiding the user to choose a correct swing speed.
In a preferable solution, setting of the lifter mechanism enables the coach box to simulate different slopes, so that the user can conduct batting training for different slopes.
In a preferable solution, the batting box is provided with a lifter mechanism, so that the batting box is capable of presenting a certain slope angle, and influences of the slope on the swing plane can be intuitively reproduced.
In a preferable solution, setting of the laser addressing device assists the user to conduct batting addressing practices for various paths.
In a preferable solution, different positions such as a start swing, back swing, down swing, release, batting, and forward swing locations are marked with different colors on the swing plane sliding rail in a segmental way, capable of prompting the user to master a swing arc and control a carry of the ball.
The following describes the present application in detail in combination with the preferable specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1
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The method for using the swing plane sliding rail of the golf coach box of the present application is: a user correctly grips a club and stands on the batting box 1, erects a portion of the club near a club head on the swing plane sliding rail 2, and sways the club up and down along the swing plane sliding rail 2 to bat a ball during the swing, so as to master swing concepts.
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The nylon strip track 205 is preferably made of a nylon material with a smooth surface. In this embodiment, a transparent or a semi-transparent hollow nylon strip track is adopted, a flexible neon line 208 (also referred to as an Electroluminescent (EL) wire) passes through the hollow of the nylon strip track 205, and a battery is utilized to supply power to the EL wire. During use in night, the EL wire is turned on, so that a user can clearly view a swing track thereof. The EL wire is preferably an EL wire which takes a green appearance and emits green light.
The function of the square rubber shock absorption pad 204 lies in buffering a pressure of the club on the swing plane sliding rail 2 and reducing abrasion of the club caused by the swing plane sliding rail 2.
In this embodiment, segmentation marks with different color patterns are coated on the inner guard plate and the outer guard plate of the swing plane sliding rail. The segmentation marks include one or more of a start swing segment mark, a back swing segment mark, a down swing segment mark, a release segment mark, a batting segment mark and a forward swing segment mark, used for prompting a user to master a swing arc and control a carry of the ball.
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Three bracket bearings 003 are fixed on the base plate 105 separately. The three bracket bearings 003 are positioned at the same straight line. A cam shaft 004 is fixed by the three bracket bearings 003. One end of each of two sector cams 002 is separately fixed on each of two ends of the cam shaft 004. Four rolling wheels are mounted on a sector surface of each sector cam 002 separately. The rolling wheels are used to press against a lower surface of the lifter disk, so that a transmission connection between the sector cams 002 and the lifter disk is formed. The cam shaft 004 is driven to rotate by the DC motor 005 via a chain 006. A gear reducer 007 is further provided between the DC motor 005 and the chain 006. The DC motor 005 is powered by a 12-V DC power supply 001 and is controlled by a breakpoint brake 010 to turn on or off. The lifter principle of the lifter mechanism is: the lifter disk 105 is stabilized on the base plate 006 by depending on support of the rolling wheels on the two sector cams 002. Moreover, a difference in contact position and angle between the rolling wheels on the sector cams 002 and the lifter disk 105 may cause a difference in distance between the lifter disk 105 and the cam shaft 004, namely, a difference in distance between the lifter disk 105 and the base plate 106. Therefore, when the DC motor 005 drives the cam shaft 004 and further drives the cams 002 to rotate, contact positions between the cams 002 and the lifter disk 105 also change accordingly, and further a lifter effect is formed. The lifter mechanism further includes synchronizing wheels 017 and belts. The synchronizing wheels 017 are provided on the cam shaft 004 in a sleeve way. One end of each belt is fixed to each synchronizing wheel 017 and the other end thereof is fixed to the lifter disk 105. A proper length is set for the belts, so that the belts may be rolled up around the synchronizing wheels 017 due to rotation of the cam shaft 004 when the lifter disk 105 descends, and that the belts are unrolled due to rotation of the cam shaft 017 when the lifter disk 105 ascends, where the length of the belts after the unrolling is equal to the distance between the lifter disk and the base plate, thereby preventing the lifter disk 105 from entirely departing from the base plate 106 due to an external force no matter where the lifter disk is located. In this embodiment, the lifter mechanism is further provided with a low level control switch 011 and a high level control switch 012, used to control forward rotation and reverse rotation of the DC motor 005, so as to control ascending and descending of the lifter disk. Power supply input ends of the low level control switch 011 and the high level control switch 012 both are electrically connected to an output end of a lifter controller 013. The lifter controller 013 controls on-off of the low level control switch 011 and the high level control switch 012. A power supply input end of the lifter controller 013 is connected to the DC power supply 001. A buzzer 014 and a buzzer 015 are provided respectively between the lifter controller 013 and the low level control switch 011 and between the lifter controller 013 and the high level control switch 012 and are used to prompt that ascending and descending are being performed. A lifter indicator light 016 is electrically connected to the lifter controller 013. When the lifter controller 013 works, the lifter indicator light 016 emits light to prompt that the lifter mechanism is performing the ascending and descending. In specific implementation, a remote device may be adopted to control the lifter controller 013, so as to facilitate user's operations.
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Embodiment 2
The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 only lies in the design of the base plate and the rotating disk. The base plate of Embodiment 1 still seems slightly cumbersome although the base plate can achieve rotation of the batting box 1 through collaboration between the rotating disk and the rotating wheel. The design of the base plate in this embodiment makes the rotation of the batting box lighter, more convenient, and safer.
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It is necessary to further provide a gyration braking mechanism between the upper support tray 1061 and the lower support tray 1062, used to fix a relative position between the upper support tray 1061 and the lower support tray 1062 when it is unnecessary to rotate the batting box. The braking mechanism may be achieved by adopting a plurality of forms. For example: corresponding pin holes are provided on the upper support tray 1061 and the lower support tray 1062, and when it is unnecessary to rotate, the braking can be achieved by passing a pin through the corresponding pin holes provided on the upper support tray 1061 and the lower support tray 1062 at the same time.
The above content further describes the present application in the specific preferable embodiments in detail, but it cannot be considered that the specific embodiments of the present application are only limited to the above description. Person skilled in the art to which the present application belongs may make some equivalent replacements or obvious variations without departing from the inventive concept of the present application, and the performance and uses are the same, all of which should fall into the protection scope of the present application.
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