JPH1176486A - Patting training device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a patting training device, by which any patter can be used simply, and swing form of a trainee can be corrected, and which can correspond to any patting form. SOLUTION: This patting training device comprises a main body which is disposed on the back side of a trainee and can be turned on the substantially central part, and holding parts 21, 21 projected forward to hold the upper arm parts of the trainee. The holding part 21 comprises a side holding part 21a for holding the upper arm part from the side, and a forward holding part 21b provided inward on the tip of the side holding part 21a to inhibit the trainee from moving forward. Further, a guide member 12 having a guide surface 12a by which a patter 33 is guided to perform patter swing is provided on the base 2, and the guide member 12 is provided on the base 2 in such a manner as to freely turn, so that the angle of the guide surface 12b to the base 2 is changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a putting practice device, and more particularly, to a putting practice device for learning a correct putter swing for performing accurate putting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various putting practice devices have been proposed because of the importance of putting in golf score making.
Is known. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, a series of movements from putter backswing, top swing, follow-through, and finish are called putter swing, the posture during putter swing is called swing form, and the player holds the putt. The posture at the time of putting is called a putting form.

In the putting practice device described in the above publication, as shown in FIG. 6, stabilizing pedestals 41, 41 are provided at both ends of a pair of guide rails 40, 40 arranged side by side, and between the guide rails 40, 40. While forming the guide slit 42, the correction member 43 that can be loosely fitted in the guide slit 42 is placed in a plane arrangement so as to be orthogonal to the face of the putter 44.
Attached to the head.

Accordingly, the guide slit 42 has a straightening member.
By loosely fitting 43 and performing a putter swing, the correction member 43 is along the guide slit 42, while maintaining the face of the putter 44 orthogonal to the guide slit 42,
The golf ball 45 can be accurately hit in a desired direction.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned putting practice device, since the correcting member 43 is attached to the putter 44, the mounting of the correcting member 43 is not required.
In order to cope with the difference in the inclination angle of the putter caused by the difference in the length of the putter or the putting form, it was necessary to adjust the mounting angle of the correction member 43 for each putter and putting form, while requiring labor for removal. .

A conventional putting practice device including the putting practice device described above is intended only to perform a putter swing while keeping the face surface of the putter 44 orthogonal to the launch direction of the golf ball 45. It was a training device and did not correct the practice form of the trainee. Therefore, by continuing to practice using the above-mentioned putting practice device, even if it is convinced that the skill of putting has improved, when the player leaves the putting practice device and actually plays, the swing form is poor, so the score will be reduced. However, there was a problem that was not improved.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can be used easily with any putter, can be used with any putting form, and can use the swing form of the trainee himself. An object of the present invention is to provide a putting practice device intended for correction.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, a putting practice device according to the present invention comprises a guide body 12 having a guide surface 12b on which a putter 33 is guided in order to perform a putter swing. The guide body 12 is rotatably provided on the base 2 so that the angle of the guide surface 12b with respect to the base 2 can be changed.

In the putting practice device having the above structure, the guide surface 12 is adjusted by adjusting the angle of the guide body 12.
The angle b is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the putter 33 in the putting form of the trainer using the putting practice device, so that the guide surface 12b and the putter 33 can abut.

Therefore, in this state, the putter 33 is guided by the guide surface 12b and is sent straight out by performing the putter swing while the putter 33 is in contact with the guide surface 12b of the guide body 12. It is.

Further, a putting practice device according to the present invention is provided with a main body 19 disposed on the back side of the trainer and rotatable around a central portion thereof, and a front part extending from the main body 19. And a holding body 21 which is capable of holding the upper arm of the trainer and is provided with a side holding part 21a for holding the upper arm from the side, and a holding body 21 for holding the upper arm from the side. A front holding portion 21b provided inward at the distal end to restrain the trainee from moving forward.

[0012] The putting practice device according to claim 2 having the above-mentioned structure is characterized in that the holding body is used during a putter swing.
The side arm 21a holds the upper arm, prevents the side from opening, and prevents the putter 33 from swinging during a putter swing. In addition, the swing motion of the arm of the trainee is smoothly performed by the main body 19 which can be rotated by the trainer held by the holding body 21, and the putter is sent straight out in the traveling direction. Further, the front holding portion 21b swings while keeping the face surface of the putter 33 perpendicular to the moving direction in order to prevent the shoulder from going forward in the moving direction of the putter. Things.

Further, the putting practice device according to the present invention can adopt a configuration in which the putting practice device according to claim 1 and the putting practice device according to claim 2 are combined. is there.

In the putting practice device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper arm portion is held by the side holding portion 21a of the holding body 21 and the side is prevented from opening,
The body of the trainee 19 held by the holder 21 is rotatable so that the swinging motion of the arm of the trainee can be performed smoothly. In addition to preventing the putter, the shaft of the putter 33 is brought into contact with the guide body 12 whose angle has been adjusted and which is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the putter 33 in the putting form,
By performing a putter swing, the putter 33 becomes a guide
It will be sent straight out along line 12.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, 1 is a putting practice device according to the present invention.
1 is a putter guide section 10 provided in front of the base 2;
It has a swing form straightening unit 15 provided on a column 3 erected upward from the rear of the base 2.

The base 2 has a substantially square shape in plan view, formed by two plate members 2a, 2a and a side plate 2b for fixing the plate members 2a, 2a to keep them at a constant interval. It has a low height and a hollow inside.

A slit 4 having a width that allows the support column 3 to be inserted is formed in a substantially central portion on one side of the upper plate 2a of the base 2, and an upper surface of the lower plate 2a is formed in the upper surface of the lower plate 2a. ,
Two guide rails 5 are provided in parallel, and a traveling plate 6 can travel on the guide rails 5 and inside the base 2. Therefore, the column 3 whose lower end is fixed to the traveling plate 6 is slidable along the slit 4.

Moreover, the side plate of the base 2 on the slit 4 side
A fixing plate 7 is fixed to 2b, a screw 8 with a handle is inserted through a hole formed in the fixing plate 7 and supported, and a male screw portion of the screw 8 with the handle is formed on the support column 3. The support post 3 can slide along the slit 4 by rotating the handle of the handle-equipped screw 8 because the support post 3 is screwed with the penetrating female screw.

In addition, on the upper surface of the plate member 2a on the upper side of the base 2, lines are carved (not shown) at equal intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, so that they are lattice-shaped, so that they are used as scales. It is also used to confirm direction. By the way,
Lines are desirably spaced at about 2 cm, and the distance can be measured by the number of lines.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the putter guide portion 10 includes support members 11, 11 erected from two corners of the base 2, respectively, and a guide supported by the support member 11. Body 12
Is provided.

More specifically, the shafts 13, 13 protruding coaxially and concentrically from both ends of the guide body 12 are connected to the support member 11.
It is rotatably supported on the inside of the U-shaped portion 11a.

In addition, a screw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 13 and is formed in an angle adjusting screw 9 which is inserted in and supported by the U-shaped portion 11a in a direction perpendicular to the shaft 13. Since the screw portion and the screw of the shaft 13 are screwed together, the shaft 13 is turned by the turning operation of the angle adjusting screw 9.
That is, the guide body 12 rotates around the axis 13.

The guide body 12 is formed by forming one side of a plane plate made of, for example, MC nylon into an arc shape and appropriately hollowing out the inside for lightness. Guide surface 12b for guiding
And the longitudinal direction of the guide body 12 is long enough to ensure a sufficient putting stroke.

Further, in the longitudinal direction of the guide body 12 and on the side facing the arc-shaped side, a scale 12a is provided.
Are engraved at equal intervals.

Next, the structure of the swing form correcting section 15 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. The swing form correction unit 15 is provided to correct the swing form of the trainee.First, in order to send out the putter straight in the traveling direction, first of all, the swinging motion of the arm without difficulty is performed. To do, secondly, when putting, to prevent the sides from opening, third, to prevent the shoulder from turning around in the direction of travel of the face of the putter,
That is, it has three purposes of preventing the shoulder from coming forward. Therefore, the swing form straightening unit 15
Has a rotating part 16 for achieving the first object, a side holding part 21a for achieving the second object, and a front holding part 21b for achieving the third object. It is what is done.

The rotating part 16 for achieving the first object is
A cylindrical body 19a protruding from substantially the center of the main body 19;
The swing bearing 18 is fitted into the swing bearing 18a, and the support 17 has a shaft fitted into the swing bearing 18. Therefore, the support 17 and the swing form correction unit 15 are relatively rotatable, and the support 17
17 is inserted into the support 3 and is fixed by the lever 17a, so that the swing form correcting portion 15 rotates with respect to the support 3.

The side holding portion 21 for achieving the second object
“a” is a portion where one end is bent at a right angle and the holding body 21 is covered with an elastic member such as rubber, and the other end is rotatably pivotally supported. That is, the other end of the holding body 21 has a holding body rotating bearing 24 loosely fitted inside a cylindrical traveling rod 23.
The holding member 21 is also rotatable because it is fitted into the inner diameter of and is fixed to the end of a rotatable rotation shaft 25.

In addition, the holder rotating bearing 24
Travel rod through a spring 26 as a cushion
23, the holder rotating bearing 24 can slide inside the traveling rod 23 and
21 is also movable in the longitudinal direction of the traveling rod 23 with a constant stroke width.

Further, a substantially fan-shaped guide plate 27 is fixed between the holding member 21 and the traveling rod 23 and at an end of the traveling rod 23. It rotates in a substantially abutting state.

The guide plate 27 is provided with holes 27a, 27a in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction with respect to the center of rotation, respectively, at the same distance from the center of rotation. Since the plunger 28 is buried in the position corresponding to the hole 27a, the holding body 21 can maintain two states, horizontal and vertical.

The traveling rod 23 is inserted into a hole formed at the end of the main body 19 and slides on a guide rail 29 provided inside the main body 19 and disposed in the longitudinal direction of the traveling rod 23. The traveling rod 23 is fixed to the traveling body 30
It is configured to be able to move in and out of 19 freely. Therefore,
The holder 21 is also movable with respect to the main body 19.

Further, a hole 30a is formed in the traveling body 30, and holes 19b are formed in the main body 19 at regular intervals so as to correspond to the holes 30a. By inserting the pin 31 into the two holes 19b and 30a, the positioning of the traveling body 30 with respect to the main body 19 becomes possible. Therefore, the interval between the side holding portions 21a provided on both sides of the main body 19 can be adjusted arbitrarily.

The front holding portion 21 for achieving the third object
b is a part provided inward at the tip of the holder 21. By the front holding portion 21b, two side holding portions 21a,
The forward movement of the trainee held at 21a is restrained.

The putting practice device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, and the method of using the same will be described below. The putting form used for putting varies widely depending on the individual's body type, habit, length of the putter, and the like. Therefore, it is necessary to set the putting practice device so as to match the putting form of each person as a pre-stage for performing the putting practice using the putting practice device.

As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, first, in order to make the inclination angle of the guide surface 12b provided on the guide body 12 of the putter guide portion 10 substantially the same as the angle A of the putter 33 in the putting form. The angle is adjusted by rotating the angle adjusting screw 9 and rotating the guide body 12. Therefore, in the putter guide portion 10 in which the angle adjustment has been performed,
The shaft 33 and the guide surface 12b are in a substantially line contact state.

Next, the support 17 of the swing form correcting section 15 is moved to a position near the height of the side of the trainee who has taken the putting form, that is, to the upper arm (hereinafter, referred to as position B). By turning 17a, the support 17 is fixed to the column 3.

Further, by rotating the holder 21 in the horizontal direction, the plunger 28 embedded in the holder 21 is rotated.
Engages with the hole 27a formed in the guide plate 27 to maintain the holder 21 in a horizontal state.

In this state, the fixing plate 7 of the base 2
By turning the handle of the screw 8 with handle provided on the swing form correcting part 15 while moving the support column 3 until the inside of the front holding part 21b comes into contact with the upper arm part of the trainee in the putting form state. To move.

Next, the position B of the trainee is set in two side holding portions.
After adjusting the distance between the side holding portions 21a, 21a so that the holding members 21a, 21a can hold, the pins 31 are positioned and fixed. At this time, it is desirable that the distance between the two side holding portions 21a, 21a is slightly smaller than the body width of the trainee at the position B. The reason is that the two side holding portions 21a, 21a can be held without giving a pain to the trainee by the moderate tensile force of the spring 26.

When the setting in the preceding stage is completed, the training stage is started. First, while standing on the base 2, the distance between the two feet and the directionality when taking the putting form are determined. It is confirmed by the grid lines engraved on the.

Next, the shaft of the putter 33 is brought into contact with the guide surface 12b while the body is held by rotating the two side holding portions 21a, 21a horizontally to take a putting form. Thereafter, the putter swing is performed while maintaining the state where the putter 33 is in contact with the guide surface 12b.

Incidentally, since the lower side of the guide body 12 is formed in an arc shape, before and after the putter swing,
It does not interfere with the head of putter 33.

The guide 12 has a scale on its upper side.
Since 12a is engraved, the stroke amount of the putter swing can be checked, and the strength of putting can be checked.

Further, since the swing in the short approach is the same as the putter swing, the short approach can be practiced by using a sand wedge and a pitching wedge instead of the putter in the putting practice device.

The putting practice device according to the present invention is constituted by the above-mentioned method of use, and the following effects can be expected when the practice is continued by using the putting practice device. First, regarding the putter guide portion 10, since the shaft of the putter 33 is always in line contact with the guide surface 12b of the guide body 12 during the putter swing,
The putter 33 is guided by the guide surface 12b, and the run of the putter 33 during the putter swing can be eliminated. Therefore, the putter swing can be performed while the face of the putter 33 is always kept perpendicular to the swing direction, and the golf ball can be accurately hit in a desired direction.

Next, with respect to the swing form correcting section 15, the above-mentioned three objects can be achieved.
That is, in order to achieve the first object, the swing form correcting unit 15 is provided with a rotating unit 16, and FIG.
As shown in (b), the rotation of the shoulder is performed smoothly following the rotation of the swing form correction unit 15, so that the arm can perform a comfortable swing operation without force. Therefore, the putter can be sent straight out in the traveling direction, and the golf ball can be accurately launched in a desired direction.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, the swing form correcting section 15 is provided with a side holding section 21a, which can prevent the sides from opening during a putter swing. Therefore, it is possible to preferably prevent the swing of the putter in the putter swing, and to accurately launch the golf ball in a desired direction.

Further, in order to achieve the third object, the swing form correcting section 15 is provided with a front holding section 21b.
It is possible to prevent the shoulder from turning around, that is, to prevent the shoulder from going forward. Therefore, it is possible to preferably prevent the swing of the putter in the putter swing, perform the putter swing while always keeping the face surface of the putter 33 orthogonal to the swing direction, and to move the golf ball in a desired direction. It is possible to launch accurately.

In the present embodiment, the base 2 is provided with the putter guide section 10 and the swing form correcting section 15 respectively, but the putter guide section 10 and the swing form correcting section 15 are Since each of them has an effect as a putting practice device, the putter guide unit 10 and the swing form correcting unit 15 may be separated and used independently.

[0050]

As described above, in the putting practice device according to the present invention, putting practice can be performed only by bringing the putter into contact with the guide surface of the guide body. You can use any putter without any work on it, and the guide surface is provided so that the angle can be changed, so it can correspond to any putting form, use a putting practice device All practitioners can improve their practice.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a putting practice device comprising: a side holding portion for holding an upper arm portion and preventing a side from being opened; A front holding portion for preventing the shoulder from coming forward in the direction is provided, and a rotatable main body for smoothly performing the swing operation of the arm is provided. The swing form will also be corrected, and by using the putting practice device and wearing the correct swing form, even in actual play away from the putting practice device, perform accurate putting and ensure It is possible to improve the score.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view of a putting practice device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a putter guide section of the putting practice device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view of a swing form correction unit of the putting practice device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the putting practice device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a use state of a swing form correction unit of the putting practice device of the embodiment, wherein (a) shows a backswing and (b) shows a follow-throw.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional putting practice device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1… putting practice device, 2… base, 3… post, 9… angle adjustment screw, 10… putter guide, 11… support member, 12…
Guide body, 12b: Guide body, 15: Swing form correcting section, 16: Rotating section, 17: Support body, 21: Holding body, 21a: Side holding section, 21b: Front holding section, 33: Putter

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A putter (33) for performing a putter swing.
A guide body (12) having a guide surface (12a) through which the guide body (12a) is guided is provided on the base (2), and the angle of the guide surface (12b) with respect to the base (2) can be changed. Guide body (12)
Is a putting practice device characterized by being rotatably provided on a base (2). 2. A main body (19) arranged on the rear side of the trainer and rotatable about a substantially center as a center of rotation, and an upper arm protruding from the main body (19) and projecting forward. Holder (2
The holding body (21) is provided inward at a tip of the side holding part (21a) for holding the upper arm from the side and a tip of the side holding part (21a). A putting practice device comprising: a front holding portion (21b) for restraining the trainee from moving forward. 3. The putting practice device according to claim 2, comprising the putting practice device according to claim 1.