JP2009018137A - Selection system of golf club and golf practice range - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system having a measuring instrument capable of actually measuring digital information of a head speed, a speed of a hit ball and a launch angle and selecting an optimal golf club for a golfer by the numerical value showing a carry and a hit ball direction indicated on the measuring instrument. <P>SOLUTION: When a golfer hits balls on trial, a golf practice range 2 with a field 4 is provided with a storage and order space 10, and a storage mechanism for storing golf clubs divided into some divisions according to the head speeds, selects a suited golf club based on digital information and analog information when hitting balls on trial, and finally selects the golf club suited to the golfer by a method of repeatedly executing the selections and determining the optimal golf club. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf club selection system suitable for a golf club.

  Sports require tools to handle, with a few exceptions such as sumo and gymnastics. For example, balls in ball ball games such as basketball, volleyball and soccer. Baseball and tennis require a bat, grab and racket in addition to the ball. However, these are ball-based martial arts, and there is no other way to use the ball, and even if you choose a bat or racket, winning or losing is not good or bad, but mostly depends on the skill of the individual player. End up.

  There are golf and skiing as individual competitions that are not martial arts, and golf clubs and ski sleds are important tools for improving skills, but golf clubs have a great position in improving golfer skills. . The difference in the coefficient of restitution of the sphere depending on the weight of the head, the hardness and length of the shaft, and the material of the head. Manufacturers have continued to develop golf clubs that can increase the flight distance even when used by the same golfer.

  Under such circumstances, the head speed has attracted attention as the most important factor in selecting a golf club suitable for a golfer. A "golf club head speed measuring device" (JP-A-5-232130) has been filed. From the manufacturer side, it is displayed how much the produced golf club is suitable for the head speed, and if the golfer measures his head speed, it is easier to select a suitable golf club. It became.

  Among them, “Golf club head speed measuring method and apparatus” (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-206451) shows a method for measuring the head speed more accurately, and the time required for a swing such as a back swing or a forward swing. "Golf Club Swing Measuring Device" (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-290496) Further, "Golf Club Shaft Head Advance Detection Device, Golf Club Shaft Toe Down Measurement Measuring Device and Deflection Speed Detection Device" No. 255303) has been filed.

  “Golf practice diagnosis device” (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-317480) and “Golf and other exercises” that calculate and display information such as the swing speed, the measured value of the hit ball, the ball trajectory, etc. "Practice target achievement system and golf practice device" (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-24818) have been filed and attempts have been made to use these measuring devices as practice devices to improve golf technology.

  Also, an “optimal golf club shaft selection system and golf club shaft” (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-129687) that is suitable for golfers using such a measuring device has been filed.

JP 5-232130 JP 5-317480 JP 10-206451 JP 11-290496 JP 2002-248187 JP 2004-129687 JP 2006-255303 A

  Such practice measuring devices have been installed in major golf club mass retailers and the like as tools for measuring golfer head speed and selecting a golf club suitable for the golfer. The ultimate goal for golfers is to increase flight distance. In these measuring instruments, the flight distance is calculated and displayed in the measuring instrument by a predetermined arithmetic expression based on the digital data such as the actually measured head speed, launch angle, and ball speed. However, the flight distance calculated here is not an actual measurement value, but a theoretical value, and is different from the actual value.

  Golf clubs are generally expensive, and once purchased, they cannot be replaced many times. Therefore, whether or not a golf club is suitable for a golfer needs to be accurate and must be as suited as possible to the golf club. In terms of golfers, the selection requires a more precise fit, and rather than selecting from a specific manufacturer, it is desirable to select a golf club from any manufacturer that is the target of selection. However, at mass merchandisers, golf clubs are displayed for each manufacturer, and it has not been easy for golfers to select.

  In that sense, the conventional golf club selection system is only a selection system considered by manufacturers and sales manufacturers of golf clubs, and is not easy for the golfer who is the end user to select. If you choose a golf club that doesn't fit you with these restrictions, you'll break the form this time in order to throw it straight away.

  Therefore, the present application provides a system for scientifically selecting a golf club most suitable for a golfer and a place where it can be easily performed.

Means for Solving the Invention

In the present application, as a system for selecting a golf club most suitable for a golfer,
(1) Perform in a practice field where you can check the flying destination of the golf ball you actually tried on a golf club (2) Equipped with a measuring instrument that can measure the head speed of the golf club and the launch angle of the golf ball (3) ▼ Compare digital information measured by the measuring instrument with analog information indicating the actual flying golf ball. ▲ 4 ▼ On the other hand, a separate golf club storage mechanism is prepared based on the head speed. Stores golf clubs with various characteristics for each mechanism, and selects golf clubs that fit the golfer from the stored golf clubs. ▲ 5 ▼ Compare digital information and analog information of the test hits with the selected golf club. By doing so, the selection system which can select the golf club more suitable for a golfer was considered. He named it the Technical Golf Fitting System.

The invention's effect

  If the golf club selection system suitable for a golfer according to the present invention is used, not only digital information that theoretically calculates the flight distance and the direction of the hit ball at that time based on various data at the time of test hit by the golf club, In consideration of the analog information that the golf ball flies, and the suitability of the golf club is seen, the accuracy of selection is greatly improved.

  Also, at the corner of the trial driving corner at the driving range, various golf clubs are divided into several storage units based on one standard of head speed, and the storage mechanism is moved to the golfer to be tested. Since the carry can be attached to make it easier to select, the optimum golf club can be selected smoothly. In particular, until now, it was normal to classify by manufacturer, so sorting by head speed and putting various manufacturers' products in one storage mechanism is groundbreaking, and in selection. As a result, the selection of the optimum golf club was facilitated.

  When a golfer chooses a golf club that doesn't suit him and as a result the ball hits or rises up, he sometimes breaks the form to correct it. If you can choose the right golf club, that is not the case.

  You usually don't pay money to enter a store to buy a product. However, in the system of the present application, a place where a golfer pays money to practice becomes a place for selecting and purchasing a product, and shows a new method for selling a product. This is also possible because the selection system is reasonable and convincing from the user's side. If this selection system is introduced into an existing golf driving range, the value of the driving range can be increased.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

  FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a driving range for explaining a system for selecting a golf club most suitable for a golfer according to the present invention. (2) is a driving range, (4) is a field, (6) is a bat, (8) is a passage, (9) is a selection and decision space (10) is a storage and ordering space, (11) is a storage mechanism, (12) is a measuring device, (13) is a PC device, (14) is a measurement display device, (16) is a test hitting space, (18) is a golfer, and (20) is an instructor.

  The features of the driving range (2) shown here include the front, golf clubs, gloves, hats, and other golf merchandise exhibition / sales corners, and narrative corners. The unconventional mechanism is most suitable for golfers. The golf club has a selection / determination space (9) that can be selected and determined while actually hitting the golf club.

  This selection & determination space (9) has a storage & ordering space (10), and a measuring device (12) that can measure head speed, launch angle, etc. in a part of the hitting seat (6) in the conventional driving range. A measurement display device (14) for displaying the measurement data and digital information calculated from the measurement data is provided. A golfer (18) as a user stands in the test hit space (16), and the head speed of the golf club hit here, the launch angle of the hit ball, and the like are measured by the measuring device (12). At that time, the instructor (20) visually observes the distance and direction of the actual hit ball.

  At that time, the storage & ordering space (10) is equipped with five storage mechanisms (11) divided into 3 categories for boys and 2 categories for girls and PC equipment (13) that enables the Internet according to the head speed. ing. By the way, for boys, the head speed is divided into the following: (1) less than 42 m / sec, (2) 42 to 48 m / sec, (3) 34 to 48 m / sec. Provide. For girls, (1) 18 or more and less than 34 m / sec, (2) 34 or more and 48 to 48 m / sec, and two storage mechanisms are prepared.

  These storage mechanisms include heads with different weights, materials and loft angles, shafts with different types such as material and hardness, and heads with different head speeds within the range. To do. Since golf clubs have different materials for each manufacturer, storing golf clubs from a plurality of manufacturers in this storage mechanism makes it easier to find a golf club suitable for the golfer who is the user. Although only five storage mechanisms are shown in the storage & ordering space (10) in this figure, a space for storing the space that does not fit in the five may be provided.

  The golfer (18) who is the user owns the current owned club or the golf club that suits himself (probably fits) from the storage mechanism (11), and strikes it, and the digital information of the measuring instrument (12) The analog information by visual observation by the instructor (20) is compared and used as a reference for selecting the next golf club. Some of the measuring instruments can measure the launch speed and launch angle (up and down, left and right) of the golf ball in addition to the head speed. For reference, the resulting flight distance is calculated by a computer that integrates these data. It is only a result, not an actual flight distance, but a theoretical value. At this time, the theoretical values are corrected based on the appearance of the flying ball by the visual observation by the instructor and the position of the arrival point, and the compatibility and compatibility of the golfer and golf club that occurred during the test hit are judged more reliably. It is possible.

  More specifically, the golfer (18) makes a trial hit in the trial hitting space (16), and the result is obtained as digital information and analog information in this way. Is it? Check if the backspin is unnecessarily lifted, soared, and the distance traveled, etc., change the weight of the golf club head, change the loft angle, make the shaft hard to twist, etc. Judging and selecting a more suitable golf club from the storage mechanism (11).

  In this way, the golfer (18) tries again with the selected golf club, and the compatibility of the reselected golf club based on the analog information indicating the whereabouts of the golf ball hit and the digital information of the measuring instrument (12) at that time. Then, consider the place to be corrected, and select another golf club.

  The golf clubs prepared in advance for the storage mechanism (11) to be selected in this manner are golf clubs that can produce various head speeds that fall within a certain range on the basis of the head speed, and various head materials and shapes. Be sure to include the kind. For this purpose, it is desirable to prepare golf clubs of several manufacturers instead of a golf club made by one manufacturer.

  In the case of the present application, since this is done, by using the selected golf club, the head speed can be achieved at the highest level that the person can give, and the golf club that can fly straight and the flight distance can be selected significantly. Occasionally, an order can be placed to the manufacturer through the PC device (13) capable of storing in the "storage & ordering space" (10) on the spot and the golf driving range (2) and golf club can be delivered. it can. At this time, if you enter the manufacturer name, golf club type, and product number on the PC device, you will be connected to the homepage of the manufacturer of the supplier, and you will be able to place an order immediately while checking the inventory. did.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a system for selecting a golf club most suitable for a golfer according to the present invention. A predetermined golf club is first "selected" (24) from the "golf club storage mechanism" (22). “Trial hit” (28) is performed in the trial strike space of “practice field” (26) having a field where a golf ball actually hit can be thrown. In this case, when using the golfer's own club, it starts from the trial hit (28).

  The numerical values of the golf club head speed, the speed of the ball to be thrown, the launch angle, etc. at the time of “trial hit” (28) were “digitally measured” (30) with a measuring instrument at that time. The instructor visually observes the whereabouts of the hit ball and performs “analog measurement” (32).

  The "digital measurement" (30) and the "analog measurement" (32) are "compared / determined" to determine whether the golfer is "fit" (36). In this case, when it does not fit, the answer of “Is it fit” (36) becomes “NO” (35), so the process returns to “Start” (23) once again, and the “comparison” is made from the club storage mechanism (22). “Measurement” (34) Based on the result, a predetermined golf club is “club selection” (24).

  When the answer of “Is it fit” (36) is “YES” (37), the “PC equipment” (38) is used to place an order for the selected golf club from the “PC equipment” (38). ”(42) to“ Manufacturer or dealer ”(44). In this way, the golf club most suitable for the golfer is obtained, and “acquisition club acquisition” (46) is completed to complete this flowchart.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. However, when the features of the present application are described again, (1) various measurement items when a golf club is hit by test are measured, and a golf ball flight distance, etc. Various measuring instruments that calculate and display the values have been developed. However, what is shown there is only a theoretical value by calculation. When selecting a golf club based only on the theoretical value, it left a problem as to whether the golf club really fits. Therefore, we considered a selection system based on a practice field with a field where the golf balls we tried were actually flying.

  Next, (2) golf practice grounds are where golf clubs are exhibited and sold, but when considering the best golf club for golfers like this application, the trial practice corner of the practice grounds It is too inconvenient and unable to serve the purpose of trying to find a suitable golf club at a place where it is exhibited or sold while trying it. Therefore, in the present application, various golf clubs are stored in the vicinity of the trial hit location, and are classified according to the club head speed for convenient selection. FIG. 3 is an external view of an embodiment of a golf club storage mechanism. Here, three units are depicted from the side in FIG. 3A and from the front in FIG. Three cases are stacked on each one so that they can be moved. Reference numeral 50 denotes a storage mechanism.

  In addition, (3) the characteristics of the golf ball actually flying are grasped as analog information, and in addition to the digital information obtained by the measuring device, integrated judgment was made, and the golf club suitable for the golfer was selected more accurately. .

  FIG. 4 is a diagram depicting a golf driving range in which a system for selecting a golf club according to the present invention is introduced. 52 is a measuring device, 54 is a terminal of the measuring device, 56 is a golfer to make a test, 58 is an instructor, 60 is a display device of the measuring device (52), 62 is a storage and ordering space, and 64 is a storage mechanism. 66 is a PC device.

  The golfer (56) first speaks his / her head speed to the instructor (58), and has the club selected appropriately from the storage mechanism (64) containing the club of the head speed. The golfer (56) makes a test shot with the selected golf club, and measures the digital information such as the head speed, launch angle, and launch speed of the golf ball with the measuring device (52), while the instructor (58) The golf club (56) is further accommodated with a golf club (56) that accommodates the golfer (56) while viewing the digital information on the display device (60) of the measuring device (52) and taking into account the analog information that he has viewed. 64) and try again.

  When the golf club selection and trial hits are repeated in this manner and the golf club optimum for the golfer (56) is selected and determined, an order is placed from the PC device (60) in the storage & order space (62).

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and the like, the present invention covers the scope claimed in the claims without being caught by such specific examples.

  The golf driving range is a place where golfers who cannot go to the golf course on a daily basis can easily sweat and improve their skills. Therefore, it can be expected that the use will be expanded because it is a place that can be used easily in the future. Some companies that operate and manage golf driving ranges are trying to stabilize management by focusing on selling golf clubs and other golf-related goods. In such a social background, attempts have been made to increase the value of entrepreneurs as products that the golf driving range itself sells and buys. This application is a golf club selection / purchase system that allows golfers to select golf clubs suitable for golfers and purchase them on the spot in order to achieve the ultimate goal of extending the flight distance. A golf driving range equipped with this selection system will have more stable driving range management. In that sense, the industrial applicability of the present invention is high.

1 is a plan view of one embodiment of a driving range for explaining a system for selecting a golf club most suitable for a golfer according to the present invention. 1 is a flow chart diagram of one embodiment of a system for selecting a golf club most suitable for a golfer according to the present invention. It is a general-view figure of one Example figure of the storage mechanism by this invention. It is the figure on which the mode of the golf driving range which introduced the system which selects the golf club by this invention was drawn.

Explanation of symbols

2 .... Golf practice field 4 .... Field 10 .... Storage & ordering space 11 .... Golf club storage mechanism 12 .... Measuring instrument 18 .... Golfer 20 .... Instructor 30 ... Digital information 32 ... Analog information

Claims (5)

  In a golf club selection system suitable for a golfer, the golf club is divided into a plurality of divided regions based on the head speed specified by the manufacturer, and a storage mechanism storing a plurality of golf clubs, and the golf selected from the storage mechanism A practice field in which a golf ball can be tried using a club, and a measuring device comprising a PC device capable of measuring the head speed and launch angle when the test is made, Compare the analog information when actually flying to the practice field and the digital information measured by the measuring device, and select a golf club suitable for the golfer from the golf clubs stored in the storage mechanism. Golf club selection system to be determined   The golf clubs stored in the storage mechanism were prepared with different golf clubs in terms of the head material and weight, the loft angle, the shaft material and hardness, etc. A golf club selection system as set forth in claim 1   2. The golf club selection system according to claim 1, wherein the golf club stored in the storage mechanism is prepared by a plurality of manufacturers.   2. The golf club selection system according to claim 1, wherein a golf club suitable for the golfer can be ordered from a manufacturer or sales maker of the golf club using a separately prepared PC device.   A golf driving range comprising the golf club selection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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