JPH03146080A - Controller for ball hitting training - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To exactly execute the instruction and control of a training person by providing a ball hitting tool for training equipped with a transmitting means to detect a hitting condition and to transmit a detected result to an external part, information processing means to receive the detected result, which is transmitted from the transmitting means, and to calculate hit relating information related to the hitting condition, and an output means to visibly output a processed result. CONSTITUTION:When a ball Q hits the sweet spot area of a hard or soft member 5, the light receiving states of all optical fibers 6a-6e are changed, sent through a discriminating part 8 to a transmission part 14 as detecting signals and transmitted to a reception part 25 of an information processing means 15 by a radio. A CPU 26 transmits these signals to a memory 30 and stores them in this memory. The CPU 26 of a computer 1B reads out the stored contents of the memory 30 and sends these contents to an arithmetic part 27. Then, the stored contents are read out from the CPU 26 and based on these contents, the hit relating information composed of 50 times for swing, 20 times for sweet spot hit and hitting average 0,400 are calculated. Afterwards, these information are sent to a display monitor 28 and a printer 29 respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the present invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a ball batting practice management device, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a ball batting practice management device, and more particularly, to a golf ball management device for a golf driving range, a batting range, etc.
The present invention relates to a ball batting practice management device that is suitable for improving the technique of a practitioner during batting practice with a Yf ball pole and is capable of handling the guidance and management of a large number of practitioners.

(Conventional technology) Traditionally, golf practice was conducted by a competent coach or instructor.
It is said that it is important to master the basics of club swing. Therefore, at many golf driving ranges, it is common for coaches, instructors, and the like to instruct practitioners on club swings and the like.

Conventionally, 1.
! ! BACKGROUND ART A device has been put into practical use that includes a video camera that photographs the swing situation of a learner, a video tape recorder that stores the videotape recorded by the video camera and reproduces the image, and an image monitor for reproduction.

However, the conventional device described above requires a person to operate the video camera to photograph the swing situation at the practice range, and also requires provision of lighting equipment, making the device inconvenient to use. However, there was a problem in that the device configuration became complicated.

In addition, since practitioners check their own swing status by looking at the playback image monitor, it is difficult to remember all the swing conditions when they have made thousands of swings. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is difficult to accurately grasp one's own technical level.

Furthermore, for instructors such as coaches, when there are many practitioners, it is difficult to give technical guidance while looking at images of each practitioner's swing situation, as the large number of images blurs the mind.
There is also the problem of a lack of accuracy in the guidance and management of individual practitioners.

The various problems described above apply not only to golf practice, but also to batting practice for baseball, softball, and the like.

(Problems to be solved by the present invention) The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and
The purpose is to simplify the device itself and make it convenient to handle, allowing practitioners to objectively understand their own skill level, and allowing instructors to accurately guide and manage their practitioners. An object of the present invention is to provide a batting practice management device that allows the user to perform batting practice.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problem) The invention as set forth in claim 1 provides a detection means that includes a ball hitting portion and a handle portion, and detects at least the hitting situation of a ball hitting the ball hitting portion, and a detection result of the detection means that is transmitted to an external device. a practice ball-hitting device comprising a transmission means for transmitting information to the player; an information processing means for receiving the detection result transmitted from the transmission means to obtain batting-related information related to the batting situation; and processing of the information processing means. and output means for visually outputting the results.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the practice ball hitting tool is made of one selected from the group consisting of a golf club, a baseball bat, a softball bar, and a golf club.

(Function) The following describes the functions of each of the inventive devices having the above-mentioned configurations: When a practice fielder grasps the handle part of the practice ball hitting tool in his hand and swings it so that the ball hits the ball hitting part, The hitting situation at this time is detected by the detection means, and the detection result of the detection means is transmitted from the transmission means to the information processing means. The information processing means receives the detection result from the transmitting means, and based on the detection result, obtains batting tJ4 information (for example, the number of swings, the number of hits to the sweet spot, the batting average, etc.) related to the above-mentioned batting situation. . The processing results of the information processing means are sent to the output means, where they are visually displayed for viewing by practitioners, coaches, and the like.

In the invention set forth in claim 2, the above-mentioned effect can be exerted using a golf club, a baseball bat, or a softball putt.

(Embodiments of the present invention) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The ball batting practice management device 1 shown in FIG.
It is equipped with a computer IB that is wirelessly connected to A and placed near the practice batting area of the golf driving range. Although FIG. 1 shows clubs such as Woo and Do, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is also applicable to clubs made of steel, carbon, iron, or the like.

In the golf club IA shown in FIG.
This is a grip that serves as a handle portion that is continuously formed through the handle.

As shown in FIG. 2(a), the head portion 2 is provided with a hard or soft member 5 made of metal, hard plastic, or other material that forms a sweet spot approximately at the center of the striking surface 2a.

One, for example, five holes 5a are drilled in a specific area (hereinafter referred to as a "sweet spot area") of the hard or soft member 5, and external light (illumination light of a golf driving range,
Five optical fibers 6a to 6e that receive sunlight, etc.)
One end of each is fitted. One end of each of these fibers 6a to 6e forms a sensor group 10 consisting of first to fifth sensors lla to lie for detecting the hitting condition of the ball to be hit.

From the top to the upper end of the grip 3, as shown in FIG.
and a discriminating unit 8 that receives and discriminates the detection signals from the first to fifth sensors lla to lie and outputs batting situation information indicating that the ball Q has hit or not hit the sweet spot. , a sound information generating section 13 that emits sound information such as "nice meat", "slice", "hook", etc. to the practitioner based on the discrimination result of the discrimination section 8; and the sensor group lO. A transmitting unit 14 is provided which receives the detection result obtained by the detection unit 8 via the determining unit 8 and transmits it to the outside by radio.

Further, on the outer periphery of the grip 3, a display section 12 such as a liquid crystal display for displaying, for example, a five-digit number is provided. This display section 12 and the sound information generating section 13 constitute a transmitting means 9.

Note that the reference numeral 6 in FIG. 1 indicates the optical fibers 6a to 6.
It is an optical fiber bundle consisting of e. The circuit system of the practice golf club IA is as shown in FIG.

The arrangement state of the sensor group on the striking surface 2a is as follows:
In addition to that shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the striking surface 2a
A large number of holes 5a may be provided in a scattered manner throughout, and one end of a large number of optical fibers 6' may be fitted into each of the holes 5a as in the case described above. As shown, holes 5b are provided scattered throughout the remaining area of the striking surface 2a except for the sweet spot area, and one end of a large number of optical fibers 6° is respectively fitted into the holes 5b as in the case described above. It may also be used as a configuration.

When the configuration of the hitting surface 2a is as shown in FIG. 3(a), signals are sent out depending on the state of the ball Q hitting various parts of the hitting surface 2a, and corresponding output signals from the optical fibers 6' are transmitted. The determining section 8 is configured to determine the hitting conditions indicating various hitting positions such as sweet spot hitting or hitting on the upper or lower part of the hitting surface, and send this to the transmission means 9 as hitting situation information.

Further, when the configuration of the hitting surface 2a is as shown in FIG. 3(b), the discriminating section 8 may be configured in substantially the same manner as described above, but in this case, the ball Q is hit in the sweet spot area. Since no detection signal is obtained from the optical fiber 6' when the ball is hit, the hitting situation information determined by the determining section 8 does not include information indicating a sweet spot hit.

The transmission means 9 includes "nice meat", "slice",
In addition to a combination of a voice synthesis IC and a speaker that emit sound information such as a "hook", it can be configured by a buzzer that simply makes a "beep" sound or a chime that makes a chime sound.

The computer IB includes an information processing means 15 provided in a housing 15A as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and a CRT.
It is equipped with an output means 16 consisting of a display monitor 28 such as a display and a printer 29, and a keyboard 17 through which a coach or the like as an administrator inputs information such as the name of the practitioner and the date of practice.

The information processing means 15 includes a receiving section 25 that wirelessly receives transmission information from the transmitting section 14, and this computer I.
The CPU 26, which controls each element of B based on a pre-stored program, takes in the transmitted information from the transmitter 14 via the receiver 25 and CPU 26, and records the number of swings of the practitioner, the number of hits at the sweet spot, and the batting average. , a calculation unit 27 that obtains batting-related information such as the number of slice hits and the number of hook hits and sends it back to the CPU 26; and a memory 30.
It is equipped with.

Next, the operation of the device 1 having the above configuration will be explained with reference to the golf club 7'lA.
The spin situation and the associated operation of the computer IH will be mainly explained. As an initial state, it is assumed that external light is incident on the sensor group 1O consisting of guard dog fibers 6a to 6e facing the guard hole 5 of the striking surface 2a.

First, a practitioner grasps the grip 3 in his hand and swings the ball Q so that it hits the hitting surface 2a of the head section 2. At this time, when the ball Q hits the sweet spot area of the hard or soft member 5 as shown in FIG.
Since all external light is blocked from entering the sensors lla to lie, the light receiving states of all the sensors lla to lie, that is, the optical fibers 6a to 6e, change, and this change is sent as a detection signal via the discrimination unit 8. sent to the transmitter 14,
The transmitter 14 wirelessly transmits this detection signal to the receiver 25 of the information processing means 15. The CPU 26 takes in the detection signal from the receiving section 25, transmits it to the memory 30, and stores it there.

When the practitioner makes the second and subsequent swings, the detection signals from the sensor group 10 are stored in the memory 28 based on the same operation as described above.

Assuming that the practitioner swings, for example, 50 times in this way, the memory 30 stores detection signals for 50 times.

The CPU 26 of the computer 1B reads the configuration contents from the memory 30 and sends them to the calculation section 27. Then, the calculation unit 27 reads the configuration content from the CPU 26, and based on this, the number of swings is 50 (Sweet Spora).
(S, S) Obtain batting-related information consisting of 20 battings and a batting average of 01,400, and display this on the display monitor 28 and printer 29, respectively.

As a result, the batting-related information is displayed on the display monitor 28 in the display mode shown in FIG. 5(a), and the above-mentioned information is also displayed on the paper P by the printer 29 as shown in FIG. Batting-related information is printed out. In addition, when a coach or the like who is the operator of the computer IB inputs the name of the practitioner and the date of practice from the keyboard 17, these will also be displayed together with the batting-related information, and will also be displayed on the form P. It will be printed out.

As explained above, according to the device 1 of this embodiment, the batting situation of the practitioner is numerically displayed on the single display monitor 28,
Also, since it is printed out on paper P by the printer 29 and provided for visual recognition by practitioners, coaches, etc., it is possible for practitioners to understand their own batting situation numerically and contribute to improving their technique. Furthermore, when there are a large number of practitioners, coaches and the like can numerically understand the batting situations of each individual practitioner and provide guidance and management.

Furthermore, compared to conventional devices, lighting equipment is not required and manpower can be reduced, and the device as a whole can be simplified and its cost can be reduced.

Note that when using a golf club with the hitting surface 2a configured as shown in FIG. 3(L), in addition to the above-mentioned hitting-related information, information indicating slices, hooks, etc. is also provided for visual recognition. Furthermore, when using a golf club with the hitting surface 2a configured as shown in FIG. 3(b), hitting-related information other than the sweet spot hit can be visually recognized.

FIG. 6 shows a baseball or softball bat 20 as the other side of the practice ball hitting equipment.

A hard or soft member 5 similar to that of the golf club IA shown in FIG. The ends of the five optical fibers 6a to 6e are fitted into the holes 5a provided in the hard or soft member 5. The other end side of the optical fiber bundle 6 is guided into the grip 22 of the bat 20, and the other end side of the optical fiber bundle 6 is guided into the grip 22 of the bat 20.
It is connected to the power supply section 7 and the discriminating section 8 arranged inside the discriminating section 8.
The transmitting section 14 is connected and arranged on the outside. Furthermore,
A display section 12 is arranged on the outer periphery of the grip 22 and connected to the discrimination section 8 .

By adopting the bat 20 having such a configuration and arranging the computer IB near the batting box in the batting practice range, it is possible to improve batting practice by practicing players with good hits and foul chips, as in the case described above. Via the display monitor 28 and printer 29, it is possible to visually recognize batting-related information indicating the state of the golf club, etc., and as in the case of golf club IA swing practice, it is possible to improve the practitioner's own technique and to improve the effectiveness of guidance and management by coaches etc. can be achieved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments,
Various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist. For example, in the case of the bat 20 shown in FIG. It may also be carried out.

Furthermore, in the present invention, instead of disposing the optical fibers 6a to 6e in the configuration of the golf club IA as a practice ball hitting tool included in the ball hitting practice management device l,
It is also possible to implement a configuration in which a conductive membrane cord is used and is bonded to the striking surface 2a and the outer surface of the shaft 4 and connected to the discrimination section 8. With this configuration, there is no need to process the striking surface 2a and the inside of the shaft 4 at all, and the pressure when the end of the coated cord adhesively arranged on the striking surface 2a is struck is changed into voltage. By allowing the detection signal to be taken into the discriminating section 8 while the detection signal is being controlled, the same effects as those described above can be achieved. Note that the configuration described above can be applied to the bat 20 as another example of a ball-hitting tool for practice in exactly the same manner.

[Effects of the present invention]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects can be achieved.

According to the invention as claimed in claim 1, with the above configuration, the configuration of the device itself can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and the practitioner does not have to receive direct guidance from a coach or the like. It is possible to provide a batting practice management device that allows coaches to improve their skills and also improves the effectiveness of guidance and management for coaches and the like.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to provide a ball batting practice management device that achieves the above effects using a golf club, baseball bat, or softball bat.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device according to the present invention, and FIG.
) is a cross-sectional view of the head of the golf club in the same device,
FIG. 2(b) is a cross-sectional view of the ball hit by the same as above, FIGS. 3(L) and (b) are perspective views showing other examples of the head portion of the golf club, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the device. 5(a) is a plan view showing an example of the display on the display monitor in the same device; FIG. 5(b) is a plan view showing an example of printout by the printer in the same device; FIG. The figure is a partially cutaway front view of a bat which is another example of the practice ball hitting tool of the embodiment device. Main symbols in the diagram 1...Ball batting practice management device IA...Golf club 1B...Computer 2...Head section 3...Grip 15... Information processing means output means/bat. Patent applicant Takehiko Higashikubo Shinmaro Hyodo Figure 2 Figure G e Figure i. 0

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A practice ball hitting tool, which includes a ball hitting part and a handle part, and at least a detecting means for detecting the hitting condition of the ball hitting the ball hitting part, and a transmitting means for transmitting the detection result of the detecting means to the outside; It is characterized by comprising an information processing means for receiving the detection result transmitted from the transmitting means and obtaining batting related information related to the batting situation, and an output means for visually outputting the processing result of the information processing means. A management device for batting practice. (2) The ball-hitting practice management device according to claim 1, wherein the practice ball-hitting tool is selected from a golf club, a baseball bat, and a softball bat.