KR101831746B1 - Golf driving range and method for operating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf driving range and a method of operating the golf range. The golf driving range according to the present invention includes: a ball practice seat; A plurality of first laser generators arranged to be spaced apart from each other along a first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stomach and configured to irradiate a laser beam; And a plurality of second laser generators spaced apart from each other along a second direction different from the first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stomach and configured to irradiate a laser beam . Thus, in the golf driving range, the first and second laser generating units irradiate a laser beam at a height corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice stall to display a virtual bottom surface, The distance of the ball can be easily confirmed.

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The present invention relates to a golf driving range and a method of operating the golf range. More particularly, the present invention relates to a golf driving range and a method of operating the golf driving range in which a practitioner can easily confirm the distance of the ball hit by the player using the laser emitting device.

Golf is a sport that runs along a certain course that is formed over a large area of about 660,000 to 1 million square meters. Because of such a large area, the golf course is usually located in the suburbs or mountains far away from the city. However, it takes a considerable amount of time and money to enjoy a golf game at a regular golf course.

To overcome these shortcomings, golf practice areas are being operated in the city or near the suburbs, where they can practice swing conveniently at low cost. The outdoor golf driving range is provided with a mesh network of about 100 to 300 meters in length in front of the swing plate corresponding to the ball practice stadium and provides an environment in which the practitioner can hit the golf ball toward the mesh. In the outdoor golf driving range, the golfer can visually check the distance and direction of the golf ball he or she is hitting, so that the exercise effect is very high compared to the indoor golf driving range which is designed to hit the golf ball in the barrier of the near distance.

However, in order to accommodate a large number of practitioners in a limited space, an outdoor golf driving range usually has practice facilities in several layers as shown in FIG. However, the practitioner (1) located on the first floor of the golf driving range can know exactly how far the ball he or she hits is moving to the distance, but as the practitioner (2) located on the second or higher floor, There is a problem that the exact distance of the ball hit by the player can not be confirmed.

Especially, the approach shot having a distance of about 30 to 50 m from the golf is very important in the accuracy of the distance according to the golfer's swing. In the present outdoor golf driving range environment, it is difficult to practice the exercise requiring such accurate distance have.

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Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf driving range and an operation method thereof, in which an practitioner located on a floor other than the first floor in an outdoor golf driving range having a multi-layer structure can easily confirm the distance of the ball hit by the practitioner.

The above object is achieved by a ball-and- A plurality of first laser generators arranged to be spaced apart from each other along a first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stomach and configured to irradiate a laser beam; And a plurality of second laser generators spaced apart from each other along a second direction different from the first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stomach and configured to irradiate a laser beam, It is accomplished by a golf driving range.

The first direction and the second direction are preferably perpendicular to each other.

Wherein the plurality of first laser generators are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the running direction of the ball from the ball practice stamper and the plurality of second laser generators are arranged parallel to the running direction of the ball from the ball practice ball .

The deck further includes a plurality of the ball practice stalls arranged in a line. At this time, the plurality of first laser generators may be disposed in the deck.

And a plurality of support pillars to which a net surrounding the ball practice stall is fixed. At this time, the plurality of second laser generators may be respectively disposed on the plurality of support pillars.

Each of the first laser generation unit and the second laser generation unit may be configured to irradiate a laser beam at a predetermined time interval.

Irradiating the plurality of first laser beams with a plurality of first laser generators spaced apart from each other along a first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stamper; And a plurality of second laser generators spaced apart from each other along a second direction different from the first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stamper, The above object is also achieved by a method of operating a golf range.

The first direction and the second direction are preferably perpendicular to each other.

The plurality of first laser generators may be arranged along a direction perpendicular to the running direction of the ball from the ball practice stamper.

The step of irradiating the plurality of first laser beams may include irradiating the first laser beam a plurality of times at a predetermined time interval.

The step of irradiating the plurality of second laser beams may include irradiating the second laser beam a plurality of times at a predetermined time interval.

According to the golf driving range and the method of operating the golf driving range according to the present invention, a plurality of laser emitting devices are installed at predetermined intervals on a deck on which a golf ball is placed and a supporting column on which a net is fixed, A laser beam is irradiated at a height corresponding to the virtual bottom surface. As a result, the practitioner has an advantage that it is possible to easily ascertain to what extent the batted ball hit by observing the point at which the ball reaches the plane formed by the laser beam.

FIG. 1 is a reference view showing a placement pattern of a practice ball in a conventional outdoor golf driving range,
2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a golf range according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a conceptual view showing the construction of the golf practice range according to the embodiment of FIG. 2,
FIG. 4 is a conceptual view showing a construction of a golf practice range according to another embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a golf range according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a golf driving range and a method of operating the golf driving range according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a golf range according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a golf range according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

2 and 3, a golf driving range according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one golf ball 10, a plurality of first laser generators 20, (30).

The ball practice seat 10 is a position where the practitioner strikes the golf ball. The ball practice seat 10 may be provided with a training footstep (a so-called swing plate) and a golf ball support. In the embodiments of the present invention, the shape of the ball practice seat 10 may be similar to a ball practice seat provided in a normal golf practice field, and is not limited to a specific shape.

A plurality of ball practice seats 10 may be arranged in the golf driving range so that a plurality of practitioners can practice at the same time. In this case, the golf driving range is designed in a multi-layer structure using a deck 40, and one or more ball practice seats 10 are disposed on the deck 40. The ball practice seats 10 are arranged side by side along one direction D ₁ and arranged so that the ball moves in a direction D ₂ orthogonal to the direction in which they are arranged. Thus, even if a plurality of practitioners practice at the same time, they will not be hit or interrupted by another practitioner's batting.

In the golf driving range having the above structure, the deck 40 has a multi-layered structure. Therefore, the practitioner practicing in the ball practice room 10 located on the second or higher floor can not accurately know the distance of the ball he hits . That is, when the golfer hits the golf ball in the ball practice seat 10 on the deck 40, the distance of the ball is equal to the height of the golf ball on the plane having the same height as the bottom surface of the ball practice seat 10, But the actual hit ball falls to the floor of the first floor lower than the floor surface of the batting practice seat 10, so that the practitioner can not know the flying distance.

In order to solve such a problem, in the present embodiment, a plurality of first laser generators 20 and a plurality of second laser generators 30 arranged at a height corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice room 10 are used And irradiates the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300, respectively, thereby visually providing the virtual floor to the practitioner through the mutually intersecting laser beams.

The height at which the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 are irradiated may match the height of the bottom surface of the ball practice seat 10 or the height of the bottom surface of the ball practice seat 10 Lt; / RTI > may be a certain height or lower. It is preferable that the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 are irradiated at the same height in order to visualize a virtual bottom surface by the crossing laser beam. However, depending on the embodiment, the height to which the first laser beam 200 is irradiated may be different from the height to which the second laser beam 300 is irradiated.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of first laser generators 20 are arranged at intervals along a direction D ₁ perpendicular to the running direction D ₂ of the ball. For example, the plurality of first laser generators 20 are installed in the deck 40 where the ball practice stall 10 is positioned, and irradiate the first laser beam 200 in a direction parallel to the running direction D _{2 of the} ball can do. Here, the running direction D ₂ of the ball refers to a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction D ₁ of the practice ball 10, and assumes that the ball hit the ball in the middle, It is to be understood that the term " golf ball "

Also, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of second laser generators 30 are arranged at intervals along a direction parallel to the running direction D ₂ of the batted ball. For example, each of the second laser-generating unit 30 is a golf ball provided on the support columns 50 of the driving range side of the support columns to secure the mesh to prevent escape to the driving range outside, ball travel direction (D ₂₎ It is possible to irradiate the second laser beam 300 in the vertical direction D ₁ . Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 form an angle of 90 degrees with respect to each other.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 are irradiated and intersected with each other at a height corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice stalk 10. Referring to FIG. 3, the first and second laser beams 200 and 300 intersect with each other. The crossing first and second laser beams 200 and 300 intersect the grid grid, and the practitioner can confirm the distance of the ball based on which point of the virtual floor the player hits is passing through.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first and second laser beams 200 and 300 are irradiated at positions corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice seat 10 located on the second floor. However, this is an illustrative example, and the imaginary bottom surface through the first and second laser beams 200 and 300 can be equally applied to the ball practice seat 10 located at three or more layers. That is, when the deck 40 is composed of three or more layers, a plurality of first laser generators 20 and a plurality of second laser generators 30 are provided at a height corresponding to each layer from two or more layers So that a virtual bottom surface can be formed at a height corresponding to the bottom of the ball practice seat 10 of each layer.

It is preferable that the plurality of first laser generators 20 and the plurality of second laser generators 30 are arranged at regular intervals in order to allow an approximate check of the distance. Particularly, in the case of the second laser generating portion 30 for irradiating the laser beam in the direction D ₁ orthogonal to the batting direction D ₂ , the plurality of second laser generating portions 30 are arranged at a predetermined interval, The practitioner can confirm the approximate distance of the batted ball by passing through the laser beam near the laser beam in the direction perpendicular to the running direction of the batted ball when the ball passes the imaginary bottom surface.

On the other hand, in order to increase the real feeling of the virtual bottom surface, it is preferable to increase the number of the first laser generation units 20 and the second laser generation units 30 and arrange them densely at narrow intervals. However, since increasing the number of the laser generating devices results in a cost burden, the number of the first laser generating unit 20 and the second laser generating unit 30 is limited by the actual feeling of the bottom surface, May be appropriately determined taking into consideration the whole, and is not limited to the specific number.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first laser generating portion 20 and the second laser generating portion 30 are intermittently (that is, a plurality of times) irradiated with a laser beam at regular intervals instead of continuously irradiating the laser beam. As shown in FIG. The irradiation interval of the laser beam may be several seconds, but is not limited thereto. By intermittently irradiating the laser beam, the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 interfere with the practice of the practitioner, or the field of view in the other practice seats located below the batting practice seat 10 It is possible to prevent interference.

In the embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 are irradiated in a manner orthogonal to each other. However, this is exemplary, and the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 need only be able to provide a visible effect such as a virtual bottom surface and need not necessarily be at an angle of 90 degrees with each other. That is, the first laser beam 200 is irradiated in a direction oblique to the batting direction D ₂ and / or the direction D ₁ (in which the second laser beam 300 is orthogonal to the batting direction D ₂ ) ) In a direction inclined with respect to the surface of the substrate.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a golf practice range according to another embodiment of the present invention, viewed from a ball practice stand.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, each first laser generating portion 20 is configured to irradiate a plurality of laser beams. For example, each of the first laser generators 20 is configured to irradiate a plurality of first laser beams 200 in a radially extending form from the first laser generator 20. Likewise, each of the second laser generators 30 is configured to irradiate a plurality of laser beams. For example, each second laser generating portion 30 is configured to irradiate a plurality of second laser beams 300 in a form extending radially from the second laser generating portion 30. [

Even if the first and second laser beams 200 and 300 are not completely orthogonal to each other as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a visible effect such as a virtual bottom surface can be obtained to some extent through the intersection of the beams have. 4, except for the fact that a plurality of laser beams 200, 300 are radiated from each of the first and second laser generators 20, 30, 2 and FIG. 3, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted in order to avoid duplication of the description.

Hereinafter, a method of operating a golf range according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

2 and 5, the first laser beam 200 can be irradiated using a plurality of first laser generators 20 arranged at a height corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice room 10 (S1). The plurality of first laser generators 20 may be arranged along one direction and may be arranged along a direction D ₁ perpendicular to the running direction D ₂ of the ball from the ball practice seat 10, .

The second laser beam 300 is irradiated in a direction different from the first laser beam 200 by using the second laser generator 30 arranged at a height corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice stamper 10, (S2). The plurality of second laser generators 30 may be arranged along one direction, for example, parallel to the running direction D ₂ of the ball from the ball practice seat 10.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first laser generation unit 20 and the second laser generation unit 30 may irradiate the laser beam a plurality of times at regular intervals (S3). For example, the first laser generation unit 20 and the second laser generation unit 30 can irradiate the laser beam at intervals of several seconds. This makes it possible to prevent the first laser beam 200 and the second laser beam 300 from interfering with the practice of the practitioner or interfering with the field of view in the other practice seats located below the batting practice seat 10 have.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. However, it should be understood that such modifications are within the technical scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: Practice for putting practice 20: First laser generating part
30: second laser generator 40: deck
50: support column 200: first laser beam
300: second laser beam

Claims (11)

Batting practice seat;
And a plurality of beams arranged at a distance corresponding to a first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stomach and spaced apart from each other and irradiating a laser beam and arranged along a direction perpendicular to a running direction of the ball from the ball practice stamper A first laser generation unit; And
And is arranged to be spaced apart from each other along a second direction different from the first direction at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stomach, and configured to irradiate a laser beam, and parallel to a running direction of the ball from the ball practice stamper And a plurality of second laser generators arranged in the circumferential direction. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a deck in which a plurality of said ball practice stalls are arranged in a row,
Wherein the plurality of first laser generators is disposed in the deck. The method according to claim 1 or 4,
Further comprising a plurality of support pillars to which a mesh network surrounding the ball practice stall is fixed,
Wherein the plurality of second laser generators are disposed on the plurality of support pillars. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein each of the first laser generation unit and the second laser generation unit is configured to irradiate a laser beam at a predetermined time interval. A plurality of first laser generators arranged at intervals corresponding to the first direction at a height corresponding to the bottom surface of the ball practice stall and arranged along a direction perpendicular to the running direction of the ball from the ball practice stall, Irradiating a plurality of first laser beams; And
A plurality of second lasers arranged at a height corresponding to a bottom surface of the ball practice stall and spaced apart from each other along a second direction different from the first direction and arranged in parallel with a running direction of the ball from the ball practice stalk, And irradiating the plurality of second laser beams using the first laser beam and the second laser beam. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. delete 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of irradiating the plurality of first laser beams comprises irradiating the first laser beam a plurality of times at a predetermined time interval. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of irradiating the plurality of second laser beams comprises irradiating the second laser beam a plurality of times at a predetermined time interval.

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