KR20150078116A - Golf exerciser - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf trainer which comprises: mat members including a foothold mat, a swing mat having an insertion hole on an external front end portion and a putting mat having a through hole formed in a central portion; a mat storage member in an enclosure shape in which an upper portion and a front side are open so the mat members are stacked on each other to be accommodated therein; a soft target member of which a lower portion is positioned on the bottom of the swing mat and an upper portion is installed in an upright state on the upper surface of the swing mat through the insertion hole of the swing mat. The disclosed present invention can be used by selecting swing practice or putting practice of golf and is capable of directly checking an impact condition when hitting the target member with a golf club for swing practice and variously adjusting the length by connecting the plurality of mat members to each other when practicing putting. In addition, the present invention can increase the efficiency of putting practice by variously setting the slope around a hole of the putting mat and facilitate the storage of the mat using the mat storage member.

Description

Golf exerciser

The present invention relates to a golf simulator capable of practicing swing and putting practice of golf, and more particularly, to a golf simulator capable of storing and carrying, and capable of doubling the efficiency of golf practice.

In general, golf is a game in which a golf ball that is stationary on the course is hit by the head of a golf club and put in a designated hole, and the ball is used as a batter until that time.

A golf club used in golf is composed of a head having a hitting surface for hitting a golf ball and having a hosel on one side and a shaft having a lower end coupled to the hosel and a grip on the upper end, , An iron club, and a putter.

In order to send a golf ball at a desired distance in a desired direction in a swing operation using a golf club, it is required to accurately match the angle of hit, accurate hit strength, accurate hit strength, and swing trajectory. In swing practice and putting practice are needed.

In order to practice golf by using golf clubs, you can practice at indoor and outdoor golf driving range. If you do not have time and money, you can practice golf by practicing golf easily, regardless of place or time. You may.

Conventional golf practice instruments are separately used as a golf practice device equipped with a mat for practicing a golf swing or a golf practice device provided with a mat for putting practice.

However, such a conventional golf training apparatus has the following problems.

First, a golf simulator for a golf swing is constructed such that when a golf ball is hit by a golf ball as a golf ball is connected to a support plate of a support plate through a connecting rod as disclosed in Patent Registration No. 10-0789779, the golf ball is rotated in a suspended state have.

However, such a golf simulator is insufficient for practicing to improve the impact of the golf practice because it is difficult to confirm whether or not the golf ball is exactly hit on the sweet spot located in the center of the golf club head.

In addition, the golf drill for putting practice is formed in such a manner that a hole forming portion is formed higher than a portion where a hole is formed, as shown in Registration Practice No. 20-0245594, so that an uphill slope is formed. In actual putting, The putting practice is not effective because the conventional golf simulator is set as one uphill slope although the putting practice is required in various inclines as the putting is performed in the inclined and left or right inclined inclination.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf club which can selectively practice golf swing or putting practice using a plurality of mats, And to provide a golf simulator capable of performing various putting exercises by making various inclines during putting practice.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mat member including a foot mat on which a user holds a stance, a swing mat provided with a fitting hole at an outer end portion thereof, and a putting mat having a through hole formed at a central portion thereof.

And the plurality of mat members are stacked on each other in order, and can be stored and stored inside the mat receiving member.

The target member is configured to penetrate the fitting hole of the swing mat so that the upper portion thereof is erected on the upper surface of the swing mat and the striking surface of the target member is arranged to lie along the longitudinal direction of the swing mat.

More preferably, the seating groove is formed on either side of the foot mat, and the swing training golf club can be fitted and fixed to the seating groove, and a plurality of installation grooves are formed on the other side of the foot mat, The inclination adjusting part is provided on the bottom of the putting mat to adjust the inclination of the putting mat.

More preferably, a sound generating member is provided at the center of the head of the swing training golf club and the center of the target member struck by such swing training golf club, so that when the center of the head strikes the center portion of the target member accurately, And is configured to generate a sound.

More preferably, the foot mat, the swing mat and the putting mat constituting the mat member are provided with the concave / convex portions on the outer peripheries of the foot mat and the swing mat, respectively, or when the foot mat and the swing mat are brought into contact with each other, And can be detached from each other through the concave-convex portions provided on the respective outer peripheries when they are successively brought into contact with each other.

More preferably, the mat member is associated with one or more of a combination of artificial turf or a compression sponge or a material such as a rubber plate or urethane.

More preferably, the swing training golf club is composed of a handle, a shaft, and a head sequentially joined to each other. At this time, a shaft is divided into two parts so that the length thereof can be adjusted. To be fixed.

More preferably, the head of the swing training golf club can be engaged and separated from the end of the shaft. The head is composed of a driver's head, an iron head and a putter head depending on the application, So that any one of the heads can be selected and used after being assembled to the end of the shaft.

More preferably, the swing training golf club is related to a golf club head made of a material such as rubber or urethane having elasticity.

More preferably, the target member is provided on the swing mat, and the surface opposite to the striking surface of the target member is connected to the surface of the swing mat, so that when the target member struck by the swing training golf club is bent, Is compressed together and the compressed elastic member is stretched after the impact so that the bent target member can be returned to its original state.

More preferably, the inclination adjusting means is constructed so that the length of the upper and lower sides can be adjusted so that the plurality of inclination adjusting means can have different heights. Accordingly, when adjusting the inclination of the putting mat using the inclination adjusting means, And the like.

The golf simulator according to the described contents has the following effects.

There is an effect that can be selectively used for swing practice or putting practice of golf through one golf simulator.

When using a golf simulator as a swing practice, it is possible to immediately check an impact state when hitting a target with a golf club, thereby improving the efficiency of the swing practice.

When the golf simulator is used for putting exercises, the overall length of the mat can be variously set while connecting the plurality of mats to each other, thereby improving the efficiency of putting practice.

The inclination around the hole of the putting mat can be variously set, and the accuracy of the putting practice can be improved.

There is an effect that it is easy to store and store the mat using the mat storage member.

Furthermore, since the effects of the contents described above are obviously exerted by the composition of the contents regardless of whether or not the inventor perceives them, the effects described above are only some effects according to the contents described, and all the effects It should not be accepted.

It should also be understood that the effect of the described disclosure should be further understood by reference to the overall description of the specification and that, although not explicitly described, a person having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate It should be seen as an effect described in this specification.

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a golf simulator according to the present invention.
2 is an assembled cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of a golf simulator according to the teachings of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a golf simulator according to the present invention is used for a swing practice.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which a golf simulator according to the present invention is used for putting practice.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the main part illustrating a state in which the putting mat of the golf training machine according to the present invention is inclined.
Fig. 6 is a main sectional view illustrating another state in which the putting mat of the golf simulator according to the present invention is inclined. Fig.

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

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

In addition, the sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation, and the terms defined specifically in consideration of the structure and operation of the contents described may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or the operator And the definitions of these terms should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

First, the components of the golf simulator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A mat member composed of a foot mat, a swing mat and a putting mat, a mat receiving member in which such a mat member can be received and stored together, And a target member provided on the top surface of the scaffold mat. Each of the constituent elements will be described in detail as follows.

The mat member (200)

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a swing mat 230 for swing practice of golf, a putting mat 220 for practice of putting, a screed mat 210 for taking a stance for the user to step on and maintain the center, ).

The mat member 200 is preferably configured to have a rectangular shape and a uniform thickness, but may be variously modified without having to be defined by either a shape or a thickness.

As a preferable material of the mat member 200, the scaffold mat 210 and the swing mat 230 are preferably made of a material having a buffer function such as artificial turf, compressed sponge rubber plate, urethane, Is preferably made of a material having a certain length of hair such as artificial grass or carpet having a short length so that the ball can be rolled while receiving a constant resistance.

The mat member 200 may be formed of a single material or a plurality of different materials as described above.

The mat member 200 need not be limited to the swing mat 230, the putting mat 220, and the foot mat 210 described above, and one or more auxiliary mats having other uses may be provided as necessary .

In the embodiment in which the swing mat 230 of the mat member 200 is used, only the swing mat 230 may be installed on the bottom surface provided with a proper practice space. However, as illustrated in FIG. 3, The user can straddle the scaffold mat 210 to stance the target member 300 placed on the swing mat 230 while the scaffold mat 210 is in contact with the side surface of the swing mat 230. [

The foot mat 210, the swing mat 230, and the putting mat 220 constituting the mat member 200 may be configured to have a detachable structure such that the outer peripheries thereof can be connected or disconnected from each other.

Although not illustrated in the drawings, for example, concave and convex portions may be formed on the outer peripheries of the footing mat 210, the swing mat 230, and the putting mat 220. As another example, An annular groove may be formed on one of the bottom surfaces and a bottom surface of the other one of the annular grooves may be formed such that the annular groove can be engaged.

When the swing mat 230 is used in the embodiment where the concave and convex portions are formed on the outer circumference of the mat member 200, the longitudinal outer side surface of the foot mat 210 and the longitudinal inner side surface of the swing mat 230 By fitting the concave portion and the convex portion formed around the outer periphery of the swing mat 230 into the convex portion formed on the outer periphery of the foot mat 210 by putting them in contact with each other and by assembling the stance on the foot mat 210, When the foot mat 210 and the swing mat 230 are engaged with each other, the foot mat 210 is rotated by the rotation of the body during the swing exercise process, So that the phenomenon of separation from the swing mat 230 can be prevented.

In the case of the putting mat 220, only the putting mat 220 can be used after the putting mat 220 is installed. However, when the putting mat 220 is used for a long distance putting practice The entire length of the swing mat 230 may be extended by contacting the rear outer periphery of the swing mat 230 around the front outer periphery of the putting mat 220 located on the opposite side of the through hole 221 as shown in FIG. The rear outer periphery of the foot mat 210 may be further brought into contact with the front outer periphery of the swing mat 230 to further extend the overall length.

In order to use the putting mat 220, the swing mat 230 and the foot mat 210 for putting, the putting mat 220, the swing mat 230, It is preferable that the hairs such as lawn or carpet are formed of the same material having a predetermined length.

1 and 3, the swing mat 230 is provided with a target member 300, which will be described later, for a golf practice swing. For this purpose, the swing mat 230 includes a fitting hole (231) are formed.

In order to fix the target member 300 to the swing mat 230, it is not necessary to be limited to the shape of the above-mentioned fitting hole 231, and if necessary, the fitting groove may be formed in the fitting groove Not shown) may be formed.

The fitting hole 231 or the fitting groove is formed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the swing mat 230 so that the target member 231 or the fitting groove 231, 300 are also oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the swing mat 230.

The scaffolding mat 210 is used for a user to take an appropriate stance when the swing mat 230 is used as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The height of the user's foot and the height of the central portion of the target member 300 Allowing you to maintain height.

The foot mat (210) may further include a foot-shaped display or a recessed groove for assisting an accurate stance of the user.

A seating groove 211 having a predetermined depth may be formed on one side of the foot mat 210 so that the swing training golf club 400 may be wholly or partly fitted and fixed.

A plurality of installation grooves 212 having a predetermined depth may be further provided on the other side of the scaffolding mat 210. In the installation grooves 212, Can be installed.

The inclination adjusting member 500 has a predetermined height and may have various shapes such as a cylindrical shape or a hexahedral shape. A plurality of inclination adjusting members 500 may have the same height, but may have different heights, The sphere 500 may be configured to be length-adjustable so that the sphere 500 may have a required length.

Although it is not illustrated in the drawing, the embodiment in which the inclination adjusting member 500 can be adjusted in length may be modified by adjusting the height of the inclination adjusting member 500 inserted into the other one after dividing the inclination adjusting member 500 into upper and lower portions. In order to maintain the adjusted length of the inclination adjusting member 500, a plurality of fitting holes are formed in one of the fitting holes, and the other one of the fitting holes is elastically operated through an elastic member The length of the inclination adjusting part 500 may be adjusted so that the adjusted length is maintained through the fitting part and the fitting part.

Although not shown in the drawing, the slope adjusting member 500 may be divided into upper and lower parts, one of which is screwed to the other, The overall length of the inclination adjuster 500 may be variously adjusted according to the degree of engagement of one of the first and second elastic members 500 and 500.

5 and 6, an embodiment in which the inclination of the putting mat 220 is adjusted using the inclination adjusting tool 500 will be described below.

5 and 6, the inclination adjuster 500 has the same size as the inclination adjuster 500. The height adjustment of the inclination adjuster 500 may be performed by stacking a plurality of inclination adjusters 500 In order to adjust

As an embodiment for maintaining the laminated state when the inclination adjusting tool 500 is vertically folded and laminated, an attaching means (not shown in the figure) such as a Velcro tape is attached to the upper surface and the lower surface of the inclination adjusting tool 500, The inclination adjusting part 500 may be firmly laminated.

5 (a) is a side view of the putting mat 220, and FIG. 5 (b) is a front view of the putting mat 220, When the inclination adjusting tool 500 is supported around the through hole 221 in the bottom surface of the putting mat 220 so that the through hole 221 of the putting mat 220 is positioned higher than the point of the putting mat 220, It is possible to practice the putting up of a higher slope.

At this time, if the two inclination adjusting tools 500 are stacked and used in a stacked state, the upward inclination of the putting mat 220 may be further increased.

When the through hole 221 of the putting mat 220 is positioned lower than the point where the golf ball is placed, by placing the slant adjusting tool 500 on the bottom surface of the putting mat 220 corresponding to the point where the golf ball is placed, The downhill putting practice in which the through hole 221 is positioned lower than the golf ball may be performed.

If the inclination adjuster 500 is placed between the point where the golf ball is placed and the point where the through hole 221 is located, a slope like the two-stage green may be formed.

6 (a), which is a side view of the putting mat 220, and FIG. 6 (b) is a side view of the putting mat 220 viewed from the front 6 (b), the inclination adjuster 500 is placed on the outer bottom surface which is off the center of the putting mat 220, so that the putting mat 220 is hooked to the hook rails or slices You can even make a lyric.

The mat receiving member (100)

The bottom surface, the left and right surfaces, and the front and rear surfaces of the mat member 200 can be configured as a box shape which is closed at a predetermined height and is opened at an upper portion.

The step height of the mat receiving member 100 may be equal to or higher than the stacked height of the mat member 200 received therein.

A stepping mat 210, a putting mat 220 and a swing mat 230 are sequentially stacked and contained in the mat housing member 100. In this case, the order of stacking the mat members 200 need to be set to any one of them There is no.

A preferred embodiment of the mat receiving member 100 may be configured such that the front surface is open with the top as illustrated in Figs.

When the top and front surfaces of the mat receiving member 100 are opened, the mat receiving member 100 is not limited to the receiving member of the mat member 200 but may be variously modified.

For example, when the putting mat 220 is used in a state where the putting mat 220 is positioned inside the mat receiving member 100, the putting golf ball passes the through hole 221 of the putting mat 220, It is possible to prevent the inconvenience of recovering the golf ball which has been moved far away from the golf ball passing through the hole or the through hole 221 since it is always located inside the mat receiving member 100. [

The mat housing member 100 may be further provided with a cover (not shown in the figure) so as to close the open top or open top and the front cover as required. The cover may be detachably attached to the mat receiving member 100 Or the open portion of the mat receiving member 100 may be closed in accordance with the rotation of the lid in a state where one side of the lid is hinged to one side of the mat receiving member 100. [

The material of the mat receiving member 100 may be a synthetic resin, or may be made of a shock absorbing material such as rubber or urethane. If necessary, the material may be made of a synthetic resin, and the bottom surface may be made of a shock absorbing material.

The target member (300)

And is an alternative to the golf ball for hitting by using the swing training golf club 400 installed on the swing mat 230 described above.

The target member 300 needs to be fixed so as not to come off the swing mat 230 due to the impact of the swing training golf club 400. The target member 300 may be fixed to the swing mat 230 as shown in FIGS. The lower portion of the target member 300 is positioned on the bottom surface of the swing mat 230 while the upper portion of the target member 300 is positioned on the upper surface of the swing mat 230 .

The target member 300 has a shape in which the thickness of the target member 300 gradually decreases from the lower part to the upper part so that the golf ball 400 can be flexibly bent by the impact of the swing training golf club 400, And may be smaller or larger than the size of the golf club 400 for swing training.

Preferably, the target member 300 may be formed in a shape having a large area on both opposite sides, and both sides having a large area are configured to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the swing mat 230.

One end of an elastic member such as a spring is connected to the opposite side of the target member 300, which is not illustrated in the drawing, but opposite to the side to be hit. The other end of the elastic member is connected to the upper surface of the swing mat 230, The target member 300 may be bent after the guide member 300 is bent using the elastic force of the elastic member.

The head of the swing training golf club 400 hitting the target member 300 may be made of a material such as synthetic resin and rubber or urethane as well as a metal material. The head of the swing training golf club 400 may have a driver shape, The golf club 400 may include a plurality of opening heads having a shape and a putter shape.

The shaft of the swing training golf club 400 may be configured to be adjustable in length. For example, although not shown in the drawing, one of the shafts may be slid in the other while the shaft is divided, .

In order to strike a golf ball with a golf club, the moment when the head of the club hits the golf ball is called an impact, and such an impact is an important factor for determining the directionality and distance of the ball. In order to make an accurate impact, The sweet spot that becomes this must be exactly hit at the center of the golf ball.

3, when the center part of the target member 300 and the center part of the head of the swing training golf club 400 collide with each other so as to practice the correct impact as shown in FIG. 3, And sound generating members 310 and 410 of a predetermined size, respectively.

The sound generating member 410 provided on the head of the swing training golf club 400 may be positioned on the sound generating member 310 provided on the target member 300 in the swinging practice golf club 400, ), The user can easily judge whether the impact is correct or not based on such a sound.

As an example of the sound generating members 310 and 410, a hard sound material such as a metal may be used to generate a sound through a sound generated when a hard material hits against each other. In addition, And may be variously modified.

The process of using the golf simulator according to the above-described contents will be described as follows.

The golf simulator has a structure in which a foot mat 210, a putting mat 220 and a swing mat 230 are stacked in the inside of the mat receiving member 100, A swing training golf club 400 is fitted in the groove 211 and a plurality of inclination adjusting holes 500 are installed in the mounting groove 212.

The target member 300 may be installed in the fitting hole 231 of the swing mat 230 or may be separately stored inside the mat receiving member 100 in a separated state.

When the golf simulator is used for the swing practice, the foot mat 210 and the swing mat 230 are used. In a state where the side of the foot mat 210 and the side of the swing mat 230 are connected to each other, The stance is taken on the swing mat 210 and then the swing practice exercise can be performed by hitting the target member 300 installed on the swing mat 230 using the swing training golf club 400. [

The swing training golf club 400 and the sound generating members 310 and 410 provided on the target member 300 are precisely matched in swinging the target member 300 with the swing training golf club 400, The impact sound will be generated to indicate the exact impact, so that the efficiency of the swing practice can be further improved through such a sound.

In addition, the swing training golf club 400 can be used while replacing the head of the swing training golf club 400 with a driver's head or an iron head. In this case, 400), you can practice swing effectively.

In the case of using the golf simulator for putting practice, the inclination adjusting tool 500 is inserted into the bottom surface of the putting mat 220 while the putting mat 220 is housed in the mat receiving member 100, The through holes 221 of the putting mat 220 are spaced apart from the bottom surface of the mat receiving member 100. At this time, the height of the tilt adjusting tool 500 may be adjusted or the mounting position may be variously changed, .

Also, the putting mat 220 may be used for short-distance putting, but the swing mat 230 may be connected to the putting mat 220 along the longitudinal direction to make a medium- The mat 230 and the foot mat 210 may be sequentially connected to perform long distance putting.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the disclosed contents should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

100: mat storage member 200: mat member
210: scaffold mat 211: seat groove
212: mounting groove 220: putting mat
221: Through hole 230: Swing mat
231: insertion hole 300: target member
310, 410: sound generating member 400: swing training golf club
500:

Claims (10)

A mat member including a foot mat, a swing mat having an insertion hole at an outer end portion thereof, and a putting mat having a through hole formed at a central portion thereof;
A mat-receiving member having a box-like shape and having an upper portion and a front portion opened so that the mat members can be stacked and housed inside;
And a soft target member that is installed in a state where the lower portion is located on the bottom surface of the swing mat and the upper portion is installed on the upper surface of the swing mat through the fitting hole of the swing mat.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the foot mat has a seat groove on one side thereof and a golf club for swing practice is fitted and fixed on the other side and a plurality of mounting grooves are formed on the other side so that a slope adjusting hole for adjusting the inclination of the putting mat is inserted and fixed. Golf Exerciser.
3. The method of claim 2,

Wherein a sound generating member is provided to generate a sound when the head center of the swing training golf club and the center of the striking surface of the target member are in contact with each other.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the foot mat, the swing mat, and the putting mat are provided with concave and convex portions so that the foot mat, the swing mat, and the putting mat can be detached from each other around the outer circumference.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mat member is made of artificial turf or a compressed sponge or a rubber plate or urethane.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the swing training golf club is configured so that a length of the golf swing training golf club can be adjusted while a shaft is divided into two parts, one part of the shaft being stepwise fitted and fixed in the other part.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the head of the swing training golf club is configured to be detachable from an end of the shaft, and the driver is configured such that the driver's head, the iron head, and the putter head are selectively detachable.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the head of the swing training golf club is made of a material having elasticity.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the target member is connected to the swing mat by a rear surface opposed to the striking surface by an elastic member so that a target member bent backward due to the impact of the swing training golf club can be returned to its original state by the elastic force of the elastic member Golf Exerciser.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the inclination adjuster is configured to adjust the length of the upper and lower portions.

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