JPH0592060A - Indoor golf system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an indoor golf system that gives a realistic sensation of playing on an actual golf course. [Structure] At-bat 2 that can change the surface shape arbitrarily and can make tee shots, fairway shots, and shots from rough, bunkers, and sensors 4 ₁ and 4 ₂ that detect the strength, direction, and spin of the struck ball. , A simulator that simulates the flight situation of the golf ball 14 and the movement to the stop point from the data, a view from the bat at the course selected from a plurality of menus, and a shot from the simulator until the ball is stopped Projector 7 and
It has a video camera for shooting the batter's swing and a playback device for the video camera.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a sports facility,
In particular, it relates to the structure of an indoor golf course.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional indoor golf system is provided in a door, has a curtain for stopping a bat and a hit ball, and further has equipment for taking a batter's swing with a video camera and receiving reflection or guidance by reproducing the swing. Have and also
Some of them have a system that shows the view of the golf course as a fixed screen on the batting table, and also have the facility to artificially set a slight change in the bat at the same time by inclining the bat surface. There were things. In some cases, a sensor is provided on the floor under the tee to analyze and display the flight distance and quality of the hit ball from the movement of the hitting surface of the club at the moment of hitting the ball.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional indoor golf system is a facility that merely hits a golf ball at the bat and has no real sense of presence in the actual golf course. It can be dangerous to bounce off, and it is possible to practice the batting in that condition, especially by changing the condition of the surface of the bat, but this method also does not give a visual sense of presence. There are drawbacks.

An object of the present invention is to provide an indoor golf system which gives a realistic sensation of an actual golf course and also simulates and projects a flight situation of a hit ball to give a player a feeling of playing golf on the golf course. It is to be.

[0005]

According to the indoor golf system of the present invention, a batting direction capable of making a golf shot, a bunker, a screen, a green, and a tee ground of at least one hole are viewed from a hitting direction. A first projection means for selectively projecting a landscape of a view in a green direction from a plurality of positions including a view, and a sensor for detecting ball quality data including a hitting ball direction, strength, spin direction and rotation degree. And a simulator for performing a simulation of the flight condition of the hit ball from the data and the process of falling and stopping, and a second projection means for projecting the output of the simulator on the screen of the landscape, and the bat and the bunker It is located in one cage. In addition, this indoor golf system also includes one that allows the surface shape of the bat and the green to be set arbitrarily, and the sensor is almost perpendicular to the floor and the cross section of the cage is behind the bunker when viewed from the bat. It is a soft plastic that has a flat sensing surface arranged over the entire surface, detects the ball quality data on the sensing surface, and is made of a transparent material that has a restoring force against the impact of a golf ball. Some include some, and those having a video camera capable of shooting the swing of the batter's hit ball and a playback device thereof are also included.

[0006]

[Operation] The image of the view of the area to be hit in the virtual hole is projected on the screen, while the hitting ball form of the batter is photographed. Next, the ball quality including the distance, direction, and rotation of the hit ball is analyzed and superimposed on the image of the hole until the track of the golf ball is stopped, and when the golf ball stops, in the case of a fairway or rough, In each state, or in the case of a bunker, enter the bunker, place the ball and take a stance. At that time, the image of the hole changes to the view from the point where the stance was taken, the hitting ball form there was filmed and recorded, and the hitting ball from there was overprinted on the screen until the track quality was analyzed and the track stopped. To be done. Once turned on the green, the screen image disappears, and the player putts on the green of the shape set according to the actual position of the green in the hole, while recollecting or teaching by reforming the video record of the hit ball form. By performing the analysis, it becomes possible to receive golf practice, research, and guidance that are realistic and realistic.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the indoor golf system of the present invention.

This indoor golf system has a bat 2
When, a bunker 3, a sensor surface 4 _1, 4 _2, a screen 5, green 6 and projector 7 are provided arranged in series, also a simulator (not shown), a video camera and playback apparatus includes the is and, bat 2, bunker 3, sensors 4 _1, 4 _2, screen 5, green 6 are arranged in a single cage 1.

A tee shot at the bat 2 and a fairway
The shot is taken separately from the rough shot.
With the equipment to be installed, the surface shape can be set arbitrarily.
ing. Sensor surface 4₁ Is one cross section across the cage 1
A transparent plate-shaped holder that is installed perpendicular to the direction of the bat 2.
Sensor surface 4 with soft plastic body ₁ 
Impact position 16, impact force of the golf ball 14,
Simulator of direction, spin direction and degree of rotation
Enter the password. Simulator (not shown) is a sensor
Surface 4₁ Of the golf ball calculated by the data entered by
Screen from the flight status to the stop through the projector 7.
Project on screen 5. Sensor surface 4₂ Is the sensor surface 4
₁ The sensor surface 4 is placed at right angles to
₁ Position 17 of the golf ball that collided and fell
Sensor, impact force, and direction, and those data are simulated.
Input to the sensor, sensor surface 4₁ By golf ball
Covers 14 track simulations. Screeny
The image from the back of the turn 5 is from the turn 2
The cage is visible, and the cage 1 is installed on the entire cross section.
It has been burned. Green 6 is the actual size with the cup filled
, And the shape of the surface of green 6 is arbitrary
Can be moved up and down with multiple jacks so that
is there. Projector 7 is a designated golf course hole
Select the view of the hole that the batter can see from the file
Along with copying it, the golf ball shown by the simulator on it
The track and the movement until the stop is overlaid and projected.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When the batter 12 designates a course menu and stands at the bat, a view from the tee ground of the designated hall is projected on the screen 5 by the projector 7. When the batter hit the golf ball 14 towards the inside of the landscape Projects of the screen 5, the golf ball 14 collides with the sensor surface 4 _1. In this case the sensor surface 4 ₁ collision position of the hit ball, the impact force, direction, and detects the data between the direction of the spinning degree, enter into the simulator. The simulator calculates the trajectory of the hit ball from these data, and the flight image is superimposed on the landscape on the screen 5 via the projector 7. At this time, the sensor 4 _2,
Position of fallen ball 14, the impact force, direction, and outputs the data of the direction of spin rotation degree simulator corrects the calculation from the sensor 4 ₁ data by this data. On the other hand, a video camera captures and records the batter's swing. The bat 2 is set in a predetermined shape depending on the stop position of the golf ball 14 on the screen. Next, the golf ball 1 projected on the screen 5
If you look at the stop point 4 and place the golf ball on each artificial turf in the bat 2 if it is a fairway or rough, drop the golf ball in the bunker 3 if it is a bunker, The view of the field of view is projected on the screen 5. The batter 12 takes a stance and makes a shot. At this time, the swing of the batter 12 is photographed and recorded by the video camera. Hitting, the sensor 4 ₁ as in the case of the tee, 4 ₂ data spheres quality is detected in, is calculated by the simulator, a video of the flight on the screen 5 is projected to the stop through the projector 7. The same operation as in the second shot is performed depending on the stop position, but when the hit ball is on the green 6, the image on the screen 5 ends and the batter 12
Goes to the green 6 and puts the golf ball 14 at the same position on the green 6 that was displayed on the screen 5 and continues putting until it goes into the cup. At this time, the shape of the surface of the green 6 is set close to the green of the actual hole. This is also the case when on-green on a tee shot or a second shot. You can then play the form on the video recorder to reflect on it or get coaching.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, a view centering on the hitting point of the batter in the virtual hole is displayed on the screen, and flight images of the hitting ball are superposed in the view until the stop,
Also, by shaping the bat and the surface of the green according to the actual course and hitting and putting, you can have a realistic feeling that the batter is playing on the actual course, and as a result, By playing back the video recorder about the shots, there is an effect that it can be reflected and the coach can receive appropriate instruction.

When the image of the course can be selected from the menus of a plurality of famous courses, the player can have a feeling that he / she can play the desired course even if he / she cannot actually go, and is worried about exhaustion of physical strength. Sometimes this system has the effect of enjoying the satisfaction of playing golf without consuming physical strength.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an indoor golf system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view showing a state of a hit ball and sensors 4 ₁ and 4 ₂ in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Cage 2 At-bat 3 Bunker 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ Sensor 5 Screen 6 Green 7 Projector 12 Batter 14 Golf ball 15 Track 16 Impact point 17 Drop position

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An indoor golf system according to the present invention includes a bat at which a golf shot can be taken, a bunker, a screen, a green, and a view of a bat ground from a tee ground of at least one hole. A first projection means for selectively projecting a view of the view in the green direction from a plurality of positions; and a sensor for detecting spherical quality data including the direction of hit ball, strength, spin direction and degree of rotation,
A simulator for performing a simulation of the flight state of the hit ball from the data and the process of falling and stopping, and secondly projecting the output of the simulator on the screen of the landscape.
An indoor golf system having a projection means and a bat and a bunker arranged in one cage. 2. The indoor golf system according to claim 1, wherein the surface shapes of the bat and the green can be set arbitrarily. 3. The sensor has a flat sensing surface which is disposed substantially perpendicular to the floor and behind the bunker when viewed from the bat across the entire cross section of the cage, and at which sensing ball the ball is hit. 3. The indoor golf system according to claim 1, wherein the indoor golf system is a soft plastic whose quality data is detected and whose material is transparent and has a restoring force to the impact of the golf ball. 4. The indoor golf system according to claim 1, further comprising a video camera capable of photographing a swing of a batter hit by a batter and a reproducing device thereof.