TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an apparatus for checking a golf divot, and more particularly to an apparatus for checking a golf divot, which checks a position where a golf club comes into contact with the ground, a contact area of the golf club with the ground, or a trace of the golf club when a user hits a golf ball with the golf club, so as to enable improvement of the user's swing.

BACKGROUND ART

In golf, a divot means a position of a small piece of the ground which is dug out by a golf club coming into contact with the ground, an area of the dug-out piece of the ground, or a trace of the golf club when a user hits a golf ball with the golf club.

By examining such a divot, the user may check whether or not the golf ball is accurately hit as he/she wants. The user may correct his/her own swing posture, a position of the golf ball, a hitting point, etc. by checking the divot. However, in general indoor and outdoor driving ranges, such information cannot be accurately acquired. Even on the ground on which a trace of the golf club can be seen, the information is only grasped to some extent.

Various golf training apparatuses and means for correcting a golf swing posture or improving swing skill have been proposed.

For example, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0003112 discloses a golf swing training apparatus enabling a user to more effectively and actively practice various swing actions, such as maintenance of accuracy of a back swing, a proper interval between a golf club and a user's shoulder, a disposition state of user's two arms in the state of a two-handed grip, a speed of the back swing, maintenance of a swing path, accuracy of a follow-through, etc., when the user practices golf swings. This technology provides a configuration of maintaining a two-stage operating system in which a drive lever connected to a guide lever is mounted on a main shaft within a casing of a connection member by a fixing pin, and is thus opened at an angle of 90° with respect to the main shaft or folded to a fixing holder to be parallel to the main shaft.

Further, Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2012-0010006 discloses a golf swing training apparatus in which a simple training tool, which is installed in a vacant space within a swing path and thus requires no separate space and does not attract other people's attention, is provided and may thus improve head-up and sway and correcting a swing path and cocking, and if a golfer takes a swing in a desirable posture, a space which is not disturbed by the swing is allocated within an oval space of a radius of about 2 m in which the golfer's body and a golf club move, a bar is installed in the allocated space, and movement of the swing axis and the center of gravity of the golfer may be checked.

As such, many efforts to improve golf swing postures have been conventionally made, but it remains difficult to take measures to improve swings by observing divots in the ground.

DISCLOSURE

Technical Problem

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf training apparatus which improves a swing posture using the shape, position and trace of a divot, formed in the ground by actually hitting a golf ball, so as to enable a user to improve his/her golf swing skill. In more detail, the present invention provides a golf training apparatus which may be easily installed and used in a driving range, at home or at an office.

Technical Solution

In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of an apparatus for checking a golf divot, including a ball resting plate body having multiple pin-holes formed therethrough, multiple pins configured to be inserted into the pin-holes of the ball resting plate body, respectively, to be raised and lowered and installed to allow upper end portions thereof to protrude upwards from the ball resting plate body, a ball resting plate body support means configured to support the ball resting plate body in a state in which the ball resting plate body is spaced apart from the ground by a predetermined height, a sensing unit installed under the pins and configured to sense lowering of the pins and to generate a signal, a pin returning means configured to raise the pins to their original state, when the pins are lowered by a stroke of a golf club, and a display unit configured to visually express data sensed by the sensing unit.

The sensing unit may include a sensing board installed under the ball resting plate body to be parallel thereto, and press switches installed at positions on the sensing board at which the pins are installed so that the pins descend and thus lower ends thereof press the press switches.

The apparatus may further include a pin guide means installed between the ball resting plate body and the sensing unit to guide vertical movement of the pins.

The apparatus may further include a foot supporter having the same height as an installation height of the ball resting plate body.

The pin returning means may include elevation plates configured to support the sensing unit and provided with lower ends comprising inclined surfaces, horizontal movement plates provided with lower ends comprising inclined surfaces contacting the lower ends of the elevation plates and moved in a horizontal direction, and a horizontal movement unit installed at a side of the horizontal movement plates and configured to horizontally move the horizontal movement plates so as to raise and lower the elevation plates.

The pin returning means may include a turf mat having artificial turf installed thereon, a first rubber plate installed under the turf mat, and a lower support plate configured to support the first rubber plate, and pin-holes formed through the first rubber plate may have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the pins so as to slightly constrict the pins when the pins are raised and lowered.

A protrusion may protrude from an intermediate part of each pin so as to limit a vertical movement range of the pin.

Advantageous Effects

By the above-described configuration, if a golf club hits a golf ball in a state in which the pins protrude from the upper surface of the ball resting plate body, pins located at a position where the golf club passes through the ball resting plate body are lowered due to an impact. The sensing mean senses the lowered pins and indicates such a position through various monitors, thereby visually expressing a divot. A user may improve and study his/her own swing by analyzing the divot displayed on the monitors.

