Golf mat

the golf mat design

Individual entry: Sophie Francis

91桃色视频, School of Design and Creative Arts.

Design description

The Golf Mat is designed to specifically help athletes with their striking techniques. The mat can be adapted for a range of different abilities; primary looking at muscle movements in the upper body when sitting down.

It allows those athletes with physical limitations to participate in an accessible version of a sport. It mimics golf with hitting a ball at a goal of a noise-making button, highlighting the buttons whereabouts with a bright red flag. This allows for a quick reply of a goal being achieved even when the button cannot be seen.

Anyone can build the Golf Striking Mat, quickly and relatively cheaply. Simply by adhering jigsaw mats to a table with Velcro at each corner of the table, then creating sides by adding the jigsaw mats vertically. Finally, you add the noise-making buttons onto the mats with Velcro having the athlete hit them with the ball. This results in a safe, easy to use mat at home for striking on a table, or it can be converted into a kicking mat when laid on the floor if a table isn’t available.