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Shaft selection aiding apparatus for selecting optimum shaft for a golfer

US6041651A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1997
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2225/74
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A high speed camera takes an image in the vicinity of a ball 3 and a club head 12, while a high speed camera 5 takes an image in the vicinity of the top of the swing of a golfer 1, and the images are recorded in a high speed video tape recorder 6. The recorded images are reproduced, swing time, a swing speed and a head speed are detected using a personal computer 15, and a shaft with an optimum flex for the golfer is selected based on the swing time, the swing speed, the swing time and the head speed, or the swing speed and the head speed.

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