System and method for measuring a golfer's ball striking parameters
US6431990B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2220/807
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system (20) for capturing and analyzing golf club information and golf ball information during and after a golfer's swing is disclosed herein. The golf club information includes golf club head orientation, golf club head velocity, and golf club spin. The golf club head orientation includes dynamic lie, loft and face angle of the golf club head. The golf club head velocity includes path of the golf club head, attack of the golf club head and downrange information. The golf ball information includes golf ball velocity, golf ball launch angle, golf ball side angle, golf ball speed manipulation and golf ball orientation. The golf ball orientation includes the true spin of the golf ball, and the tilt axis of the golf ball which entails the back spin and the side spin of the golf ball. The system includes camera units (26 and 28), a trigger device (30) and a computer (22).
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