System for determining information about a golf club and/or a golf ball
US6456232B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2102/32
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system is disclosed that can determine the speed of a golf club or golf ball, and report that speed in a format suitable for use on a television broadcast, a radio broadcast, the Internet or another medium. In one embodiment, the system includes a set of radars pointed toward the golf ball. Data from the radars is collected and sent to a computer which can determine the speed of the club during a swing, the speed of the ball after being hit, the angle of the path of the ball and/or other related statistics.
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