Impact indication and data tracking devices, systems, and methods
First Claim
1. A system for tracking golf-related data, comprising:
- an electronic sensor configured to be attached to a face of a golf club;
a receiver configured to receive data from the electronic sensor, the data being related to a golf swing;
a memory component configured to record data received by the receiver;
at least one of a processor for processing data and displaying information related to the data on a display device, and a transmitter for transmitting data to a remote storage location for subsequent access of the data by a computer; and
an impact indication device configured to be attached to the face of the golf club and configured to visually display a location of a strike of a golf ball by the face of the golf club, the impact indication device comprising a yield-stress material configured to be displaced in response to a most recent strike to display a location of the most recent strike and to not display locations of any previous strikes,wherein the yield-stress material is further configured to (i) exist as a semi-rigid solid when not under threshold stress, and (ii) flow when under threshold stress.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are generally provided for indicating the location of a most recent strike on a face of a golf club. One exemplary embodiment of an impact indication device can include a patch that can be attached to the face of a golf club and can display the impact location of a most recent strike without displaying impact locations of previous strikes. The impact locations of previous strikes can be removed from the patch without the user having to do anything more than take another swing. In some embodiments, the device includes a yield-stress material that assist in displaying impact a most recent impact location without displaying previous impact locations. Other features that can allow patches to work in this fashion, as well as methods related to the same, are also provided. Further, disclosures pertaining to a mobile impact recorder are also provided.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for tracking golf-related data, comprising:
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an electronic sensor configured to be attached to a face of a golf club; a receiver configured to receive data from the electronic sensor, the data being related to a golf swing; a memory component configured to record data received by the receiver; at least one of a processor for processing data and displaying information related to the data on a display device, and a transmitter for transmitting data to a remote storage location for subsequent access of the data by a computer; and an impact indication device configured to be attached to the face of the golf club and configured to visually display a location of a strike of a golf ball by the face of the golf club, the impact indication device comprising a yield-stress material configured to be displaced in response to a most recent strike to display a location of the most recent strike and to not display locations of any previous strikes, wherein the yield-stress material is further configured to (i) exist as a semi-rigid solid when not under threshold stress, and (ii) flow when under threshold stress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for indicating golf swing data using a mobile device having a computer processor coupled to a receiver, a display, and memory, and a golf club having a face, the method comprising:
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receiving by the receiver one or more golf swing data parameters; storing the golf swing data in the memory; processing the one or more data parameters by the computer processor to calculate one or more displayable indications; displaying the one or more displayable indications on the display; and causing an impact indication device that is attached to the face of the golf club to visually display a location of a strike of a golf ball by the face of the golf club, the impact indication device comprising a yield-stress material configured to be displaced in response to a most recent strike to display a location of the most recent strike and to not display locations of any previous strikes, wherein the yield-stress material is further configured to (i) exist as a semi-rigid solid when not under threshold stress, and (ii) flow when under threshold stress. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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