Instrumented golf club system & method of use
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1. An instrumented golf club comprising:
- a club head and a shaft attached to the club head;
an angular rate sensor disposed within the shaft of the golf club, the angular rate sensor capable of measuring data related to the rotation rate of the shaft during a golf swing; and
an internal memory device capable of receiving and storing data from the at least one sensor, the internal memory device disposed on or within the golf club.
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Abstract
An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer'"'"'s swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
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1. An instrumented golf club comprising:
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a club head and a shaft attached to the club head;
an angular rate sensor disposed within the shaft of the golf club, the angular rate sensor capable of measuring data related to the rotation rate of the shaft during a golf swing; and
an internal memory device capable of receiving and storing data from the at least one sensor, the internal memory device disposed on or within the golf club. - View Dependent Claims (7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. An instrumented golf club comprising:
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a club head and a shaft attached to the club head;
at least one sensor disposed on or within the golf club, the at least one sensor capable of measuring data related to the club head or the shaft during a golf swing; and
an internal memory device capable of receiving and storing data from the at least one sensor, the internal memory device disposed on or within the golf club, wherein the internal memory device is a ring buffer memory capable of recording data when the instrumented golf club is in a ready state, and capable of capturing data both prior to and following an impact threshold triggering event and continuously storing such data for a plurality of golf swings. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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13. An instrumented golf club comprising:
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at least one angular rate sensor disposed on or within a shaft of the instrumented golf club, the at least one angular rate sensor capable of directly measuring an angular rotation rate of the shaft of the instrumented golf club; and
a memory device capable of receiving and storing data from the at least one angular rate sensor.
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