Launch monitor system and a method for use thereof
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1. A launch monitor system for measuring data for a club and a ball moving in a predetermined field-of-view, the system comprising:
- at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, and positioned in a first plane, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
at least one ball camera pointed toward the predetermined filed-of-view, and positioned in a second plane spaced vertically from the first plane, each ball camera obtains at least two ball images in the predetermined field-of-view; and
a computer to determine club motion data from the club images and ball motion data from the ball images.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a launch monitor system that measures club motion data and ball motion data. The system includes a club monitor and a ball monitor. The club monitor obtains images of the club before impact with the ball, and the ball monitor takes images of the ball after impact during a single swing. The present invention further includes a method of monitoring a club and ball in a single swing.
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1. A launch monitor system for measuring data for a club and a ball moving in a predetermined field-of-view, the system comprising:
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at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, and positioned in a first plane, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
at least one ball camera pointed toward the predetermined filed-of-view, and positioned in a second plane spaced vertically from the first plane, each ball camera obtains at least two ball images in the predetermined field-of-view; and
a computer to determine club motion data from the club images and ball motion data from the ball images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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17. A launch monitor system for measuring data for a club and a ball moving in a predetermined field-of-view, the system comprising:
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at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
at least one ball camera pointed toward the predetermined filed-of-view, each ball camera obtains at least two ball images in the predetermined field-of-view;
each of the club and ball cameras are located on the same side of the club and ball, anda computer to determine club motion data from the club images and ball motion data from the ball images.
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19. A method of calculating club motion data and ball motion data using a launch monitor system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a golfer swinging a club to impact a ball;
obtaining at least two club images during the swing at two different times;
obtaining at least two ball images at two different times during the swing;
determining the club motion data from the club images; and
determining the ball motion data from the ball images.
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