Method and apparatus for sport swing analysis system

• US 20050197198A1
• Filed: 09/15/2004
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Golftech
• Original Assignee: Golftech
• Inventors: Lawson, Thomas E., Otten, Leslie B.
• Application Number:
  US10/943,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20050197198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/221
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3614 using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf club

Abstract

A sport swing analysis system creates a three dimensional virtual environment and relates swing parameter measurements to the three dimensional virtual environment.

Claims

1. A golf system comprising

swing sensing apparatus configured to sense the motion of a golf club;

a controller configured to analyze the motion of the golf club; and

the controller further configured to produce a three dimensional virtual environment for the golf swing.

2. The golf system of claim 1 wherein the three dimensional virtual environment is a driving range.

3. The golf system of claim 1 wherein the three dimensional virtual environment is a golf course.

4. The golf system of claim 1 wherein the three dimensional virtual environment is a putting green.

5. The golf system of claim 1 further comprising a display wherein the controller is configured to display a view of the golf virtual environment in relation to the analyzed motion of the golf club.

6. The golf system of claim 5 wherein the controller is configured to display a spin view of the virtual environment.

7. The golf system of claim 5 wherein the controller is configured to display a view of struck golf ball'"'"'s flight path from above the ball within the virtual environment.

8. The golf system of claim 5 wherein the controller is configured to display a view of struck golf ball'"'"'s flight path from ground level within the virtual environment.

9. The golf system of claim 6 wherein the controller is configured to display a view of struck golf ball'"'"'s flight path tracking along with the golf ball as it flies through the virtual environment.

10. A method comprising the steps of:

sensing the motion of a golf club with a swing sensing apparatus;

analyzing with a controller the motion of the golf club; and

producing with the controller a three dimensional virtual environment for the golf swing.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of producing a three three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a three dimensional virtual driving range.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing three dimensional virtual golf course.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a three dimensional virtual putting green.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a view of the golf virtual environment in relation to the analyzed motion of the golf club.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a view of the golf virtual environment in relation to the analyzed motion of the golf club including a spin view of the virtual environment.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a view of the golf virtual environment in relation to the analyzed motion of the golf club including a view of struck golf ball'"'"'s flight path from above the ball within the virtual environment.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a view of the golf virtual environment in relation to the analyzed motion of the golf club including a view of struck golf ball'"'"'s flight path from ground level within the virtual environment.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of producing a three dimensional virtual environment comprises the step of producing a view of the golf virtual environment in relation to the analyzed motion of the golf club including a view of struck golf ball'"'"'s flight path tracking along with the golf ball as it flies through the virtual environment.