METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ASSISTIVE ENERGY TYPE GOLF CLUB
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1. Apparatus configured to be coupled to a golf club to impart incremental velocity to a golf ball, comprising;
- a power source configured to supply power to said golf club;
a sensor that determines a proximity of said golf ball relative to a golf club head of said golf club;
a controller that is responsive to said proximity and generates a firing command; and
a velocity generating apparatus responsive to said firing command and effective to convert power from said power source into incremental velocity of said golf ball.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to method and apparatus adapted for use with an assistive energy type golf club which is safe to use, inconspicuous, and able to release sufficient assistive energy at the optimum time during a golf swing to add prescribed incremental velocity to a golf ball.
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27 Claims
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1. Apparatus configured to be coupled to a golf club to impart incremental velocity to a golf ball, comprising;
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a power source configured to supply power to said golf club; a sensor that determines a proximity of said golf ball relative to a golf club head of said golf club; a controller that is responsive to said proximity and generates a firing command; and a velocity generating apparatus responsive to said firing command and effective to convert power from said power source into incremental velocity of said golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method utilizing a golf club to impart incremental velocity to a golf ball, said method comprising;
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supplying power to said golf club; sensing the proximity of said golf ball relative to a golf club head of said golf club; generating a firing command responsive to said proximity; and responding to said firing command by converting power from said power source into incremental velocity of said golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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