SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GOLF BALL SELECTION

• US 20090325721A1
• Filed: 06/25/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GBT Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: GBT Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Esayian, Gary M., Campbell, James S., Mayes, Gary N., Voges, Mitchell C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,914,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/131
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/00 Devices for handling or treating balls , e.g. for holding or carrying balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/008 Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3605 Golf club selection aids informing player of his average or expected shot distance for each club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3623 for driving A63B69/3608, A63B69/3658, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0605 Decision makers and devices using detection means facilitating arbitration

Abstract

A system for selecting a golf ball comprises a ballistics data input configured to receive ballistics data for a plurality of golf balls and for a plurality of launch conditions; a material data input configured to receive material measurement data for each of the plurality of golf balls; a data structure generation module configured to generate a data structure for each of the plurality of golf balls based on the ballistics data and measurement data; an indexing module configured to index the data structures relative to each other; a interactive feedback module configured to solicit and receive launch monitor data and preferences; a modelling module configured to generate a performance model based on the launch monitor data and preferences; and a selection module configured to select one of the plurality of golf balls based on the index and the performance model.

Claims

1. A system for selecting a golf ball, comprising:

a ballistics data input configured to receive ballistics data for a plurality of golf balls and for a plurality of launch conditions;

a material data input configured to receive material measurement data for each of the plurality of golf balls;

a data structure generation module configured to generate a data structure for each of the plurality of golf balls based on the ballistics data and measurement data;

an indexing module configured to index the data structures relative to each other;

a interactive feedback module configured to solicit and receive launch monitor data and preferences;

a modelling module configured to generate a performance model based on the launch monitor data and preferences; and

a selection module configured to select one of the plurality of golf balls based on the index and the performance model.