Systems and Methods for Portable Personal Golf Analytics Visualization

• US 20100009780A1
• Filed: 07/10/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SkyHawke Technologies LLC (SkyHawke Technologies)
• Original Assignee: SkyHawke Technologies LLC (SkyHawke Technologies)
• Inventors: DOHERTY, James E. III, Doherty, Matthew P.
• Application Number:
  US12/501,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20100009780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/407
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0056 for statistical or strategic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3623 for driving A63B69/3608, A63B69/3658, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3691 take precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods based on statistical analysis for golf performance of a user wherein the user provides inputs and coordinates of a series of corresponding starting points and target areas as well as recordation of actual shot locations from those starting points, and wherein the statistical analysis includes text, tabular, diagrammatic, and/or image-based outputs, such as scattergraph diagrams and/or shot zone diagrams that provide information including zone-based target areas rather than merely pinpoint targets, relating to trends in the user'"'"'s golf performance over a predetermined period and/or providing a portable and preferably pocket-sized printed version of shot performance and/or statistical likelihood of present or future performance based upon past performance for any given golf club, golf course conditions.

Claims

1. A system providing golf performance analytics comprising a computer-based system including a handheld computer device having a processor, a memory, input/output devices and an interactive display constructed and configured for operating a software program that receives input from at least one user relating to the beginning point and target area for making at least one golf shot wherein the software program transforms the inputs into at least one graphical visual representation of the starting point and target area and further including analytics indicators for shot accuracy based upon user inputs for a multiplicity of shots.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one graphical visual representation includes scattergraph diagrams that identify errors and trends based upon the inputs for the at least one golf shot, including at least one shot zone diagram providing a visual representation of statistical likelihood for any given shot based upon past performance.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one graphical visual representation includes shot zone diagrams that identify errors and trends based upon the inputs for the at least one golf shot.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the shot zone diagrams are viewable on the display.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the shot zone diagrams are viewable in a portable, printed pocket-sized version of the diagrams viewable on the display.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the diagrams are interactive.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the diagrams include shot accuracy based upon the at least one golf shot inputs for indicating performance for an individual golfer based upon a specific club and golf course situations, and past performance, along with statistical likelihood for present performance under similar conditions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the handheld device is a purpose-built golf GPS device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the handheld device is a mobile communication device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein inputs include coordinates of a series of corresponding starting points and target areas, recordation of actual shot locations from those starting points, and wherein the outputs include statistical analysis having text, tabular, diagrammatic, and/or image-based outputs that are converted from the inputs.

11. A method for providing golf performance analytics comprising the steps of:

providing a computer-based system including a processor, a memory, input/output devices and an interactive display constructed and configured for operating a software program that receives input from at least one user relating to the beginning point and target area for making a golf shot and transforming the inputs into at least one graphical visual representation of the starting point and target area and further including analytics indicators for shot accuracy based upon user inputs for a multiplicity of shots.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one graphical visual representation includes scattergraph diagrams that identify errors and trends based upon the inputs for the at least one golf shot.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one graphical visual representation includes shot zone diagrams that identify errors and trends based upon the inputs for the at least one golf shot.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the shot zone diagrams are viewable on the display.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the shot zone diagrams are viewable in a portable, printed pocket-sized version of the diagrams viewable on the display.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the diagrams are interactive.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the diagrams include shot accuracy based upon the at least one golf shot inputs for indicating performance for an individual golfer based upon a specific club and golf course situations, and past performance, along with statistical likelihood for present performance under similar conditions.

18. The method of claim 11, further including the step of generating at least one shot zone diagram for providing a visual representation of statistical likelihood for any given shot based upon past performance.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the inputs include coordinates of a series of corresponding starting points and target areas, recordation of actual shot locations from those starting points, and wherein the outputs include statistical analysis having text, tabular, diagrammatic, and/or image-based outputs that are converted from the inputs.