METHOD AND SYSEM FOR SHOT TRACKING

• US 20120015754A1
• Filed: 05/05/2011
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Inventors: BALARDETA, JOSEPH, DENTON, SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US13/101,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20120015754A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/222
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/14 Geo-tagging, e.g. for correlating route or track location data with specific information related to that specific location
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction

Abstract

A method for analyzing a golfer'"'"'s swing speed, wherein the method comprises determining that the golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club, monitoring a backswing, determining a transition point, monitoring a downswing and transmitting data for the golfer'"'"'s swing to a receiver for analysis.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing a golfer'"'"'s swing, the method comprising:

determining that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club, the golf club comprising a device comprising an accelerometer and a radiofrequency transceiver;

monitoring a backswing of the golfer;

determining a transition point from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer;

monitoring the downswing of the golfer; and

transmitting data for the golfer'"'"'s swing to a receiver for analysis.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein transmitting the data comprises transmitting data on the golfer'"'"'s swing in a single transmission.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein transmitting the data comprises transmitting data in a plurality of transmissions.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the monitoring of the backswing and the monitoring of the downswing occur at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the receiver is a GPS device, Smart Phone, PDA, or computer.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the data for a golfer'"'"'s swing is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of the device.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the device further comprises a microprocessor and a battery.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the accelerometer is a multiple axis accelerometer.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the monitoring of the backswing and the monitoring of the downswing occur at a rate of at least 5 kilo-Hertz.

10. A system for analyzing a golfer'"'"'s swing, the system comprising:

a golf club comprising a club head, a shaft, a grip and a device attached to the grip, the device comprising a microprocessor, an accelerometer and a radiofrequency transceiver, the microprocessor configured to determine that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club, monitor a backswing of the golfer, determine a transition point from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer, monitor the downswing of the golfer, and transmit data for the golfer'"'"'s swing; and

a receiver comprising a microprocessor and a transceiver, the transceiver operating on the first communication protocol.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein the microprocessor is configured to transmit the data on the golfer'"'"'s swing in a single transmission.

12. The system according to claim 10 wherein the microprocessor is configured to transmit the data in a plurality of transmissions.

13. The system according to claim 10 wherein the microprocessor is configured to monitor the backswing and monitor the downswing at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz.

14. The system according to claim 10 wherein the receiver is a GPS device, Smart Phone, PDA, or computer.

15. The system according to claim 10 wherein the data for a golfer'"'"'s swing is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of the device.

16. The system according to claim 10 wherein the device further comprises a battery.

17. The system according to claim 10 wherein the accelerometer is a multiple axis accelerometer.

18. The system according to claim 10 wherein the microprocessor is configured to monitor the backswing and monitor the downswing at a rate of at least 5 kilo-Hertz.