GOLF SWING CLASSIFICATION METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

• US 20120136464A1
• Filed: 11/23/2011
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: SAITO, Takashi, TAKAO, Koji, MATSUNAGA, Hideo, IWADE, Hirotada
• Granted Patent: US 8,690,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/91
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3614 using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf 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 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club classification method capable of classifying a golf swing precisely. Specifically, the present invention provides a classification method comprising steps of: partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories and to assign a two dimensional coordinate to the two golf swing trajectories; determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin; calculating angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles.

Claims

1. A classification method for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the method comprising steps of;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin;

calculating angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles.

2. A classification method for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the method comprising steps of;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

3. A classification method for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the method comprising steps of;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a first trajectory distribution;

determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin so as to calculate angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a second trajectory distribution;

calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles and a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

4. A classification system for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the system comprising;

an imaging camera for imaging the golf swing by the golfer and

a analysis device for analyzing the imaged golf swing;

the analysis device including;

a measurement unit for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

a characteristics extraction unit for determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin so a to calculate angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

a statistical processing unit for classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles.

5. A classification system for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the system comprising;

an imaging camera for imaging the golf swing by the golfer and

a analysis device for analyzing the imaged golf swing;

the analysis device including;

a measurement unit for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

a characteristics extraction unit for calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

a statistical processing unit for classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

6. A classification system for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the system comprising;

an imaging camera for imaging the golf swing by the golfer and

a analysis device for analyzing the imaged golf swing;

the analysis device including;

a measurement unit

for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a first trajectory distribution and

for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a second trajectory distribution;

a characteristics extraction unit

for determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin so a to calculate angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the first trajectory distribution and

for calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the second trajectory distribution;

a statistical processing unit for classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles and a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

7. A classification device for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the device comprising;

a measurement unit for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

a characteristics extraction unit for determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin so a to calculate angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

a statistical processing unit for classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles.

8. A classification device for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the device comprising;

a measurement unit for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

a characteristics extraction unit for calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

a statistical processing unit for classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

9. A classification device for classifying a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the device comprising;

a measurement unit

for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a first trajectory distribution and

for partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a second trajectory distribution;

a characteristics extraction unit

for determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin so a to calculate angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the first trajectory distribution and

for calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the second trajectory distribution;

a statistical processing unit for classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles and a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

10. A program for executing the following steps by a computer functioning as an analysis device for analyzing a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the program comprising the steps of;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin;

calculating angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles.

11. A program for executing the following steps by a computer functioning as an analysis device for analyzing a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the program comprising the steps of;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories;

calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated maximum distances.

12. A program for executing the following steps by a computer functioning as an analysis device for analyzing a golf swing conducted by a golfer when the golfer hits a golf ball by a golf club;

the program comprising the steps of;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a first trajectory distribution;

determining straight lines connecting each of one point selected within each of the two golf swing trajectories and the origin so as to calculate angles between each of the determined straight lines and the horizontal line respectively for the two golf swing trajectories;

partitioning the golf swing of the golfer into golf swing trajectories of a back swing, a down swing, and a follow through so as to determine a stable point in the golf swing trajectories as an origin for any two of the trajectories of the back swing, the down swing, and the follow through and to assign a two dimensional coordinate having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis to the two golf swing trajectories for producing a second trajectory distribution;

calculating maximum distances along a direction of the horizontal axis from the origin respectively for the two golf swing trajectories; and

classifying the golf swing based on a difference between the calculated angles and a difference between the calculated maximum distances.