GOLF SWING ANALYSIS WITH PHYSICAL AND SKILL DEFICIT CORRECTION METHOD

• US 20130203526A1
• Filed: 02/02/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: New Kinetic Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: New Kinetic Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Finn, Christopher T., Poplawski, Kevin W.
• Application Number:
  US13/364,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20130203526A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/409
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

The present invention relates for a golfer'"'"'s swing training system for the improvement in playing a game of golf. The method observes and corrects a golfer'"'"'s swing by first correcting any physical deficiency and then correcting faults to the golfer'"'"'s swing.

Claims

1. A system for improving the game of golf for an individual comprising a computer golf analysis and physical training program comprising:

a) a set of rules for golf swing for a proper golf swing form in resident memory on the computer when the individual is viewed down the line;

b) a set of rules for golf swing for a proper golf swing form in resident memory on the computer when the individual is viewed head on;

c) a set of rules for golf physical skills for the individual to have the physical skills to accomplish proper golf swing form both viewed down the line and viewed head on in resident memory on a computer;

d) a logic system in resident memory on the computer for comparing the down the line and head on swing of the individual to the set of rules for swing form and physical skills;

e) a set of rules in resident memory on the computer for analyzing the differences between the individual'"'"'s swing form and the physical skills and determining which differences are due to a swing form fault and which are due to a physical skills fault of the individual;

f) a logic system on the computer for assigning one or more corrective exercises with the individual to correct physical faults, the exercises having a pass or fail criteria for having corrected faults; and

g) a logic system on the computer for assigning golf training to the individual for correcting swing form faults.

2. The system according to claim 1 further comprising repeatedly engaging the individual in the system to measure the change in the golf swing over time.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein the golf swing is analyzed by an instructor utilizing the system to analyze the individual and provide training.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein a computer readable medium has code embodied therein for causing the system to perform the steps associated with claim 1.

5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the pass/fail criteria are one or more predetermined physical movements of the individual which the individual can perform to pass or not perform to fail.

7. The system according to claim 1 where a form fault is corrected by first determining if there are physical faults preventing the individual from performing the proper swing form and correcting the physical and then when there are no physical faults correcting the form of the swing.

8. The system according to claim 1 wherein the down the line swing form fault is selected from a list comprising early extension, loss of posture, over the top, flat shoulder plane, s-posture, c-posture and chicken winging.

9. The system according to claim 1 wherein the head on swing form fault is selected from a list comprising sway, slide, reverse spine angle, hang back, casting, early release and scooping.

10. The system according to claim 1 wherein once a form fault is of the individual is determined then the individual is tested for correct physical skills and if the individual has correct physical skills it is determined that the individuals sole problem is swing form.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein the individual is alternatively tested for physical skills and trained to correct physical skills until the individual has the correct physical skill.

6. The system according to claim 6 wherein the predetermined form physical fault is selected from the group comprising, overhead squat, single leg squat, shoulder and trunk dissociation, trunk rotation, pelvic tilts and hip internal/external rotation.

12. A method of improving the swing of an individual engaged in the game of golf utilizing a swing form analysis, physical skill analysis and a physical training program comprising:

a) observe the individual swinging a golf club in both a head on and down the line view and determine any golf swing form faults as compared to a set of rules for swing form;

b) test the individual for possession of the physical skill associated with performing any determined swing form faults;

c) if a physical skill is not possessed by the individual for correct swing form, train the individual until the individual possess the physical skill;

d) retest the individual for the golf swing form fault once the individual posses the physical skill; and

e) if the golf swing fault remains after the individual posses the physical skill train the individual to obtain the proper swing form.

13. The method according to claim 12 wherein exercises are used to correct physicals skills to improved at least one of scapular strength, shoulder strength, shoulder range of motion, trunk rotation, dissociation, core stability, hip stability hip range of motion, ankle range of motion, and balance.